Mistress of Magic
“She switched on the overhead lamp, desperate for light, and raced into the hallway. “Wesley!”
He was up, too. Standing just outside his doorway. He had slipped his pants on. His chest was naked, taut, rippling with bronze muscle in the glare of the light.
His hair was tousled, his expression irritated.
But Reggie took those things in slowly. She ran the length of the hallway, leaping right into his arms. He held her while her teeth chattered and she gasped out, “Gunfire, downstairs! Didn’t you ...hear it?”
He sighed. With exasperation. “It was a car, Reggie.”
“What?”
“It was a car.” He caught her arm and drew her into the guest room, to the window. From the second floor, she could see the length of the street. Far down the scarcely inhabited street, her neighbors’ teenage son was out with friends, laughing—so it appeared—at the antics of a prized ’57 Chevy.
Reggie exhaled a slow, wavering sigh. She’d been on her toes. She sank to her feet.
She became very aware of Wes, standing silently beside her.MoreLess
He was up, too. Standing just outside his doorway. He had slipped his pants on. His chest was naked, taut, rippling with bronze muscle in the glare of the light.
His hair was tousled, his expression irritated.
But Reggie took those things in slowly. She ran the length of the hallway, leaping right into his arms. He held her while her teeth chattered and she gasped out, “Gunfire, downstairs! Didn’t you ...hear it?”
He sighed. With exasperation. “It was a car, Reggie.”
“What?”
“It was a car.” He caught her arm and drew her into the guest room, to the window. From the second floor, she could see the length of the street. Far down the scarcely inhabited street, her neighbors’ teenage son was out with friends, laughing—so it appeared—at the antics of a prized ’57 Chevy.
Reggie exhaled a slow, wavering sigh. She’d been on her toes. She sank to her feet.
She became very aware of Wes, standing silently beside her.MoreLess
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