“I’m sure Pyro will help you. Or even my sister. She’d love to help you out with it. I know she could use the distraction.”
I get what Heat’s talking about, and Evelin would definitely enjoy spending time with Carina. With Kinley being gone and nowhere to be found, things haven’t been easy for Heat’s sister. The only one that seems to be able to really put a smile on her face is Fire.
“Your sister’s Evelin, right?” Carina asks, relaxing further into me.
“Yeah, you met her.”
Carina nods and smiles at Heat. “If she doesn’t mind helping me, that would be good. I can’t really drive anywhere right now, and since I won’t be in Shiverborn, I might as well write the article about the area.” She tilts her head back to me and smiles. “You’re right, there’s a lot about this area that could go into the article and on my blog.”
I grin back at her and dip my head, closing the distance to kiss her. It’s the first time I’ve actually kissed her, and damn if it’s all I can do to keep it chaste and not devour her mouth the way I want to. But she’s still healing, and I won’t take the chance of hurting her.
TEN
CARINA
“This is awesome,”Evelin says, her voice filled with excitement as she drives. “I love exploring the area, but this is different. I know I’ve thanked you several times already in the past two weeks, still, I can’t help it. It’s just awesome to be a part of this.”
I laugh and grin over at Evelin. “You’ve thanked me every day, not several, but it’s me that’s thankful to you. I mean, this has been great. I’d forgotten all there is to do in this county. I’ve already gotten so much for the article, and we’re not even near done with it.”
“How long do you typically stay in one area when you’re working?” she asks, flipping the turn signal to turn toward the doctor’s office.
In the past weeks, she and I have explored going everywhere on the Isle of Wight. My favorite was when we were at Windsor Castle Park in Smithfield. It was just so beautiful there. I couldn’t believe how much Carrolton had changed over the years.
When I’m not with Evelin exploring the area, Pyro has been with me. Every evening we’ve spent time together, and I found out that those weeks I didn’t see him, he slept next to me at night, though only for a few short hours. It seems he doesn’t sleep that much, said it was just how he was. His internal clock wakes him four hours after he crashes.
It would suck only to sleep four hours a night. I don’t see how he functions. Then again, I’m not a dragon.
“Typically, I’m in one area for at least a month, sometimes six weeks. I like to make sure I’m thorough when it comes to the information I gather.” I shrug and wait for Evelin to find a parking spot.
“You know, I’ve read your blog. I followed it before I knew you were Inferno’s sister. It’s awesome. Plus, the pictures you take, do you do them all on your phone?”
“Usually, I have a camera I use, but it was broken in the wreck.” It’s the one thing that was damaged besides me and my phone.
“That sucks, but the pictures you’re getting on your new phone are awesome.”
Evelin parks the car, and to my surprise, it’s next to two bikers, one of whom is Pyro.
“Yeah, it does take great pictures. They’ll work for the time being, but I’m going to have to get a new camera eventually. I could do it now, but it’ll eat into my savings,” I tell her and open the passenger door just as Pyro gets to it. “What are you doing here?” My heart flutters at the sight of him and how gorgeous he looks in his cut.
“Came for your appointment,” he answers and helps me out before getting my crutches out of the backseat.
God, I really hope that I won’t need them anymore after today. I hate those things.
“You didn’t have to come. I was fine with Evelin.” Though, I’m really happy he’s here. I’ve liked the fact that he’s here with me. We’ve gotten to know each other in the past two weeks a lot better. I find myself missing him when he’s not around.
But I’ve also enjoyed being around Evelin as well. I’ve learned a lot from her about what it means to be with someone in the club. I can’t say I don’t enjoy being with Francie, but Evelin grew up in the life and knows it better. She’s able to tell me things that Francie couldn’t.
Like with the woman at the clubhouse who the guys callhoras. Club women who stay around to fuck the guys. I don’t really like it, but to each their own. As long as they stay away from Pyro.
It’s stupid of me to think, but I don’t want him with anyone other than me. Granted, we haven’t done anything yet. He’s kissed me, held me while I slept, but there’s been nothing else. No heavy petting or touching. Nothing. It’s been driving me mad. Especially when he’s wearing nothing but a pair of basketball shorts. All that well-toned muscle has my fingers itching to touch, to explore.
“I’ll wait out here for you, Carina,” Evelin calls as Pyro guides me with a hand on my lower back, patiently waiting for me to hobble along on the crutches.
“Okay,” I say loud enough for her to hear without shouting, then look up at Pyro. “I hope I don’t have to wear this thing any longer. Or that I can at least lose the crutches.”
“We’ll see what the doc says,” Pyro grumbles.
I nod and wait for him to get the door. I could have just pushed the button for it to open for me, but he went ahead and opened it.
