Eluding Nirvana by King V. L

Author:King, V. L.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Bella Tulip Publishing
Published: 2017-08-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

It was 12:15 a.m. by the time we headed out of McGinty’s. I’d said my farewells to Walker’s father, only for him to order that I call him Carriag and that I was to come back again soon.

I couldn’t promise that I would. But I told him I’d at least try.

Twenty minutes passed in a gawky silence as Walker drove me home. I couldn’t help chancing the odd glimpse in his direction. He looked so in control and defiant with his left hand casually grasping the wheel while his right fisted into that hair, leaving it sexy and rumpled.

He offered a quick peek in my direction before turning back onto the road as my left hand worked its way to the curve of my shoulder and neck before rubbing at my nape.

I smiled. “Thank you for a fun night. It’s been a long time since I…” I trailed off, my voice getting smaller and smaller while my head lowered for the briefest of moments before peeking back up. “Just, thank you.”

“I suppose this means that I’ll be keeping my job then.”

The corner of my lower lip was nipped after a small giggle and a long, dreamy sigh. Letting my teeth drag across the plump flesh, I finally spoke. “Yeah, I guess it does.”

When we pulled up outside the house, I noticed the only light which was on, was that of Liam’s home office. He must have still been settling things on the old Williamson Estate. It felt like the project had been going forever.

“Here.” Walker shifted, causing the leather of the bench to squeal, and dug his hand into the back pocket of his pants. When he handed me a folded piece of paper, my brow instantly furrowed. “Just in case you need anything.”

The twitching corners of my mouth gave way to a cautious smile as I studied his phone number. “Is this…” I peeked at him, the paper caressed by my fingertips as though they sought to caress his face. I lost myself in his gaze, a shadow cast over the side of his face adding a little mystery. “Is this a good idea?”

A rumble of a snigger made my breath hitch when he hung his head, and his right thumb rubbed the center of his upper lip. When he looked up, his expression turned coy. “It’s just a number, Kady. In case you want or need to talk. That’s all. Nothing else.”

I won’t lie. I felt a small pang in my chest at his instance of ‘nothing else’. And that pang alone should have been enough reason to scrunch up the number and toss it in the trash.

“We all need someone to talk to at some point, darlin’. Sometimes venting helps diffuse a situation before it gets out of hand.”

His choice of words had thrown me. I didn’t know what he was referring to, but I wasn’t naïve enough not to know that there was a reference behind them. Slipping the paper into the side zipper of

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