I hopped down from the stool. “I wasleaving.”
Cole’s blue-gray eyes zipped to August. “Don’t leave on myaccount.”
“I’m not.” I smiled at both of them. “Matt made me run two hours this morning, so it’s a miracle I even made itout.”
“I heard about your little half-marathon. Apparently I’ll be joining you two on Saturday. Matty’s on my case about getting in better shape.” Cole was already in amazing shape, so I wasn’t sure how running could betterit.
Werewolves had a couple advantages over humans—one of those being our metabolisms. Once the shifting process slowed though, around forty, shifter bodies didn’t burn off calories as quickly, but even then, most remained in athleticform.
“I could use a run, too,” August said. “If you don’t mind the addedcompany.”
“Gosh, I’d love the added company. Especially Matt. After the third mile, I pretty much turn mute, whereas he can talk the whole waythrough.”
Cole chuckled. “Sounds like Matty. Don’t you know his fullname?”
I cocked aneyebrow.
“Matty-the-Motormouth-Rogers.”
I smiled. “I’m sure he loves that. Anyway, see you guys on Saturday.” I went back to my table to grab my stuff. “I’m gonna headhome.”
“So soon?” Lucas asked. “The evening’syoung.”
“If I’m expected at the gym tomorrow morning, I need to get myself to bed.” I rooted around my bag for my wallet. “Am I expected tomorrowmorning?”
His expression sobered. “I’ll textyou.”
“Okay.” I plucked out two twenties and put them on the table. “If I owe anymore, just tell me in themorning.”
“Sure thing,Clark.”
“It was nice seeing you, Amanda. And I guess we’re going to be hanging out a lot more come Monday,huh?”
She bobbed her head, which she’d nestled in the crook of Matt’s arms, and shot me a disarmingly nice smile. “Yep.”
“What’s happening on Monday?” Sienna asked in that silken voice ofhers.
“Ness is startingUCB.”
“Ooh, that’s fantastic! You’re going to love it.” She smiled, and again, I wonderedwhy?“I’ll try to meet up with you two at lunch if we break at the same period. Can’t believe I’m graduating in nine months. It went by sofast.”
As she discussed the passage of time with Amanda, my mind stuck to the nine monthspart.
In nine months, she’d graduate and Tamara would have ababy.
I was so lost in thought that I bumped into someone by the entrance of thebar.
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“Well if itisn’t my favorite Boulderbitch.”
I glared at Justin, my knee itching to make contact with his crotch. “Get out of my way,Justin.”
He grinned, nice and wide, putting all of his teeth on display. He looked like he had an abnormal amount of them, or maybe they were just all bigger thannormal.
“Or what? You’ll call all those boyfriends of yours to therescue?”
“Do you have the shortest memory in the history ofshifterkind, or are you missing a braincompletely?”
