I led Daniel to the master bedroom and closed the door behind us.
"What's up?" I whispered.
"Hmm?"
"You've barely said a word since Rafe showed up. You don't trust him."
"What? No. Of course I trust him. The guy fell out of a helicopter so we wouldn't."
"But something's bugging you. Is it his story?"
"No. It's a miracle he survived, but like you said, he's part cat. They always land on their feet." He smiled, but it was strained.
"Then you don't buy the part about how he got back here."
"I do. He said he left the motorcycle behind the Blender. Easy enough to check. If he was lying, he'd say he ditched it in the woods somewhere."
"Uh-huh. You've thought this through, I see. Which means it's bugging you."
Daniel put his hands on my upper arms and leaned down to look me in the eye. "Nothing's bugging me, Maya. Well, except the fact that our town is empty, and we have no idea where anyone is or how to find them."
I dropped my gaze. "Right. Sorry. You're quiet because you have other things on your mind. I'm worried, too. I know it doesn't seem like it, because Rafe's back and obviously I'm happy about that, so maybe I'm not as focused as I should be. I'll snap out of it."
He gave me a quick hug. "Don't. Something in this whole mess has gone right for you. You're allowed to be happy." He met my gaze. "Okay?"
I nodded. "Go have a shower and try to relax," he said. "You're going to need your energy, and I'm going to need my co-captain.
"What's up?" I whispered.
"Hmm?"
"You've barely said a word since Rafe showed up. You don't trust him."
"What? No. Of course I trust him. The guy fell out of a helicopter so we wouldn't."
"But something's bugging you. Is it his story?"
"No. It's a miracle he survived, but like you said, he's part cat. They always land on their feet." He smiled, but it was strained.
"Then you don't buy the part about how he got back here."
"I do. He said he left the motorcycle behind the Blender. Easy enough to check. If he was lying, he'd say he ditched it in the woods somewhere."
"Uh-huh. You've thought this through, I see. Which means it's bugging you."
Daniel put his hands on my upper arms and leaned down to look me in the eye. "Nothing's bugging me, Maya. Well, except the fact that our town is empty, and we have no idea where anyone is or how to find them."
I dropped my gaze. "Right. Sorry. You're quiet because you have other things on your mind. I'm worried, too. I know it doesn't seem like it, because Rafe's back and obviously I'm happy about that, so maybe I'm not as focused as I should be. I'll snap out of it."
He gave me a quick hug. "Don't. Something in this whole mess has gone right for you. You're allowed to be happy." He met my gaze. "Okay?"
I nodded. "Go have a shower and try to relax," he said. "You're going to need your energy, and I'm going to need my co-captain.
( Kelley Armstrong )
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