2 Pocket Full of Posies by Angela Roquet

Author:Angela Roquet [Roquet, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-08-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

“Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul.

Activity will cleanse and brighten it.”

-Samuel Johnson

I was apprehensive about seeing Bub again the next day. I thought I might go into cardiac arrest when he called to tell me to wear running shoes and light workout clothes. This was a new turn in my training. That much exposed flesh couldn’t be a good idea around him.

I was so damned nervous that I tried on six different outfits, twice each, finally settling on an orange sports bra and gray spandex shorts that cut off just above the knee. I dug through the antique wardrobe until I found a loose gray tank top to pull over the revealing ensemble. I didn’t bother covering my neck. It wasn’t like it was a big secret anymore and the scar had faded quite a bit. I slipped on matching orange and gray sneakers and pulled my curls back with an elastic band.

Saul and Coreen waited anxiously by the front door with their leads. The hounds were smart and knew that when I wore workout clothes, it usually meant a good, long run for them. They had polished off their breakfast in record time. I had skipped breakfast altogether, and I’d only drank one cup of my beloved coffee. I was jittery enough as it was.

Abe and Linda, the new female guard assigned to me, waited just outside my door. They both managed to look tired, yet still fiercely alert. After my pity party in the shower, I had found my manners and offered the guest bed to them if they wanted to stand watch in shifts. They had politely refused, stating they would sleep while I was training with Bub.

I had to hand it to the nephilim. They were top notch guards. Not a one of them had said a cross word to me or questioned what I was doing at the academy or why I was training with the Lord of the Flies. Their demeanor was entirely professional and focused. They were really proud of their new station in Limbo and seemed desperate not to screw things up for their kind.

Abe and Linda silently walked me just outside the front gates of Holly House where coin travel was accessible. They scanned the sidewalks and stood firm as I bid them farewell and rolled my coin.

Bub had asked that I come directly to his house and forgo the gates of Hell. It was a hell of a lot more expensive to travel that far by coin, but he was picking up the tab, so I did as he asked. I was more than a little bummed to be missing out on the boat ride down the Styx.

I found Bub waiting outside for me. He was in a pair of black spandex shorts that hugged his muscled thighs. A white cutoff tee shirt showed off his arms. I hadn’t realized just how nicely built he was before. Of course, he had felt nice beneath my hands. I blushed at the memory and shook my head to clear it before approaching him.

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