The Reset by Imogene Nix

Author:Imogene Nix
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Love Books Australia

Chapter 5

Liam had never been a morning person, so when day break woke him, he groused and turned over. Something warm was beside him. His eyes opened.

Elaine.

Last night.

Warmth flooded his system. Last night had been so damned good. So very damned good.

He’d never experienced lovemaking of that kind before.

He rolled back, flinging his arms over his eyes. He was in over his head, he knew it and yet... unlike previous relationships and the one that had nearly turned serious, he didn’t feel that odd sense of panic.

What does that mean? His emotions were certainly tangled. He didn’t want to make a mistake and not take into account the fact that they were in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, but he also didn’t see how what he felt could be reliant on human nature demanding he procreate either.

Confusion wasn’t a normal state of mind for him, so rather than think and mull, he got up, pulled on his jeans, and headed downstairs to make coffee. In the kitchen he drew up short when he saw Ramon filling the kettle.

“I wasn’t going to come upstairs in case you were...”

“I’ll have a coffee and Elaine a cup of tea.”

Ramon gave him the ‘what gives’ look, but Liam just shrugged, for the first time unwilling to share anything about the night before. This was special. Between him and Elaine. “Got the consulting room set up yet?”

He’d come downstairs to make tea for Elaine so they could begin the day. With his uncustomary chattiness first thing in the morning, he’d just betrayed his state of mind to his brother.

“Serious, huh?” Ramon said.

He shrugged again, and Ramon shoved a cup of coffee at him and turned back to make Elaine’s tea.

“Normally you’d tell me she’s amazing or wonderful. The fact you’re keeping your mouth shut about the woman tells me you’re over your heels for her. She’s well thought of. The others were concerned, and Evans and Forter were heading over to check on her when we arrived at their doors. They’re worried you’re going to take advantage of her.” Ramon pierced him with a look. “So, we’re staying then?”

The thought of leaving tore him up inside. “Yeah, I’m staying. There’s nothing for us in Queensland anymore, unless you have a woman stashed away. They need me here, and you too.”

Ramon shrugged. “Women are in short supply right now, so I’ll wait and see what happens next. By the way, apparently there’s a school two blocks over. By my reckoning there’s enough land there to cultivate and run some stock. Evans has a brother who raises cows and sheep. He said if we could make a paddock or two safe for livestock, we could bring the brother and his extended family of nine kids, eight adults, and a good-sized herd in. They could provide meat and milk. A couple of their neighbors also arrived last night at the brother’s house. They have horses and a dozen pigs, plus more hens and roosters. We could be almost self-sufficient.

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