Carolina Wolf by Sela Carsen

Author:Sela Carsen [Carsen, Sela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781605043746
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2009-02-03T05:00:00+00:00

Debra packed her things, exhaustion making her steps heavy and slow. As she trudged out the door, a car pulled up in front of the library. It was Maddox.

“C’mon, Debra. I’ll give you a ride home.” He got out and came around to open her door. At least he’d changed out of her Read Naked T-shirt and crappy shorts. The jeans were old, worn and intriguingly butt-hugging. The green polo was not an improvement. The nasty color, somewhere between nuclear waste and radiator fluid, didn’t help her headache.

She waved ineffectively toward her car. “What about—”

“Don’t worry about it.” He handed her into the seat, glancing up and down the street.

“What’s wrong, Maddox?” she asked after he slid in behind the wheel. “Mmmmm, and what’s that smell?” The whole car was redolent with the aroma of steak.

“That’s dinner. I know I said I’d take you to Solstice, but that was before I figured out a few things. It’s probably best that we stay in tonight. We have a lot to discuss.”

The headache receded behind sharp concern. “What is going on?” His hands were tight on the wheel and a slight frown left a vertical slash between his brows.

The roar of the air conditioner grated on her nerves, so she reached over and snapped it off, rolling down her window instead. Immediately, the waning summer scents filled the car. Azalea blossoms and grilled steak, pine trees and hot asphalt.

“Are you feeling all right, Debra?”

“Just a headache. Strange, because it’s not like I have any stress in my life right now.” She closed her eyes and let the wind blow away the pain.

When they pulled up in front of her little house, she heaved a sigh. Home, at last. She got out and unlocked her door, with Maddox right behind her, carrying in dinner.

Greeting Twister after a long day at work took time and energy she could hardly spare, but his enthusiastic adoration made her feel a little better. She put his dinner—mixed with a little plain yogurt she had in her fridge—outside and closed the screen door, getting some cross-ventilation going.

“Come here,” said Maddox, leading her to the tall stools lined up under her kitchen counter. “Have you eaten today?”

Debra shook her head. She’d been too nervous to eat lunch and the toast and jam from this morning hadn’t lasted long.

“These are still warm, so let’s eat. Almost like a real date.”

“Do you think we’ll ever have one of those?”

“I don’t know.” His easy smile was back. “Sitting in a public place, always interrupted by waiters. Dinner at home can be a lot more fun.” He rummaged through her cabinets, found plates and silverware and unloaded the contents of the take-away boxes.

“I went down to Robin’s instead. They’re the only place in town that cooks their steaks rare enough for me.” He uncorked a bottle of red wine and poured for both of them. She sipped then took a larger swallow.

“I ordered yours medium rare. I hope that’s ok.”

Debra cut off a bite and put it in her mouth.

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