I frowned, stepping back, and he laughed.
“Too soon?” he asked.
“Yeah, maybe.” I swallowed. “I’m also not a big hugger.”
He shrugged. “Can’t blame a guy for tryin’. You stay safe, sweetheart.”
Then he was gone. Just sauntered back to his bike and drove off, leaving me standing there, my mouth open in shock.
I had to admit, for all the chaos the Howlers had introduced into my life, they were nothing if not unpredictably charming. I had a feeling tonight was going to be another sleepless one as I wrestled with this new information. Lordy, my resolve was crumbling.
I shook off my surprise and climbed into my car, making my way home. Tonight was dinner with Teddy and I knew it would be an exercise in distraction
Distraction meaning, I had to find something that would keep him from screaming down the building when I told him he couldn’t see Sundance.
It was the same thing every time I visited now and had been since he’d ‘escaped.’ The staff was onto Teddy, so he had nowhere to hide, which I appreciated greatly, but it made my brother antsy.
I changed quickly, then drove over to Meteor House, my encounter with Aero still rolling through my mind. This brought Sundance into focus which made my heart hurt. God, I missed him. But…I didn’t trust him. So, it was a moot point. I just had to learn to live with the hurt.
Walking into the building, I was buzzed back by the evening security guard and zigzagged my way through the halls to the day room.
Where I heard Teddy from down the hallway yelling at the top of his lungs.
Crap!
I quickened my steps and arrived to find Teddy being held by an orderly as he tried to fight his way out.
“What is going on?” I demanded.
“Riot!” he bellowed.
“Okay, Teddy, I’m here.”
“Sunny!”
“He’s been freaking out for about an hour,” the orderly explained. “Sorry, ma’am, I didn’t want him to hurt anyone.”
I nodded. “Teddy, can you calm down now?”
He met my eyes and frowned. “Sunny.”
“I’ll call him, okay?”
Teddy nodded, and the orderly released him. I pulled my phone out and took a deep breath, then pressed the call button for Sundance.
“You okay?” he asked, and my resolve crumbled a little more. He was worried about me and I liked that.
“Yes. Teddy’s having a hard time, however.”
“Right. Put him on the phone,” he said.
I handed my brother the phone and he grinned wide. “Hi, Sunny.”
I waited while Teddy chatted with Sundance, taking the phone back only when Teddy gave it to me. “Hi,” I said.
“Hey, baby. You wanna bring him to the club?”
“Now?”
