attacked.”
“Attacked how?” Shari interrupted. “Were you mugged?”
Lucy ignored her and plowed ahead. “Solomon and his brother,
Greyson, saved us. I almost died.” She eyed the women clustered around her,
watching as their faces changed when they realized the implications of her
statement. “It was really horrible.” She frowned at Shari. “It wasn’t a
mugging.”
“Wait,” Kathy said, holding up her hand. “Your best friend is Eva
Dark?”
Lucy nodded.
Shari’s eyes widened. “I remember the press conference. They
talked about a Spider attack. Aliens.”
“That’s the one.” Lucy swallowed, pushing down memories of that
horrible day.
“The Spider infestation was your accident?” Melinda asked,
frowning.
“That was the second time they attacked us. The first time, Eva
was able to keep them off of us. The second time, the Spiders burst in through
the windows of her house. One landed on my arm.” She shuddered. “It hurt. A
lot.”
“Oh my God, Lucy,” Shari said, no longer smiling. “That’s why
you’re always rubbing your arm.”
Lucy licked her lips and nodded. “I was injured. Solomon saved me.
That’s all there is to it.” She hoped they let it drop. She had no desire to go
into detail about her injury.
Shari and the others stared at her. Lucy fought to sit still when
what she really wanted to do was get the hell out of there. She wanted to go
home and huddle under her blankets with a giant tub of chocolate ice cream. Why
did Solomon take off so fast after he kissed me? she wondered. Was I
horrible at it? He didn’t even give me a chance.
“Except now he’s back and he kissed you,” Shari finally said.
Lucy glanced out the window. The parking lot outside the building
was empty. Peaceful. The last patient must have left while she was occupied
with Solomon. “I have no idea why he did that.”
“He feels something for you,” Melinda said quietly. “I could see
it in the way he touched your face.” She nodded firmly. “No sense in denying
it.”
Lucy stood up. “It doesn’t matter.”
“Are you kidding me?” Shari protested. “He’s a Sentry.”
Lucy remembered when she would’ve been just as excited as Shari
over the idea of a Sentry paying attention to her, but then she remembered what
it felt like to have a Spider burrow into her arm. Being a Sentry wasn’t all
power and glamor. It was difficult and lonely. Their duty to protect was more
important than anything else. She knew that, now. She stepped past Shari and
pulled her lunch leftovers out of the fridge. “No, I’m not kidding. I’m going
home.” She clutched the food bag and straightened up. “I’m tired.”
“You should call him,” Kathy said.
Lucy laughed. “It’s not like I have his cell phone number.
Besides, if he really wants to see me, he can call me.” She smiled, trying to
imagine calling him up on the phone. You have his number in your call
history, a little voice reminded her. She shook her head. “I’ll be okay,”
she said, then froze as the front door to the office opened. Speak of the
devil, she thought when Solomon stepped inside.
Shari followed her gaze. “He’s back.” She grinned at Lucy. “I
guess he wants to see you.”
“Dammit,” Lucy muttered under her breath.
“Go get him, girl,” Melinda urged her.
Lucy glared at the women. They all grinned at her as if her life
were the juiciest soap opera they’d ever seen. This whole situation was
humiliating. She watched Solomon stride across the patient waiting room. His
dark hair was mussed. It only made him look even more attractive.
“Lucy, I’ve come to take you home,” he said, eyes only for her.
Lucy glanced at her co-workers. Shari looked like she was going to
explode from the effort of not speaking. “I can get home on my own,” she told
Solomon.
He nodded. “I know you can, but I wanted to talk to you.”
“We have nothing to say to each other,” Lucy replied, jamming her
leftovers into
“Attacked how?” Shari interrupted. “Were you mugged?”
Lucy ignored her and plowed ahead. “Solomon and his brother,
Greyson, saved us. I almost died.” She eyed the women clustered around her,
watching as their faces changed when they realized the implications of her
statement. “It was really horrible.” She frowned at Shari. “It wasn’t a
mugging.”
“Wait,” Kathy said, holding up her hand. “Your best friend is Eva
Dark?”
Lucy nodded.
Shari’s eyes widened. “I remember the press conference. They
talked about a Spider attack. Aliens.”
“That’s the one.” Lucy swallowed, pushing down memories of that
horrible day.
“The Spider infestation was your accident?” Melinda asked,
frowning.
“That was the second time they attacked us. The first time, Eva
was able to keep them off of us. The second time, the Spiders burst in through
the windows of her house. One landed on my arm.” She shuddered. “It hurt. A
lot.”
“Oh my God, Lucy,” Shari said, no longer smiling. “That’s why
you’re always rubbing your arm.”
Lucy licked her lips and nodded. “I was injured. Solomon saved me.
That’s all there is to it.” She hoped they let it drop. She had no desire to go
into detail about her injury.
Shari and the others stared at her. Lucy fought to sit still when
what she really wanted to do was get the hell out of there. She wanted to go
home and huddle under her blankets with a giant tub of chocolate ice cream. Why
did Solomon take off so fast after he kissed me? she wondered. Was I
horrible at it? He didn’t even give me a chance.
“Except now he’s back and he kissed you,” Shari finally said.
Lucy glanced out the window. The parking lot outside the building
was empty. Peaceful. The last patient must have left while she was occupied
with Solomon. “I have no idea why he did that.”
“He feels something for you,” Melinda said quietly. “I could see
it in the way he touched your face.” She nodded firmly. “No sense in denying
it.”
Lucy stood up. “It doesn’t matter.”
“Are you kidding me?” Shari protested. “He’s a Sentry.”
Lucy remembered when she would’ve been just as excited as Shari
over the idea of a Sentry paying attention to her, but then she remembered what
it felt like to have a Spider burrow into her arm. Being a Sentry wasn’t all
power and glamor. It was difficult and lonely. Their duty to protect was more
important than anything else. She knew that, now. She stepped past Shari and
pulled her lunch leftovers out of the fridge. “No, I’m not kidding. I’m going
home.” She clutched the food bag and straightened up. “I’m tired.”
“You should call him,” Kathy said.
Lucy laughed. “It’s not like I have his cell phone number.
Besides, if he really wants to see me, he can call me.” She smiled, trying to
imagine calling him up on the phone. You have his number in your call
history, a little voice reminded her. She shook her head. “I’ll be okay,”
she said, then froze as the front door to the office opened. Speak of the
devil, she thought when Solomon stepped inside.
Shari followed her gaze. “He’s back.” She grinned at Lucy. “I
guess he wants to see you.”
“Dammit,” Lucy muttered under her breath.
“Go get him, girl,” Melinda urged her.
Lucy glared at the women. They all grinned at her as if her life
were the juiciest soap opera they’d ever seen. This whole situation was
humiliating. She watched Solomon stride across the patient waiting room. His
dark hair was mussed. It only made him look even more attractive.
“Lucy, I’ve come to take you home,” he said, eyes only for her.
Lucy glanced at her co-workers. Shari looked like she was going to
explode from the effort of not speaking. “I can get home on my own,” she told
Solomon.
He nodded. “I know you can, but I wanted to talk to you.”
“We have nothing to say to each other,” Lucy replied, jamming her
leftovers into
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