Forbidden
“Alec said, amused.
The four of them were sitting at their usual lunch table. It was a blue-skied, sunny afternoon, the late September air as warm as summer, and Brian and Erica were gazing at him in a kind of silent awe, not even touching their food.
“Sorry, but I’m still trying to get used to… I’ve never eaten lunch with”—Erica glanced around, lowering her voice even though they were alone on the terrace—“an angel before.”
“Yes, you have.” Alec speared a piece of lettuce from the Caesar salad ...that filled half his tray and took a bite. “Lots of times. You just weren’t aware of it.”
“Oh. I guess that’s true.”
“And you’ve been hanging out with Claire for a couple of years now,” Alec reminded her. “And she’s half … you know.”
“Alec doesn’t like the A-word,” Claire explained, sipping her chocolate milk.
“You’re gonna protect Claire, right?” Erica persisted. “From whatever dark celestial forces might frown upon her existence?”
“You have my word on that.”MoreLess
The four of them were sitting at their usual lunch table. It was a blue-skied, sunny afternoon, the late September air as warm as summer, and Brian and Erica were gazing at him in a kind of silent awe, not even touching their food.
“Sorry, but I’m still trying to get used to… I’ve never eaten lunch with”—Erica glanced around, lowering her voice even though they were alone on the terrace—“an angel before.”
“Yes, you have.” Alec speared a piece of lettuce from the Caesar salad ...that filled half his tray and took a bite. “Lots of times. You just weren’t aware of it.”
“Oh. I guess that’s true.”
“And you’ve been hanging out with Claire for a couple of years now,” Alec reminded her. “And she’s half … you know.”
“Alec doesn’t like the A-word,” Claire explained, sipping her chocolate milk.
“You’re gonna protect Claire, right?” Erica persisted. “From whatever dark celestial forces might frown upon her existence?”
“You have my word on that.”MoreLess
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