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Gideon shushed her with a look.
After they left the store, he stuffed a handful of greenbacks into her new purse. “Mad money,” he muttered. “Just in case. So, what are you in the mood for?”
“A steak and fries.”
“I like a woman who knows what she wants,” Gideon said, grinning.
Twenty minutes later, she was sitting across from Gideon in a swanky steakhouse.
“I think we’re a little underdressed,” Kay remarked, glancing around. Most of the men wore suits or sports jackets, the majority of the women wore dresses and heels.
“Are you kidding? Your boots probably cost more than most of the dresses these women are wearing.”
She couldn’t argue with that.
When the waitress came, Kay ordered the biggest steak the place had to offer—rare, please—fries, and a glass of iced tea. Gideon ordered a glass of dry red wine.
“Do you ever miss eating?” Kay asked when the waitress left to turn in their order.
“Not anymore.” He leaned back, one arm draped over the back of the booth. “So, what are you gonna do now?”
“I don’t know. Go home, I guess.”
“Where’s home?”
“Custer, South Dakota.”
“Are you serious? What the hell are you doing there?” He shook his head, and then laughed. “Couldn’t you find a smaller town?”
She looked at him as if he wasn’t too bright. “I like it because it is a small town. Not a lot of people. And it’s close to the Black Hills.”
“Ah. Lots of game and plenty of wide-open spaces.”
“You’ve been there?”
“Honey, I’ve been everywhere.”
Of course he had, she thought. “So, where are we now?”
“Phoenix.”
“Phoenix!” How did she get so far from home? “What are we doing here?”
“I maintain a couple of residences around the country. This one was the closest to Verah’s place.”
Kay considered that a moment. “So, where does the witch live?”
“Some little no-name town in New Mexico.”
“New Mexico!” Kay exclaimed. She knew she had been drugged when she went nightclubbing with Wanda, but she’d had no idea her kidnapper had taken her so far away from home.
Gideon leaned forward, his arms crossed on the table. “I don’t think I thanked you for getting me out of that hellhole.”
“My pleasure. So, what are you going to do now?”
“Stay away from witches,” he answered with a wry grin.
“Me, too.” She spread her napkin in her lap, her expression thoughtful. “My boss must be wondering where I am. I’ve never missed a day without calling in. Which reminds me, I’m going to have to get a new cell phone. Wanda’s probably worried sick, and angry because I haven’t shown up at work.”
“What kind of work do you do?”
“I’m a veterinary assistant and part-time receptionist.”
“Makes sense. Who better to work with the fanged and furry than a werewolf?”
“Very funny.” Kay sat back when the waitress arrived with their order. It took all her self-control to keep from pouncing on the thick slice of prime rib.
“You sure that’s dead?” Gideon asked, gesturing at her steak. “Wouldn’t surprise me if it got up and walked away.”
Kay stuck her tongue out at him.
Smiling, Gideon sipped his wine.
In no time at all, she had devoured the steak and fries.
“Do you want another one?” he asked, wondering where she had put that enormous slab of meat. To look at her, you’d think she hardly ate at all.
“I was hungry,” she replied defensively. “After all, I haven’t had a decent meal in days.”
“I know. So, do you want another one?”
When she nodded, Gideon waved the waitress over.
“Yes, sir,” she said. “What can I get for you?”
“I’d like another glass of wine,” he said. “And another steak for the lady.” He grinned at the astonished expression on the waitress’s face as she jotted it down.
“Right away, sir,” she said, and hurried away.
“She must think I’m a … a … I don’t know what,” Kay muttered.
“The way she took
After they left the store, he stuffed a handful of greenbacks into her new purse. “Mad money,” he muttered. “Just in case. So, what are you in the mood for?”
“A steak and fries.”
“I like a woman who knows what she wants,” Gideon said, grinning.
Twenty minutes later, she was sitting across from Gideon in a swanky steakhouse.
“I think we’re a little underdressed,” Kay remarked, glancing around. Most of the men wore suits or sports jackets, the majority of the women wore dresses and heels.
“Are you kidding? Your boots probably cost more than most of the dresses these women are wearing.”
She couldn’t argue with that.
When the waitress came, Kay ordered the biggest steak the place had to offer—rare, please—fries, and a glass of iced tea. Gideon ordered a glass of dry red wine.
“Do you ever miss eating?” Kay asked when the waitress left to turn in their order.
“Not anymore.” He leaned back, one arm draped over the back of the booth. “So, what are you gonna do now?”
“I don’t know. Go home, I guess.”
“Where’s home?”
“Custer, South Dakota.”
“Are you serious? What the hell are you doing there?” He shook his head, and then laughed. “Couldn’t you find a smaller town?”
She looked at him as if he wasn’t too bright. “I like it because it is a small town. Not a lot of people. And it’s close to the Black Hills.”
“Ah. Lots of game and plenty of wide-open spaces.”
“You’ve been there?”
“Honey, I’ve been everywhere.”
Of course he had, she thought. “So, where are we now?”
“Phoenix.”
“Phoenix!” How did she get so far from home? “What are we doing here?”
“I maintain a couple of residences around the country. This one was the closest to Verah’s place.”
Kay considered that a moment. “So, where does the witch live?”
“Some little no-name town in New Mexico.”
“New Mexico!” Kay exclaimed. She knew she had been drugged when she went nightclubbing with Wanda, but she’d had no idea her kidnapper had taken her so far away from home.
Gideon leaned forward, his arms crossed on the table. “I don’t think I thanked you for getting me out of that hellhole.”
“My pleasure. So, what are you going to do now?”
“Stay away from witches,” he answered with a wry grin.
“Me, too.” She spread her napkin in her lap, her expression thoughtful. “My boss must be wondering where I am. I’ve never missed a day without calling in. Which reminds me, I’m going to have to get a new cell phone. Wanda’s probably worried sick, and angry because I haven’t shown up at work.”
“What kind of work do you do?”
“I’m a veterinary assistant and part-time receptionist.”
“Makes sense. Who better to work with the fanged and furry than a werewolf?”
“Very funny.” Kay sat back when the waitress arrived with their order. It took all her self-control to keep from pouncing on the thick slice of prime rib.
“You sure that’s dead?” Gideon asked, gesturing at her steak. “Wouldn’t surprise me if it got up and walked away.”
Kay stuck her tongue out at him.
Smiling, Gideon sipped his wine.
In no time at all, she had devoured the steak and fries.
“Do you want another one?” he asked, wondering where she had put that enormous slab of meat. To look at her, you’d think she hardly ate at all.
“I was hungry,” she replied defensively. “After all, I haven’t had a decent meal in days.”
“I know. So, do you want another one?”
When she nodded, Gideon waved the waitress over.
“Yes, sir,” she said. “What can I get for you?”
“I’d like another glass of wine,” he said. “And another steak for the lady.” He grinned at the astonished expression on the waitress’s face as she jotted it down.
“Right away, sir,” she said, and hurried away.
“She must think I’m a … a … I don’t know what,” Kay muttered.
“The way she took
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