Wings In The Night 11 - Blue Twilight by Maggie Shayne

Author:Maggie Shayne [Shayne, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Vampires, Paranormal, Fantasy, General, Occult & Supernatural, Paranormal Romance Stories, Kidnapping, New Hampshire
ISBN: 9780778328759
Google: t7TbmTJbZB8C
Amazon: 0778328759
Publisher: MIRA
Published: 2005-01-02T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Look over there, " Lou said when they pulled the VW into a parking space at the motel late that afternoon.

Max looked where he indicated. A little boy was stationed outside Lou's motel room as if he were standing sentry duty.

"It's Sid. Wonder why he's outside?" She frowned. "You think Storm and Jay took off?"

"Jason's Jeep is still here."

They got out of the Bug and started across the parking lot. As they did, a car pulled in and moved in their direction, and suddenly Lou snapped his arm around Max's waist and propelled her quickly off the pavement as he kept a wary eye on the vehicle.

They stopped on the sidewalk that ran past the room doors. She put a hand over his on her waist, so he wouldn't take it away too soon, and looked up at him. "What was that about?"

"Just being careful."

She smiled a little, her heart going warm and gooey. The car, meanwhile, pulled harmlessly into a parking spot. "I like you this way. All protective and watchful."

"Someone made a try for you last night. We can't be sure he won't try again."

"A vampire made a try for me last night, " she reminded him. "He won't try again during broad daylight."

Lou shrugged and averted his eyes. "I'm just making sure he doesn't get the chance."

"Because you care about me."

"Of course I care, Max. You're one of my best friends. Maybe the very best, you know?"

"I know." She held his gaze, wishing he could see that there was a lot more than friendship flowing back and forth between them. But he knew that. He might deny it, but he knew. He had to know.

She could see the knowledge right now, in his eyes. "Hey, mister."

Lou jerked his gaze from hers, and Max felt lonely without it. But she turned with him to face the little boy who stood near Lou's door.

"Hi, Sid." Lou glanced at his watch. "Sorry I'm late." "It's okay. I waited."

"I see you did. Why didn't you go inside?"

The boy frowned. "You said meet you here. At the door."

Lou nodded, as if that made perfect sense. "That's right, I did, didn't I? Well, I'm here now, so you can come on inside."

The boy looked a bit hesitant. Max said, "Normally, you shouldn't talk to strangers, of course. But Mr. Malone is a policeman. A real one. So it's okay this one time."

Sid looked up at her and smiled his crooked-toothed smile. "It's okay. I know who's good and who's not."

"You do?"

"Uh-huh"

"And how do you know that?"

"By the colors. You have orange, red and yellow. And you're blue and green, " he told Lou.

Lou frowned, looking down at his clothes as if in search of the alleged colors.

"I think he's talking about auras."

"Nope. Jus' colors, " the boy said.

She smiled at him and tapped on the door. Footsteps crossed the room, then Stormy tugged it open. "You're back, " she said.

"And I'm beat. How about you?"

"Exhausted. Found some interesting stuff, though." She smiled down at the boy.

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