Page 125 of Stone Seduction

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“Keep your nose out of our business!” Rory bellowed at me. “Out! Out! Out!”

Veins pulsed in his temples, his eyes bulging.

“Rory!” his wife cried. “Please!”

“Out! Out! Out!”

Rory’s head exploded.

THIRTY-TWO

Luke

Bacon baps with hashbrowns and a fried egg.

Salted caramel lattes with whipped cream.

Three salmon bagels and an orange juice for Maren.

Wow. What a scrummy breakfast feast. Those baps were almost the size of my face, loaded generously.

The best way to start the day.

I leaned back in my chair. “So good.”

Tom patted his stomach. “The best.”

“Agreed, my human friends.” Maren dabbed her lips with a napkin.

Okay. Time to lightly grill Tom. “So, tell us about pizza with Dane.”

To my surprise, he didn’t blush. “We ate. We talked. He stayed over.”

Interesting. “Is this his first sleepover?”

He smirked. “I’m saying nothing.”

Maren and I looked at each other. She tittered, giving her scarlet hair a gentle flick.

“Not even a teensie bit?” I pressed.

“What’s to tell?”

I cocked a severe eyebrow at him. “Seriously?”

He shrugged. “He’s just a friend.”

“Friends are good. But I’m thinking there may be a few benefits sprinkled over this friendship.”

He chuckled. “Nice.”

Maren leaned over the table. “Friends also pick up on twitches in other friend’s faces.” She waggled a finger. “I see. I wonder.”

I honked a laugh. “God, that sounded super dramatic.”

“It’s a fact,” she countered.

Tom held his own, only a faint tinge of crimson blooming in those cheeks. “I’ll tell you more if there is more.”

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