Norse Security: The Complete Series by North Leslie

Author:North, Leslie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-13T16:00:00+00:00

10

“Tell me about your family,” Alex said, making small talk as they dug into their food. She usually didn’t indulge in all this high-sodium, high-fat goodness so this dinner was a special treat. As Hunter bit off half of his eggroll in one bite, she guessed it must be one for him too. Funny, in the few days they’d been working together, she’d not seen him go to the gym once. She’d assumed a guy like him with a killer physique would spend a lot of time looking after it, but it appeared he came by his bulk naturally, just like his good looks. She picked up her chopsticks and took a bite of her spicy pork with noodles. Flavors of cinnamon, brown sugar, and garlic filled her mouth and she couldn’t help doing a little squirm of happiness in her chair. “This is fantastic. So, do you have brothers, sisters? Parents?”

He swallowed his bite of food and swiped a paper napkin across his mouth before answering. “Two brothers, one older, one younger. And yes, I have parents. I wasn’t born in a test tube.”

“Are they still alive?”

“Are you always this nosy?” He gave her a narrowed stare. “Yeah. Both alive.”

When he didn’t continue, she prodded some more, wanting to keep the conversation going and, honestly, to learn more about him. He was surprisingly quiet and self-effacing, way different than most of the ego-maniacs she met around Hollywood. It was refreshing and sweet and intrigued her to no end. “Tell me about them.”

“All of them?” he asked, scrunching his nose. “Seriously?”

She shrugged and nodded.

“Okay, then. Well, my mom’s the perfect suburban housewife. Kind, caring, was always ready with fresh-baked cookies when I got home from school. But she could go full Momma Bear too if needed, like when I got bullied. She told me that if I was just myself around the other kids, they’d like me more and I’d have more friends.” He took another bite of his chicken and fried rice. “She’s still my top supporter, no matter what I’m doing. It means a lot to me, her unwavering confidence in me, even if I don’t always deserve it. Her name’s Rebecca.”

Alex tilted her head, wanting to ask why he felt he didn’t deserve her support and confidence, but not wanting to break the sense of intimacy that had formed between them now. “Go on. What about your dad?”

“His name’s Trent and he’s an accountant.” Hunter gave a sad chuckle. “I think he was always more confused by me than anything else. He’s a smaller guy, maybe five-ten, and he could never figure out where all this came from.” He waved a hand over himself dismissively. “Plus, he’s an accountant, so super smart and great at math. He works as a controller for some Fortune 500 company. All those facts and figures were never really my thing, so we didn’t have a lot in common.” His expression grew dejected. “I think he took my difficulties with math to mean I wasn’t all that smart.

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