Page 61 of Kiss the Dawn
I didn’t have the energy to argue with him about it as well. “I just want to forget it happened.”
He exhaled down the phone. “Come here and stay with me.”
“What?”
“I have the triplets for another day and night while Bella and Dash are away. You should come stay at the house with us.”
The clouds outside parted, and sunshine bathed the kitchen island.
“Yes, I’d love that.”
“We can come pick you up.”
“No, I’ll get a taxi after work.”
“Are you sure?”
“Positive. I can’t wait to see you.”
“Me either.”
A comfortable silence settled between us, and I heard one of the triplets in the background calling for Ordell.
“I’ve got to go,” he said. “But I’ll see you tonight.”
We hung up, and I drained my cold coffee.
Today would be a great day.
Chapter 22
Aday off seemed to have lifted everyone’s spirits a little, and the two cases that walked through the door in the morning kept us busy all day. An assault case involving tulpas and a burglary by suspected half-blood fae. The latter involved a trip to Brimswood, much to Merry’s delight. She was happy to take on the case and headed off to speak to Crush.
She called to tell us that the perpetrator had been located and that Crush would be making retribution to the wronged party, and to let us know that she’d be hanging out at the park for a while and maybe even stopping over, which raised some eyebrows but in a good way.
And then it was time to lock up. I was shutting down the computers when Ordell called.
“Hey, gorgeous,” he said. “Are you sure you don’twant me to come get you? I can load the kids into Betsy and?—”
“I’m fine. Honest. I’ve already booked a taxi. I’ll be with you in an hour.”
“All right, if you’re?—”
“Is she coming?” Aidan called in the background. “We’re having popcorn when you get here.”
“And ice cream,” Ava added.
“I can’t wait!” I called back.
“Ouch,” Ordell said, chuckling. “I’ll pass on the message, and I’ll see you—No, Aaron, put that down.”
The call disconnected, and I went back to shutting down the machines, a smile on my face. But it rang again a moment later, and I answered without checking caller ID.
“Hey, are the kids okay?”
“Kids?” a voice that was not Ordell said.
“Micah?”
