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tighter to his face. “Your eyes don’t look right.”
She blinked several times. “I’m…I’m fine…just don’t like the smell of old meat.”
“You banged your head hard on the metal pole over there.”
“What? No, I didn’t.”
He snorted.
“I didn’t.”
“I’m not going to argue with you.” He set her down. “The human, Chad, is staying at a place that offers rooms to rent.”
“A motel?” Julia felt the back of her head. It did ache, now that he mentioned the hit. She wanted a soak in a hot bath followed by some sleep. Chad wouldn’t be heading to the museum until around eleven the next morning. “Where was this place the human went?” She gave up trying to convince Aza the “human” label wasn’t necessary. After all she was dead, so what did that make her? A large part of her still didn’t understand how she could be walking around with people being able to see her if she had actually died. A vein in her forehead throbbed.
Julia and the demon walked a few more blocks until they reached a hotel. He stepped into the fancy place.
“Are you kidding me? He’s staying here ?” She looked around; she’d never been inside the hotel before. It looked expensive. The registration counter was made of dark granite.
A woman dressed in a camel colored blazer smiled as they approached the desk. “May I help you?”
“Yeah, how much for the night?” Julia asked leaning most of her weight on the counter. Julia didn’t return her smile.
“Two fifty-five.”
“I’m sorry, I said one night.”
“Yes, that is for one night. It includes a complimentary breakfast,” the woman said as if that made up for the outrageous rate.
How could Chad afford this?
Julia glanced at Aza. “Are you sure this is the place?” He nodded. “All right,” she said to the woman, “we’d like a room with double beds.”
“We only have a queen room available tonight.”
Julia inhaled a deep breath and let it out. “All right, that’s fine.”
After she received the room cards, they stood by the bank of elevators. She pushed the “Up” button. Aza paced the runner in front of her. “Can you not do that right now? And before you ask me what, I mean the constant pacing.”
He stopped and looked at his feet.
“You didn’t even know you were doing it, did you?” The elevator dinged and opened.
He followed her into the lift. The elevator lurched before moving upward. Aza grabbed the railing. While crouched, his eyes went from the floor to the ceiling.
The inside was completely covered in polished brass that had a mirror effect. Julia stood in front of the doors. Aza stared downward. From her position she could see his reflection.
What is he looking at?
She took a step backward and to the left then back to her original spot. His eyes followed as she moved. Julia smirked. “Are you staring at my ass?”
He averted his eyes. “No.”
She grinned. “Wouldn’t have pegged you as a butt man.”
“Butt…man? I don’t know what you mean.”
“Yes you do. It’s all right.” The idea he was checking her out thrilled her. She pictured how he looked naked. She blew out a deep breath. The temperature inside the confined elevator rose to about a hundred and fifty degrees. The car stopped and she stood on the balls of her feet waiting for the doors to slide open.
Julia strode into the hallway. A sign told her the room was down the hallway to the right. She didn’t glance back to see if Aza had followed; she could feel his presence and the heat of his body.
The key card wouldn’t cooperate. She missed the slot several times before managing to stick the plastic in and open the door.
Holy crap.
The room was fabulous. A queen-sized bed with a cream bedspread sat up against the wall in the middle of the room. The plasma TV spanned the entire length of the dresser. She opened the cabinet and found a minibar under the TV.
Aza closed himself inside the bathroom. She glared at the back of the door
She blinked several times. “I’m…I’m fine…just don’t like the smell of old meat.”
“You banged your head hard on the metal pole over there.”
“What? No, I didn’t.”
He snorted.
“I didn’t.”
“I’m not going to argue with you.” He set her down. “The human, Chad, is staying at a place that offers rooms to rent.”
“A motel?” Julia felt the back of her head. It did ache, now that he mentioned the hit. She wanted a soak in a hot bath followed by some sleep. Chad wouldn’t be heading to the museum until around eleven the next morning. “Where was this place the human went?” She gave up trying to convince Aza the “human” label wasn’t necessary. After all she was dead, so what did that make her? A large part of her still didn’t understand how she could be walking around with people being able to see her if she had actually died. A vein in her forehead throbbed.
Julia and the demon walked a few more blocks until they reached a hotel. He stepped into the fancy place.
“Are you kidding me? He’s staying here ?” She looked around; she’d never been inside the hotel before. It looked expensive. The registration counter was made of dark granite.
A woman dressed in a camel colored blazer smiled as they approached the desk. “May I help you?”
“Yeah, how much for the night?” Julia asked leaning most of her weight on the counter. Julia didn’t return her smile.
“Two fifty-five.”
“I’m sorry, I said one night.”
“Yes, that is for one night. It includes a complimentary breakfast,” the woman said as if that made up for the outrageous rate.
How could Chad afford this?
Julia glanced at Aza. “Are you sure this is the place?” He nodded. “All right,” she said to the woman, “we’d like a room with double beds.”
“We only have a queen room available tonight.”
Julia inhaled a deep breath and let it out. “All right, that’s fine.”
After she received the room cards, they stood by the bank of elevators. She pushed the “Up” button. Aza paced the runner in front of her. “Can you not do that right now? And before you ask me what, I mean the constant pacing.”
He stopped and looked at his feet.
“You didn’t even know you were doing it, did you?” The elevator dinged and opened.
He followed her into the lift. The elevator lurched before moving upward. Aza grabbed the railing. While crouched, his eyes went from the floor to the ceiling.
The inside was completely covered in polished brass that had a mirror effect. Julia stood in front of the doors. Aza stared downward. From her position she could see his reflection.
What is he looking at?
She took a step backward and to the left then back to her original spot. His eyes followed as she moved. Julia smirked. “Are you staring at my ass?”
He averted his eyes. “No.”
She grinned. “Wouldn’t have pegged you as a butt man.”
“Butt…man? I don’t know what you mean.”
“Yes you do. It’s all right.” The idea he was checking her out thrilled her. She pictured how he looked naked. She blew out a deep breath. The temperature inside the confined elevator rose to about a hundred and fifty degrees. The car stopped and she stood on the balls of her feet waiting for the doors to slide open.
Julia strode into the hallway. A sign told her the room was down the hallway to the right. She didn’t glance back to see if Aza had followed; she could feel his presence and the heat of his body.
The key card wouldn’t cooperate. She missed the slot several times before managing to stick the plastic in and open the door.
Holy crap.
The room was fabulous. A queen-sized bed with a cream bedspread sat up against the wall in the middle of the room. The plasma TV spanned the entire length of the dresser. She opened the cabinet and found a minibar under the TV.
Aza closed himself inside the bathroom. She glared at the back of the door
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