Ghost Bird: The Academy Omnibus Part 1: Books One - Four by C. L. Stone

Author:C. L. Stone [Stone, C. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arcato Publishing
Published: 2014-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

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When we got back to Victor’s car, Gabriel opened the front passenger side door for me.

“You can sit up front if you’d like,” I said to him. “I really don’t mind.” I was trying to be nicer since I spent a good part of that morning complaining about him. I felt badly about it now. He’d worked hard today to do all this stuff for me and I wanted to let him know I appreciated it.

He seemed confused by my response and tilted his head at me. He glanced at the others, but they had already gotten into the car. He tucked his head closer to me. “Okay, but only because I hate Victor’s music and I can’t switch the stereo from the back.”

I shared a conspiratorial smile with him and he opened the back passenger door for me. I slid in next to Nathan, who beamed. Victor flicked a confused glance at us.

“Where do we want to go?” Victor asked. He readjusted his rearview mirror until he could catch my eye. “What are you hungry for?”

My eyes flashed to Nathan. He mouthed: Italian.

“Italian,” I said out loud for him, pleased that someone else made this choice.

Victor rolled his eyes. “What’s your favorite food, Sang?”

“Pancakes.”

He laughed, shaking his head. “All right, we’ll get Italian. Only because Erica makes the best pancakes and we’re not asking her right now.”

Victor drove to a nearby Italian place. When we got inside, he said something to the hostess and she guided us to a table.

Victor held a hand toward the booth and gazed back at me. I slid in on one side and he slid in next to me. Gabriel sat across from me and Nathan sat next to him.

“Good afternoon, gentlemen,” said a tall waiter with slicked back, dark hair and a nametag that read “Cody” as he handed us menus. His eyes caught mine and he grinned. “And lady. Can I interest you in our specials or the wine menu?” The last part sounded more like a joke. He had to know we were underage.

“No, thank you,” Victor said.

“May I get you something to drink?”

“Coke,” said Gabriel.

“I want one of those strawberry smoothies,” Nathan said.

“Sprite,” Victor said.

Cody looked at me, an eyebrow raising. “And for you, sweetie?”

Victor flinched but said nothing.

“Water, please,” I said.

“You can get more than water,” Victor said to me.

I blushed. I wasn’t sure what else to get. “Um, a strawberry smoothie, too, please?” I checked with Victor who nodded.

Cody shot glances between Victor and I. He gave us a small smile that was oddly curious. When he left, we opened our menus. The prices were more than I expected for spaghetti and other pasta dishes. I tried to calm my heart. After all, Victor just spent several thousand dollars on clothes. Thinking of it made my stomach twist and I started to rattle again.

“What are you getting?” Gabriel asked. His foot nudged mine under the table, pulling me from my thoughts.

“I was thinking of the chicken salad,” I said.

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