Created in Fire by Donna McDonald

Author:Donna McDonald [McDonald, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, General Fiction
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
Published: 2011-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

The music in club was nothing more than an annoying drumbeat that assaulted Shane’s artistic mind, especially after going to the sedate art show with Michael and Carrie earlier.

In fact, he could still be there and be having a late dinner with the cute painter if his mind had been on female companionship. Unfortunately, it was still trying to focus on his nameless, faceless heroine.

Shane sighed heavily, wishing again that he had said no as he frowned at the man walking by his side.

Joseph Ian McEldowney was the only person Shane knew who would turn a top-money engineering degree into a poorly paying contracting business just because he had decided he didn’t like working for other people.

Ironically, Joe was also the only other person outside of his family who could guilt him into doing things he didn’t want to be doing.

“Why did I let you talk me into this crazy shit again?” Shane asked, frowning at his tall, red-haired, and cocky former roommate who had transferred with him from UK to Johns Hopkins their sophomore year.

“Because you love me enough to be my back-up man date if Alicia doesn’t show?” Joe suggested. “Or maybe you’re starting to swing in another direction, Shane. You haven’t looked around once since we walked through the door.”

Shane snorted in derision. “Abstaining does not cause gayness, smartass,” he told him. “But if it did, you sure as hell wouldn’t be my type.”

“Thank God for that. I definitely do not swing that way. There she is. No time for analysis right now, Dr. Larson. Later, dude. Buy me a beer. I’ll be back soon and look for you. Got to lay the groundwork,” Joe said, walking off.

Shane snorted again and saw an empty table against a wall on the other side of the busy bar. It was nine-thirty, early by bar standards, but Shane still wished he was at home working.

Reaching the table, he ordered two beers and an extra handful of napkins as soon as the wait person came by. Normally, he’d have ordered three beers, but he figured he’d get his two having to drink Joe’s. He wasn’t likely going to see Joe again that evening.

Shane pulled the ink pen from his pocket and the first napkin from the pile. He drew her hair and her upper body, but just like it had been for a week now his pen hovered over the face and stopped, not knowing where to start the first line.

“Who are you?” he asked, staring at the outline.

The silhouette didn’t answer.

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