Callahan's Fate by Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

Author:Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy [Murphy, Lee Ann Sontheimer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Saturday dawned overcast and cold. Tonight, the city would teem with wee ghosts and goblins, cowboys, and clowns, as kids marked the age-old observance of Halloween. Callahan had been assigned a later shift than usual, so he had promised Raine they would collect the rest of her belongings early. Although she’d shared his space for a few short days, he didn’t want to contemplate life without her. She brought positive energy into his few rooms and enriched his existence in ways he never imagined. Sometimes, she drove him a little crazy, but he loved her enough not to mind. Her long strands of golden hair tended to detach and end up on his shirts, in his boxers, and on the windowsills like fine cobwebs.

Once in a while, she took what seemed to be an ungodly time in the bathroom, and she showered until she used most if not all of the hot water. But she cooked delicious meals, far more nutritious fare than he’d eaten in years, and her smiles were worth a little aggravation. When they made love, she gave him everything, and when he came home tired or bummed out, she always managed a cheerful word of encouragement. Hell, the woman even rubbed his back for an hour one night when he bitched how much it hurt. Life was good and would be damn close to perfect if the threat of Snake Marsh and company didn’t hang over him like a thundercloud.

“What time do you want to go fetch my things?” Raine asked. She curled into one corner of the couch, feet tucked under, with a cup of coffee between her hands. With her hair still sleep-tousled, he found her strikingly beautiful.

“Nine,” he said. “I told Jim we’d be at the firehouse at nine to get the truck.”

She lifted one eyebrow. “We’re using a fire truck to bring the rest of my stuff?”

He laughed. “Naw, I guess I forgot to mention we’re borrowing their pickup. I didn’t think lugging your boxes on the subway would work very well. We could, I guess, but it’d be a real pain.”

“I suppose it would. There shouldn’t be a whole lot more, though.”

Callahan resisted an urge to roll his eyes. “What’s left?”

Raine cocked her head, thinking. “Well, the rest of my clothes, my pillows, sheets, and blankets, my knickknacks and pictures, plus the kitchen stuff. There’s not too much of that, though—a couple of pans, a skillet, two plates, silverware, some utensils, my coffeepot, and some cups. Oh, and what little bit of food I had on hand.”

It sounded like a lot to him, and he tried to imagine blending all of it into his compact apartment. We’ll manage, though, he thought. “All right, we’ll get your stuff. It’s almost eight-thirty, and it’s gonna take a few minutes to walk to the fire station…”

“All I have to do is fix my hair and put on shoes,” Raine said. The way she stretched tempted him to forget the truck and take her to bed, but he couldn’t.

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