Centaur Rivalry (Touched Series Book 3) by Straight Nancy

Author:Straight, Nancy [Straight, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-04-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

(Camille, Airport in Omaha, Nebraska)

Drake parked Katherine’s truck in long-term parking. Gage returned his rental. Drake and I found a shoe store where he bought something to cover his toes. We all met at a coffee shop inside the terminal.

Brent had intended to take off on his own, but after much prodding, Daniel convinced him to go to Las Vegas with the other three. I didn’t know what to make of Brent. This morning he had seemed pleased that his Centauride hadn’t changed her mind and his betrothal was intact.

Brent had feelings for Katherine, too – that was obvious from their interaction, or lack thereof, on the drive here. Maybe he was mad at himself for comforting a human, or Lapith, or whatever. He had always seemed to take the “no touching” policy to the extreme but had been openly affectionate with Katherine in the tunnel last night. Every time Daniel did anything remotely flirtatious with Jessica, Brent looked like he would explode. I wondered if Brent had a thing for all three women?

We had twenty minutes before our plane boarded. Now might be the last time I could talk to Daniel for a while. The last time we were in an airport together I’d pretty much accused him of doing something awful to Drake. In my defense, I had just flown in from Florida, and Daniel was being super secretive – but deep down I knew he’d never hurt me like that. As I stood up from the table, Drake stood up on reflex, but I motioned for him to sit back down and looked toward my best friend. “Daniel, can I talk to you for a minute?”

He glanced across the table at Drake then stood up. “Sure.”

Drake looked like he was ready to protest, but this wasn’t something that was up for discussion. It was my goodbye to Daniel; I needed to do it on my own. We started walking toward baggage claim, and I thought of all the times it had just been Daniel and I in the world. My friend, my cheering section, my rock – Daniel. Daniel was so much a part of me, could I tell him goodbye?

As we approached the escalator toward the first level of the airport, Daniel took my hand. It was warm and strong. I missed the comfortable friendship we’d shared for so many years. He squeezed my hand gently and asked, “You’re sure about all this?”

“Am I sure about Drake?” He nodded and without hesitation I answered, “Yes.” Words escaped me. There was so much I needed to say. I wanted him to know that no one would ever replace him. Every happy memory of my childhood was tied to him. The woman I’d grown into had a lot to do with our friendship. Nothing. I couldn’t force any of the words out of my head.

“I still think he’s a loser.”

“I know you do. But could you try to be happy for me?”

It was colder downstairs as the frigid temperatures tried to force their way in from the outside.

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