After the Fire (2012)
“She went back into her room and hung her towel to dry over the back of the chair. She jumped at the sharp knock at the door. She opened it and smiled at the tall figure, smelling wonderfully of shower gel, standing there.
“Hey, Jace.”
“You look better. How’s the head?”
“Last time I checked it was still on my shoulders, but as for feeling better...Meh. How are you?”
“I’m ignoring the headache. I was standing in the shower, trying to work out why the only thing taken was your pendant. You were ly...ing face down on the bed. Whoever took it would have had to have known it was there. Plus you’d had it less than a day.”
“Yeah, well, if I knew that, then...’Sides the only other people who knew I had it were the Steeles. And I hardly think the shop owner would have broken in to get it back.” The breakfast bell sounded. “I’m not hungry.”
“We need to eat something, Freddie.” His eyes bored into hers. “Right?”
“Yeah, I know, it’s just...”
“No ifs, buts, or justs.”MoreLess
“Hey, Jace.”
“You look better. How’s the head?”
“Last time I checked it was still on my shoulders, but as for feeling better...Meh. How are you?”
“I’m ignoring the headache. I was standing in the shower, trying to work out why the only thing taken was your pendant. You were ly...ing face down on the bed. Whoever took it would have had to have known it was there. Plus you’d had it less than a day.”
“Yeah, well, if I knew that, then...’Sides the only other people who knew I had it were the Steeles. And I hardly think the shop owner would have broken in to get it back.” The breakfast bell sounded. “I’m not hungry.”
“We need to eat something, Freddie.” His eyes bored into hers. “Right?”
“Yeah, I know, it’s just...”
“No ifs, buts, or justs.”MoreLess
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