Carlos' Peace (Judgement of the Six Companion Series Book 5) by Melissa Haag

Author:Melissa Haag [Haag, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shattered Glass Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-02-13T18:30:00+00:00

Eleven

Isabelle and I drove alone, again. She quietly looked out the window like the day before, but her moods were different. The grief remained; however, there were occasional bursts of contentment and happiness. She was remembering and seeming to find some peace with Ethan’s death.

When our caravan stopped for lunch, she willingly went inside the country restaurant. Like in the fighting circle, Jim took Ethan’s place beside Isabelle.

I knew by the way he grinned when he picked up the menu and began making enthusiastic noises as he read, he was up to no good. He proved it by nudging Isabelle a moment later and pointing to the menu.

“They have a one-pound burger.” He tilted his menu toward her, then started to read. “This one pound behemoth is grilled to your preference, topped with a slab of deep-fried cheddar, three jumbo onion rings, and enough bacon to grease your arteries.”

He closed the menu. “I’m getting two.”

“Jim,” Charlene said. “Just one.”

He nodded then leaned toward Isabelle. “Order the same. I’ll help you finish it.”

She actually nodded.

“Want a beer, too?” he asked hopefully.

“I don’t drink.”

“Yeah, I’ve heard that before,” he said with a grin as Michelle rolled her eyes at him.

I knew that grin too well. How many times had Jim gotten Emmitt and me in trouble at the Compound while growing up? Too many to count. He was up to something.

The waitress came around and started taking orders. The males and Winifred asked for the Behemoths.

When the waitress looked at Jim, he put his arm around Isabelle’s shoulders. Jealousy boiled behind the wall. I knew he was doing it on purpose, but that didn’t stop the surge of emotion.

“We’ll have two of the Behemoths, medium, and two beers,” he said, as if they were a pair.

The waitress made a note on her pad then looked at me. I reached over and knocked Jim’s arm from Isabelle.

“A Behemoth. Medium, please,” I said as Jim laughed.

He’s trying to lighten the mood, Grey sent me.

It didn’t matter. If he touched her again, he and I would need to go outside. However, he behaved himself as the rest of the group finished ordering.

Within a few minutes, the waitress started to bring out the drinks. When she set a beer in front of Isabelle, Isabelle asked for a water, too.

As soon as the waitress left, Isabelle pushed the beer toward Jim.

“Can’t,” he said. “I’m driving.”

“I don’t drink,” Isabelle said again.

“Maybe you should.”

“You’re not a good influence.”

He never had been. I still didn’t understand why the Elders were considering him as the next Elder.

Jim winked and nudged the beer back her way. She shook her head, but I could smell her amusement.

“If I drink, my guard slips. People get hurt when my guard slips,” she said. There was nothing new in her scent to give a hint of how she felt about that.

Jim leaned back in his chair.

“You’ve never let loose?”

“Once. I put the bar to sleep.”

“I’ll drink yours,” Bethi said, reaching across the table. She’d just sat down again with the drink in hand when Luke snagged the bottle and drained it.

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