Shadows of Colesbrooke by Brandy I. Timmons

Author:Brandy I. Timmons [Timmons, Brandy I.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781946987006
Publisher: Book Development Resources
Published: 2019-11-03T22:00:00+00:00

8 Sharp Message

“Come in.”

Effortlessly, the force of the threshold fell and Thomas toppled into Artemis’ apartment.

“I’ll never get used to that,” he muttered.

His friends sat around the kitchen table, enjoying fresh baked cookies. The scents of cinnamon, vanilla, and chocolate were mouthwatering.

“Hey, stranger.I dunno who you think you are, pal, but you can’t just go barging into someone’s house like that,” Sean called around a mouthful of cookie.

“Yeah, whoever you are! It isn’t polite,” Nelson added, brandishing his half-eaten snickerdoodle at Thomas in accusation.

“Very funny,” Thomas replied as he strode over to the table and fell into his usual seat. “It’s not been that long since I’ve seen you.”

Nelson’s smile faded for a moment, and he spoke seriously. “We were all pretty worried after you freaked out at the pool hall. Don’t feel too bad about that, though,” Nelson said with a confident grin as he ran his fingers through his hair. “I still got that waitress’ number and two dates.”

Sean punched Nelson in the shoulder.

“And you never got a new cell phone, so we couldn’t call you,” Penny said, giving Sean a frosty glare. “We thought you’d head back here like you did after your first, um, incident.”

Artemis ran a finger along the rim of a half full glass cup. She was having a hard time keeping still, but everyone politely ignored it.

“You didn’t show up,” she whispered. “And you weren’t home when we stopped by. We were all very worried.”

“I know. I really am sorry about that. I didn’t trust myself around people, so I headed home,” Thomas explained. “But that won’t be a problem anymore. I’ve got it under control, sort of. I managed to draw some blood on a few donors this last week. No problem at all.”

“Hey, that’s great man. Maybe that means you can get your job back at the hospital,” Sean replied as he reached for a chocolate chip cookie.

Nelson, on the other hand, didn’t look satisfied. “I don’t know. He’s only been a vampire for almost two months.”

Thomas paused. “Two months? It’s only been a couple of weeks.”

“No, Thomas,” Artemis said. “It’s been a month and a half. You went to the bar with us a month and a half ago.”

His mind reeled. The days had blended together. Working long hours at the pub, spending time off with Julia. He’d switched to his early spring jacket without realizing it. Without his phone calendar, he’d lost track of time.

Was that what it was like to be eternal?

“How’d you forget? And how come you’re fine around blood now?” Penny asked.

“Julia’s been a big help,” Thomas replied. “She’s actually taken the time to walk me through calming my mind. It’s a lot like that meditation you made us do last year, Art. You’d like it.”

One glance at the excited and confused looks on his friends’ faces was all it took for Thomas to realize his mistake. He groaned and leaned back in his chair.

“Who’s Julia?” Artemis and Penny asked over each other.

Sean and Nelson grinned, nudging one another.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.