Charming Blue by Kristine Grayson

Author:Kristine Grayson [Grayson, Kristine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2012-06-19T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

“What do you mean we have to make sure that I don’t miss you?” Jodi said.

Blue took a silent half breath. Damn. He had been thinking out loud, being honest, and that sentence had gotten out. He didn’t know how to explain himself without sounding arrogant.

And without lying.

He didn’t want to lie anymore, particularly to this woman.

The prime rib sliders still steamed. It felt like he had been in this conversation forever, and it hadn’t been very long at all. The ice hadn’t even melted in the iced tea. And none of those observations gave him any way to approach this subject, now that he had (accidentally) brought it up.

“I—ah, hell.” He gave her a small smile. A frown creased her forehead. He wanted to smooth it away. Maybe he had been talking to himself more than her. And maybe that was the tack he needed to take.

“I haven’t talked to a woman in a long, long time,” he said, “and I find you attractive.”

Then he shook his head. He had promised himself he would be honest.

“No, strike that,” he said. “I think you’re beautiful.”

Her cheeks flushed, but she didn’t look away. He had half expected her to look away. He wanted her to look away.

If she had looked away, she would have shut down this part of the conversation.

But she was interested. Dammit.

“I’m already attracted, and I don’t know, maybe you always touch people when you talk to them and smile like that, but if I—”

“I think you’re very handsome,” she said softly. “And I’m well aware of your charm.”

Which made him even more nervous, since he hadn’t been actively trying to charm her. He’d been trying not to charm her.

“Then, then, then…” He took a deep breath, trying to stop himself from stuttering. He did not need to know that this woman found him attractive. He wished she hadn’t admitted that. “Then it’s good we’re talking about this, because we can’t.”

He blurted the words out, keeping his gaze on her face. Her frown had grown deeper.

“Can’t what?” she asked.

“Ever be more than colleagues,” he said. “If we can even be that. I’m not even sure how friendship will work.”

“Work?” she asked. She sounded confused.

He was making a real mess of this. “This curse. It activates when I notice a woman. We haven’t figured out the time frame. Does it just escalate on its own, or does it change as my feelings change?”

She let out a small “oh,” as if she could see where he was heading. “That seems awfully complex.”

“The whole thing seems complex to me,” he said.

“Spells aren’t usually complex,” Jodi said. “The more complex they are, the easier they are to collapse.”

“Even evil spells?” he asked. He really didn’t know. “Even curses?”

“I don’t know,” she said. “This is outside my area of expertise.”

He nodded, then gave her a small smile. He had smiled more today than he had smiled in a long time. Relief at learning about the curse? Or being out of the rehab

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