Vice by Elana Johnson

Author:Elana Johnson [Johnson, Elana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AEJ Creative Works
Published: 2019-12-19T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Felicia had just pulled her pajama shirt over her head when her phone went off several times in a row. Before she could even reach for it, her doorbell rang.

Startled now, with fear racing through her, she backed into the corner of her bedroom. Her first thought was to call Jordan, and she reached for her phone on the nightstand.

All of the texts were from him.

On my way to you.

I’m here.

Can I come in?

The phone rang in her hand, and she almost dropped it. Her adrenaline really needed to calm down, and she swiped on the call from Jordan.

“Hi,” he said. “I’ve scared you, haven’t I?”

“I got all of your texts at once,” she said. “So yes, I’m a little startled.” She drew in a deep breath. “You were the one who rang the doorbell?”

“That’s right. I think your neighbors might call the cops if I stand here much longer.” He tacked on a chuckle, but it sounded nervous.

“I’m coming.” She lowered the phone and darted out of the bedroom. He’d never shown up at her house after work like this, and she wondered why he had now. She paused in the living room to make sure all the proper parts were covered appropriately, and then she opened the front door.

Jordan turned toward her, the look on his face pure desire. “Hi.”

“Hi there.” She stepped back and let him enter, his presence filling her house before she could fill her lungs with air. “What’s going on?”

“I wanted to see you.” He took her into his arms almost before she got the door closed. He kissed her, the movement starting slow and accelerating the longer she kissed him back. Oh, this was a fantastic late-night house call, though she detected some nerves in the depths of his kisses.

She tucked herself in his arms and swayed with him. “What’s going on?” she repeated.

“We voted to let the Breath come to town on Wednesday nights.”

“Oh.” Felicia stepped back and met his eye. “You voted for that?”

“I think it would be suicide otherwise,” he said. “I saw what happened to Ian. I can hardly sleep because of it. I can’t—I will not—let that happen to you. To me. To anyone else I love.”

Felicia’s eyebrows went up, because she wasn’t sure what Jordan had just said.

“And I wanted to see you and let you know.” He gave her a small smile. “But I’m not staying. I’m exhausted.”

“Doctor at ten-thirty,” she said. “Did you still want me to come?”

“Absolutely,” he said, nuzzling her neck now. Every cell in her body heated, and Felicia let him kiss her for a few seconds.

“All right, Vice,” she whispered. “You get on home to bed. I need my beauty sleep too.”

“Yes, ma’am.” He kissed her one last time and headed out the front door. Felicia locked it behind him and went to the front window to watch him put on his helmet and drive into the darkness.

She sighed, a happy little sound that testified to her how deep she was with Jordan.

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