Page 67 of Havenfall Harbor
Evan looks down at the tray and picks up his coffee again. “Unfortunately, no. My tech guy won’t be back until Monday, he had plans for the weekend.” Evan meets my eyes again, watching me when he adds, “I could ask someone else, but he’s the best and I trust him.”
My heart falls a little. I feel like the longer I wait to go back, the harder it’s going to be when I do, but that’s not his fault. “I really need that interior lock then. I can’t keep making him sleep on the couch.”
Evan wraps his arm over my shoulders. “I promise he doesn’t mind. That stuff I said about being lonely, it’s true. Griff doesn’t let anyone in. If he didn’t want you here, he would have found a place for you to stay. If you were anyone else, that’s exactly what he would have done.”
“Ready?” Griffin grouses as soon as the door to the bedroom opens, revealing him dressed in a pair of dark jeans and a long-sleeved white shirt. It makes the brightness of his eyes pop.
Evan gives me little squeeze, dragging me into a near hug for a second before he steps back and wipes his hands together in an eager gesturer. “About time. Let’s go.”
“I need to grab my purse. Do you mind if I…?” I lift my hand and halfheartedly point to the room Griffin is exiting. I left my purse in my bag, not really thinking I would need it.
“Be my guest.” Griffin moves to the side so I have enough room to pass him. The clothes he was wearing are tossed carelessly on the end of the bed. I rush over to my bag and pull my small purse out of the bottom, checking to make sure my wallet is inside.
When I head back into the living room, both men are standing close together, and Evan’s head quickly pops up. My steps come to a quick halt, feeling like I’m interrupting something. I have second thoughts about going. Maybe I should just head down to the main floor and see if I can catch Alice or Rob at breakfast.
Griffin pivots so I can see the side of his face, he doesn’t look upset. “Got what you need?” he asks.
“Yeah, I should be good.”
Griffin
“You’re freaking her out,”I accuse Evan the moment Quinn is out of earshot.
Evan scrunches up his face patronizingly. “I’m letting her know we’re interested. Stop pretending you aren’t.”
“She’s human, don’t you think she would run for the hills if she knew what we wanted?”
Evan chuckles darkly. “You’re not giving her enough credit, Griff. You’re acting like she’s some naïve virgin we’re trying to defile.”
Quinn comes out of the room, and I know she didn’t hear our conversation, but she pauses like she knows we were talking about her. “Got what you need?”
Quinn glances between the two of us, and after a short pause, answers, “Yeah, I should be good.”
We file out the door, Evan in front, Quinn between us, and me bringing up the rear. It’s still pretty early, plus it’s a weekend, so I don’t expect to run into too many others on our way out. I’m sure rumors are already flying after I laid claim to Quinn in front of Noah, I knew it would happen. That wasn’t intentional, I was acting on instinct. Funny I’ve never felt that way about Evan, maybe it’s because he’s not another vampire, or maybe it’s because I know and trust him. Thank fuck either way.
Quinn quickens her steps when we make it to the front foyer. There’s a newly blooded vampire behind the desk and she’s headed right in his direction.
“Hey, Wes,” she greets him with enthusiasm, it’s clear they know each other.
“Hey, what are you up to?” He comes around the desk after giving Evan a short nod. His eyes dart over me, but he looks away quickly.
“I’m tagging along with these two into town, you working all day?” Quinn stops in front of the vampire, and I move a little closer to her back. If she notices, she doesn’t react, but the vampire does. He swallows and takes a step away, pretending to straighten a log-in sheet on top of the counter.
“I’m off around two. Alice and I were going to grab lunch with Rob and Noah.” He blinks rapidly several times. “You’re welcome to join us if you’re not busy.”
“She’s busy.” My voice comes out expressionless, but not lacking intent. Quinn snaps her head around and gives me a glare.
“We’re headed into Bakersville, it’ll be a while before we get back,” Evan interjects, smoothing over my objection.
Quinn turns her attention back to the other vampire. “Will you tell Alice I said hi? Oh, and can you give her my cell number?”
“Suuure, I can do that,” he says slowly while looking at me, waiting for my reaction. I make sure my face remains blank, even though I want to snarl at him. When he looks away, I glance over at Evan above Quinn’s head.See? I’m being nice.
His head shake makes me think he’s not giving me credit for not biting this guy’s head off. Quinn gives the small vampire her number, which he smartly jots down on a slip of paper instead of entering the number into his own phone.
“I’ll make sure she gets this. Have fun?” The last part comes out like a question.
“Thanks, maybe I’ll see you guys later this evening.” She waves and steps toward the door Evan is already holding open for us. Quinn passes through, giving him a soft, “Thank you.”
