Zommunist Invasion Box Set | Books 1-3 by Picott Camille

Author:Picott, Camille [Picott, Camille]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2021-06-10T22:00:00+00:00

23

Breakfast

Leo woke up the next morning with a splitting headache. As his eyes cracked open, his first thought was that maybe those last two shots of grappa before bed had been a bad idea. His second thought was that those two shots had been the only thing that kept him from barging into the girls’ bunk room last night for one last kiss from Cassie.

His third thought was that he had to go see Mr. and Mrs. Craig today.

The duty was like a boulder on his back. Still, it had to be done. The mission had been his idea. Jim had followed him into battle. It was Leo’s responsibility to bear the news of his death. He would see this through.

He dragged himself to the breakfast table. Cassie was already there, pouring syrup over a pancake. This sight of her made his morning a little less shitty. He beelined in her direction and sat down next to her.

“Good morning,” he said.

She gave him a bright smile. “Hi, Leo, how are—”

He took her face between her hands and kissed her on the mouth.

You could have heard a pin drop.

Leo didn’t give a fuck. He could be dead by tomorrow. Shit, he could be dead by the end of today. He wanted everyone to know how he felt about Cassie.

Most importantly, he wanted Cassie to know how he felt. She was important to him. He wanted her to know last night hadn’t just been a fit of grief.

When he pulled away, her face was bright red. Leo barely noticed. He couldn’t see much past her radiant smile. She snaked her arms around his waist and quickly hugged him before turning back to her pancake. He put an arm around her shoulders and stared down anyone and everyone gawking at them.

He wasn’t sure who looked more shocked. Anton and Bruce, or Amanda and Stephenson. All four of their jaws were on the table.

Of everyone in the cabin, only Dal and Lena looked like they got it. Oh, and Jennifer. She looked smug. Damn her. She’d known before he could admit it to himself.

Nonna was the first to break the silence. “Leo, I expect you to behave like a gentleman under this roof. Your parents didn’t raise you to manhandle a young lady at the breakfast table.”

His parents hadn’t taught him to lead his friends into battle against Russian invaders, either. But all he said was, “It won’t happen again, Nonna.”

He did not remove his arm from Cassie’s shoulders. Somewhere in the last thirty seconds, she had leaned into his side. He liked her there. He ignored his grandmother’s disapproving look and helped himself to four pancakes. He didn’t plan to ever let go of Cassie, no matter how many disapproving looks he got from his grandmother.

Talk resumed as everyone recovered from their shock. Amanda threw pointed looks in Cassie’s direction, trying to ask a dozen questions with various facial expressions. Cassie just blushed and ate her pancakes.

Toward the end of the meal, Leo caught Tate’s eye.

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