"Lover At Last" - читать интересную книгу автора (Ward, J.R.)

Like he was beyond ready to bounce.

тАЬHave you looked at what we got here? An incapacitated hunk of junk with two dead humans in it. You think this is a play-it-loose situation?тАЭ

тАЬThey can handle it,тАЭ Blay said under his breath. тАЬThe two of them are tight.тАЭ

тАЬAnd with you theyтАЩre even stronger. IтАЩm just going to dematerialize home.тАЭ

In the stretch of silence that followed, the straight line that ran from BlayтАЩs ass up to the base of his skull was the equivalent of a middle finger. Not to the Brother, though.

Qhuinn knew exactly who it was for.

Things moved fast from then on, the SUV getting secured, Tohr departing, and John hopping behind the wheel of the flatbed. Meanwhile, Qhuinn went around to the truckтАЩs passenger-side door, cranked it open, and stood to the side, waiting.

Like a gentlemale might, he supposed.

Blay came over, stalking through the snow. His face was like the landscape: cold, shut down, inhospitable.

тАЬAfter you,тАЭ the guy muttered, taking out a pack of cigarettes and an elegant gold lighter.

Qhuinn ducked his head briefly in a nod, then shuffled inside, sliding over the bench seat until his shoulder brushed JohnтАЩs.

Blay got in last, slammed the door, and cracked the window, putting the lit end of his coffin nail right at the opening to keep the smell down.

The flatbed did all of the talking for a good five miles or so.

Sitting in between what used to be his two best friends, Qhuinn stared out the windshield and counted the seconds between the intermittent swipes of the wipersтАжthree, twoтАжoneтАжup-and-down. AndтАжthree, twoтАжoneтАжup-and-down.

There was barely enough snow loose in the air to require the effortтАФ

тАЬIтАЩm sorry,тАЭ he blurted.

Silence. Except for the growl of the engine in front of them and the occasional clang of a chain in back when they hit a bump.

Qhuinn glanced over, and what do you know, Blay looked like he was chewing on metal.

тАЬAre you talking to me?тАЭ the guy said gruffly.

тАЬYeah. I am.тАЭ

тАЬYou have nothing to apologize for.тАЭ Blay stabbed the cigarette out in the dashboardтАЩs ashtray. And lit another. тАЬWill you please stop staring at me.тАЭ

тАЬI justтАжтАЭ Qhuinn put a hand through his hair and gave the shit a yank. тАЬI donтАЩtтАжIтАжI donтАЩt know what to say about LaylaтАФтАЭ

BlayтАЩs head snapped around. тАЬWhat you do with your life has nothing to do with meтАФтАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs not true,тАЭ Qhuinn said quietly. тАЬIтАФтАЭ

тАЬNot true?тАЭ