Alpha Ascending by Alicia Montgomery

Author:Alicia Montgomery [Montgomery, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-22T05:00:00+00:00

On their last three dates, he had picked her up at home, but this time, Sofia insisted on doing the same for him. She showed up at exactly six o’clock on the dot.

“You look beautiful,” he said, his eyes roaming over her face. Her hair was done up, and she wore only the most minimal makeup to enhance her features. As always, he found himself staring at her lips, thinking about kissing them again.

“Thank you, but I’m taking you out, so I should be the one giving the compliments.”

“All right then,” he challenged, spreading his arms. “What do you think?”

“Meh, you clean up nice.” A smile tugged up at the corner of her mouth as he gave her a mock hurt expression. “Just kidding. You’re beautiful too. C’mon.”

“Where are we going?” he asked.

“I have the whole night planned, but it’s a surprise.” She led him down the steps, where there was a waiting yellow cab. “Come, my finest chariot awaits.”

“You’re not driving?” he asked.

“This place has great, if overpriced, wine, so I’m planning to splurge,” she said. “And besides, parking downtown is hell if I’m not on official duty.”

“And where is this place?”

“I’m not telling.” Her eyes sparkled with mischief. “Don’t worry, it’ll be up to your standards, but I promise you, it isn’t stuffy or snooty.”

When she attempted to open the door, that was where he drew the line. Instead, he pushed her aside gently and pulled on the handle, then let her go in. He sent a quick text message to Reyes, who was in the town car parked behind the cab, then slid inside to join Sofia.

“You’ve been to this place before?” he asked as the vehicle began to move. She didn’t even have to tell the cabbie the address, which meant he had no idea where they were going.

“No, but my parents went twice,” she said. “The first was on their first date and the second when my dad proposed to my mom.”

He felt her tense beside him, and her cheeks went pink. The implication, of course, wasn’t lost on him either. “So, the food’s good, huh?” He wanted to spare her the embarrassment. “Even better than your grandfather’s place?”

She laughed. “Supposedly, though I’m not really fond of Italian food. My mom said the chef was even nice enough to come out of the kitchen and give them his congratulations. Even comped the meal.”

“Hmmm.” So, they were going to an Italian place downtown. He hoped it wasn’t to one of those touristy restaurants in Little Italy. Not that he would look his nose down at her choice of restaurants, but he had eaten real Italian food all his life. He would be as gracious as he could of course.

“We’re almost there,” she said cheerfully.

He looked outside the window and realized they were on a familiar street on SoHo. A bad feeling suddenly came over him. Oh, no. Please don’t let it be—

“We’re here,” she announced before stepping out of the cab. “Lucas? Are you all right?”

Shit. Just as he’d thought.

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