Aftershocks by Damschroder Natalie J

Author:Damschroder, Natalie J. [Damschroder, Natalie J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragonsoul Books
Published: 2016-02-16T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

For all that San Francisco was unique on the outside, different from all the cities Zoe had visited on the East Coast and in the Midwest, everything in the ballroom was exactly the same.

Tanicia, Kell’s super-assistant who never asked questions, had scored three tickets to the benefit and managed to get them rooms in the same hotel and clothes for tonight. They’d all split up to make phone calls and sleep a little. Then, while Kell worked with Tanicia to arrange what they needed—including some regular clothes and toiletries for him—and Grant settled things with the hotel and car rental they’d abandoned in Atlanta, Zoe’d been dealing with the FBI.

She accepted a glass of champagne from a server and drifted through the ballroom, looking for people she knew and wondering if Carling was here yet. She’d left messages for both Grant and Kell that she was coming down here. They had probably been in the shower, as guys tended to wait until the last minute to get ready. Sitting in her room would have been hell on her nerves, so she’d decided to brave their annoyance at her for not waiting.

A figure appeared in the wide entryway. Zoe paused and sipped her champagne as cover while she checked him out. He surveyed the crowd while he shot his cuffs, his stance wide and confident but not too arrogant. The five-button tux was blacker than black, with a white Euro-style tie and satin vest that fit the lean, muscled body like it had been tailor-made. Her eyes rose, noticing the slight skew of the tie at his neck and the smooth sweep of overlong hair that had been tamed without being slicked.

Then she met his eyes.

And realized it was Grant.

And he was pissed.

It didn’t show on his face, only in the eyes that had probably turned dark green. She was chagrined that she remembered they did that. But then, it was the color she’d stared into when she refused to marry him.

He made his way to her with an elegant stride, hiding his purposefulness. Three people stopped him with greetings, and he paused, clasped hands and gave warm smiles, and moved on, probably leaving them trying to remember where they’d seen him before. More than a few women watched him walk away, and even a couple of gay men, one of whom couldn’t take his eyes off Grant’s ass. To Zoe’s amazement, when Grant caught him looking, he actually winked at him!

But her amusement was gone by the time he reached her side, and she could feel how tightly he was holding himself.

“Don’t say it.”

He looked down at her. “Say what?”

“Don’t ask what the hell I think I’m doing.”

“You shouldn’t have done something to make me ask it.”

She sighed. “I waited until another couple was coming down. I wasn’t alone in the elevator. I stayed near groups until I handed off my invitation outside. Safe as houses.”

He scowled. “What does that mean?”

“No idea.”

“Being part of a couple doesn’t make someone safe.

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