“Why do you think the prospect of someone confiding in me holds even the slightest appeal for me?”
She smiled. “You want to know where I’m heading, don’t you?”
Lucas didn’t reply, but that was okay. He might believe he wasn’t sharing his emotions, but Anna still felt some were reaching her.
“The bottom line is, sometimes sharing your feelings is a relief,” she noted with satisfaction.
“Oh yeah? Where are you going, Anna?”
Wow, that was mean. “I saidsometimes, okay?”
He chuckled softly. “Aha.”
She sighed, but the smile remained on her face. “Should I let you out now, Lucas?”
“I’m coming with you.”
Surprised, she turned her head. “You don’t know where I’m going.”
“You seem nervous.”
“I am nervous.”
“I’m coming with you.”
“But…”
He raised an eyebrow. “You’re physically incapable of throwing me out of this car, Anna.”
She snorted. “You can’t go in, Lucas!”
“Okay.”
“I mean it.”
“Sure.”
“Good.”
“Yes.”
Chapter Seventeen
Seventeenth encounter
“What do you do when you’re not feeling well, Lucas?” she whispered, tracing circles on his bare chest. She immortalized herself on his skin with each touch, leaving her imprint beneath it.
“Nothing.”
“You don’t do anything?”
“I wait until it’s over.”
“What do you do when you get impatient?”
He hesitated, stroking her soft hair that tickled his chin. “I’m with you right now, aren’t I?”
Lucas followed Anna into the BBQ joint and looked around. Animal heads hung on the walls, the smell of scorched meat filled the air, and tinny country music blared from two speakers on the wood-paneled walls.
