The Follower by Jason Starr

Author:Jason Starr [Starr, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Thriller, cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9780312359744
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 2007-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

After dinner, the waiter brought mints, thank God. Katie didn’t want hers, but Peter went on about how great they were—even though they were very average chocolate-covered after-dinner mints—and Katie gave in and had a bite. Peter figured it would be enough to cleanse her breath.

Leaving the restaurant, Peter said, “I want to take you someplace special.”

“Now?”

“It’s not far from here.”

Katie looked at her watch, then said, “Okay. Whatever.”

Peter loved how carefree, adventurous, and easy to please she was. There were never any battles with her. He could say let’s go on a plane right now and go to Paris and she’d probably say yes. She was so trustful—that was the best part.

As they headed back toward the park, Katie asked, “Looks like we’re going to the park, huh?” Said it just like that, as an observation, with no suspicion or impatience.

They didn’t enter the park. They went downtown, along Fifth Avenue, to the area near the Plaza Hotel where the horse-drawn carriages were.

“Come on, we’re not,” Katie said, but Peter could tell she really loved the idea.

As he made the arrangements with one of the drivers, she went on about how she’d been wanting to go on a carriage ride in the park for years and how excited she was. But then, when he held out a hand to help her get in, he could tell something was bothering her.

“What is it?” He was afraid he’d done something wrong, or said something he shouldn’t have.

“It’s just—” She looked away, trying not to cry.

“One sec,” Peter said to the driver. Then to Katie, “What’s the matter? Was it something I—”

“No, no, it has nothing to do with you. It’s just…I mean, it’s just…I mean, Andy just…”

Peter was relieved that it had nothing to do with him.

“Hey, I totally understand,” Peter said, although he absolutely did not understand. “I mean, if you don’t feel comfortable—”

“No, no, that’s stupid, right? I mean, one thing has nothing to do with the other, right? I mean, it’s just a carriage ride.”

Peter didn’t like the way she’d said just a carriage ride when it was so much more than that. He also didn’t want her to be preoccupied with something and the experience to be spoiled, the way the kiss had been spoiled for him.

“If you want to go home, we can,” he said. “We can do this over the weekend or—”

“No, I’m being stupid. Let’s just go. It’ll be fun.”

They got on and the carriage started away. Somehow it didn’t seem as romantic as he’d imagined. There was a lot of street and people noise, and the smell of manure was a big distraction. As they got deeper into the park and after they covered their laps with the fuzzy red blanket, the mood improved, but she was looking away a lot and wasn’t very talkative. He wondered if she was still hung up about Frat Boy. He hoped he hadn’t made a mistake, pushing for too much romance, too fast. He knew from

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