Love Comes in Darkness by Andrew Grey

Author:Andrew Grey [Grey, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf

Chapter 5

THREE weeks later, Howard sat at his desk, working. His sister and Sophia had left two weeks earlier, and Howard had thrown himself into his work both to make up for the time he’d lost while they’d been visiting and because he missed having them around. He’d just completed a major project and sent it to the customer. He’d been able to make additional advancements in computer vocalizations, and the customer was very pleased. So was Howard, because he always insisted that his work remained his. The customer had the right to license his work, but didn’t own it. His agreement with his customer was more complicated than that, but it meant he would retain control of his work and would have the right to license it to others as long as they weren’t the customer’s direct competitor.

His phone rang and he answered it excitedly. “Gordy?” Howard asked right away.

“Yes, it’s me. I just finished for the week and I’m on my way to your place,” Gordy said, and Howard’s heart jumped with excitement.

“Did you pack a bag?” Howard asked. They’d planned to spend the weekend together, and Howard hoped Gordy hadn’t changed his mind.

“You better believe it. I’m looking forward to having you all to myself. You’ve been working too much, and I’ve been way too busy since your sister left. So I’m looking forward to a few days of quiet. I talked to Patrick and Ken, like you asked me to, and they said they’d love to come over for a cookout tomorrow. So other than that, you’re all mine.” Gordy sounded so happy and his energy was so catching that as soon as Howard hung up, he began saving his work and powered down his equipment.

A strange feeling he couldn’t identify raced up his spine. He didn’t smell or hear anything out of the ordinary, but then he hadn’t known immediately when Cedric had moved all his stuff, either. “Token,” Howard called. He heard the dog jump down, probably from the spot he’d claimed as his on the sofa. Howard heard him walk to the door. “Is anyone there?” Howard asked, his heart racing. “Token, come,” he said, and the dog came to him.

Howard asked again if anyone was there, and then Token whined softly and nuzzled Howard’s hand. He stroked the dog and did his best to calm down. He forced his breathing to return to normal. He had intended to take off Token’s harness earlier but hadn’t, and he was grateful for it now. “Find the door,” Howard said once he’d taken hold of the harness, and Token led him through the house. Howard unlocked the door and stepped out onto the porch.

The door closed behind him and Howard gulped fresh air. As he stood on the porch, the wind picked up and Howard felt the temperature dropping. He’d been here long enough to know the sound and smell of a storm brewing off the lake. Howard shivered as the temperature dropped, but he didn’t want to go back inside.

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