Mr. Stone (More than Money) by Sarah Curtis

Author:Sarah Curtis [Curtis, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-18T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Emma

Emma sat up so fast, her head banged the bottom of the table.

Damon swore and covered her head with his hand. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah.”

He pulled her from their cramped quarters, and she sat down, plonking her elbows on the table to cradle her head in her hands. “I’m not sure my head will survive another hit.”

And not just a physical one, but also another mental one. She honestly couldn’t tell if Damon had been joking or not.

“Do you need more painkillers?”

“No.” Emma raised her head. “But maybe a shot of your whiskey.”

It had been a joke, but as she watched him scrounge two coffee mugs from the sink and grab the bottle by the neck, she started thinking it wasn’t such a bad idea. Maybe a few sips would do her good.

“Not sure you should be drinking this after a head injury.” But nonetheless, he placed the mug on the table in front of her.

He sat in the seat opposite her, then poured a liberal amount into his own cup.

She stared at the amber liquid for a full minute before finally looking Damon right in the eyes and saying what was on her mind. “I don’t get you.”

He raised a brow and his mug at the same time, taking a sip before asking, “What don’t you get?”

“Since I started working here, you’ve walked around with a stony expression and an attitude to match, issuing orders like a tyrant, and, to be frank, just an all-around cold and unfeeling asshole. But now, you smile and laugh, make jokes, and have shown more emotion in the last few hours than in all the time I’ve known you.”

She paused to let all that sink in before saying, “So, I ask, which one is the real you?”

He set his cup down and leaned back in his seat. “I guess it would depend on who you asked. At my core, I’m both men.”

“But what I don’t understand is why the sudden one-eighty, now, with me? I mean, I get we’re in a difficult situation, but I would think that would make you bossier and more demanding, not less so.”

He sighed, breaking eye contact to stare at something beyond her head. She fought the urge to turn and look but the varied play of emotions contorting his features was something she didn’t want to miss.

She saw the moment he came to a decision. Again, he threw her for a loop.

“Let’s play truth or dare.”

“Listen, I don’t want to play games.”

“Humor me.”

She huffed. If it would get her answers. “Fine.”

“But before we start, we have to promise everything we say will be the truth.”

“I’m all for the truth.”

He shook his head. “You need to promise.”

Rolling her eyes, she raised her right hand. “I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me…” She quirked her lips. “Damon.”

He chuckled. “Cute and accurate.”

She rolled her eyes again. Of course, he would think so.

He nodded in her direction. “Ladies first.”

“Truth or dare?” She asked.

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