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watching Netflix with headphones on, or better yet, reading in his room. But I'd have another two years to work on my selective hearing.
The phone buzzed out a steady tone, and I pushed out of bed, not wanting to get my hopes up again. A smile slid across my lips as I saw Morgana's number on the screen. It was her. I hadn't pissed her off as badly as I’d feared. Or, well, I'm pretty sure I had, but at least she was over it enough to talk with me about the job.
I sat on my bed and answered the phone. "Hey," I said.
"Hi Cody. I've been doing some digging with the information you provided, and I have some news. If you'd like to come by my place tomorrow, I'd be happy to brief you on what I've learned." Her tone was pleasant but professional.
"Great." I forced my voice to sound equally neutral, but my chest tightened, and I clenched my hand into a fist, trying not to feel the pang of rejection. She'd told me before that she wanted to keep things between us strictly business while I was her client. Probably even after, since she had hang-ups about getting into another relationship.
"Actually, it's not great. I'd like to see you tonight." My words came out quickly, prompted by a need to convince her that I was serious about this thing we might or might not have. I didn't want her just to investigate my family's lost talisman. My feelings for her went beyond that.
I forced my hands to loosen on the phone, or else I'd have to explain to my carrier how I’d managed to crush yet another one. That probably wouldn't bode well for my wallet. They hadn't really believed my explanation last time, and I think they'd made some kind of note in their system about fraud.
Morgana remained quiet for a long moment. I almost thought she'd hung up on me, and I quickly glanced at the phone to make sure the line was still connected. "I'm not sure that's such a great idea. Like I mentioned earlier, I'm just not good for relationships. But..." She sighed, and I heard the tiredness in her tone. "But I do like you. I honestly do."
The words sang in my chest. I couldn't have been happier to hear that. However, I still needed her to let herself go out on the limb and give me a chance. I wasn't like those guys she'd had in her past. At least I'm pretty sure she'd never dated a coyote before. The only problem with that was how I'd tell her. I couldn't be sure that she wasn't a human, and I'd grown up learning from my family to not spill details to others that could come back to bite me in the ass.
"Give me a chance then," I said. "Let me prove to you that you’re worthy of a new relationship, even if it's just a slow and steady thing." The television in the living room switched off, and the sound of my roommate retreating to his bedroom nearly made me sigh in relief. Even if I couldn't go see her, I still had a chance of getting a good night’s sleep. Maybe.
"Fine. Come over for a little bit. I might as well tell you all that I've been learning. But you shouldn't stay for long since I'm pretty tired. It's been a long day." She hung up the phone.
I threw on my clothes and grabbed a small duffel to carry them with me after I shifted. The trek to her place would take forever in my human form, but my coyote was swift and agile.
My roommate peeked his head out of his room as I entered the common area and waved a twenty at me. "Grab some more soda while you're out? You can keep the change." His family was rich, so he liked flashing money for other people to do his errands. But most of the time, I didn't mind. It put a little spending cash in my pockets.
"Sure. I don't know when I'll be back tonight, so don't wait up." I nodded to him and started to the door.
"I didn't know you had a girlfriend." He walked a little closer, chuckling with mischief. I raised an eyebrow at him, and he pointed at the duffel bag.
Yeah, I guess it did look like that. "Maybe. We're not really sure what it is yet."
"Go get 'em, tiger." He playfully punched me on the
The phone buzzed out a steady tone, and I pushed out of bed, not wanting to get my hopes up again. A smile slid across my lips as I saw Morgana's number on the screen. It was her. I hadn't pissed her off as badly as I’d feared. Or, well, I'm pretty sure I had, but at least she was over it enough to talk with me about the job.
I sat on my bed and answered the phone. "Hey," I said.
"Hi Cody. I've been doing some digging with the information you provided, and I have some news. If you'd like to come by my place tomorrow, I'd be happy to brief you on what I've learned." Her tone was pleasant but professional.
"Great." I forced my voice to sound equally neutral, but my chest tightened, and I clenched my hand into a fist, trying not to feel the pang of rejection. She'd told me before that she wanted to keep things between us strictly business while I was her client. Probably even after, since she had hang-ups about getting into another relationship.
"Actually, it's not great. I'd like to see you tonight." My words came out quickly, prompted by a need to convince her that I was serious about this thing we might or might not have. I didn't want her just to investigate my family's lost talisman. My feelings for her went beyond that.
I forced my hands to loosen on the phone, or else I'd have to explain to my carrier how I’d managed to crush yet another one. That probably wouldn't bode well for my wallet. They hadn't really believed my explanation last time, and I think they'd made some kind of note in their system about fraud.
Morgana remained quiet for a long moment. I almost thought she'd hung up on me, and I quickly glanced at the phone to make sure the line was still connected. "I'm not sure that's such a great idea. Like I mentioned earlier, I'm just not good for relationships. But..." She sighed, and I heard the tiredness in her tone. "But I do like you. I honestly do."
The words sang in my chest. I couldn't have been happier to hear that. However, I still needed her to let herself go out on the limb and give me a chance. I wasn't like those guys she'd had in her past. At least I'm pretty sure she'd never dated a coyote before. The only problem with that was how I'd tell her. I couldn't be sure that she wasn't a human, and I'd grown up learning from my family to not spill details to others that could come back to bite me in the ass.
"Give me a chance then," I said. "Let me prove to you that you’re worthy of a new relationship, even if it's just a slow and steady thing." The television in the living room switched off, and the sound of my roommate retreating to his bedroom nearly made me sigh in relief. Even if I couldn't go see her, I still had a chance of getting a good night’s sleep. Maybe.
"Fine. Come over for a little bit. I might as well tell you all that I've been learning. But you shouldn't stay for long since I'm pretty tired. It's been a long day." She hung up the phone.
I threw on my clothes and grabbed a small duffel to carry them with me after I shifted. The trek to her place would take forever in my human form, but my coyote was swift and agile.
My roommate peeked his head out of his room as I entered the common area and waved a twenty at me. "Grab some more soda while you're out? You can keep the change." His family was rich, so he liked flashing money for other people to do his errands. But most of the time, I didn't mind. It put a little spending cash in my pockets.
"Sure. I don't know when I'll be back tonight, so don't wait up." I nodded to him and started to the door.
"I didn't know you had a girlfriend." He walked a little closer, chuckling with mischief. I raised an eyebrow at him, and he pointed at the duffel bag.
Yeah, I guess it did look like that. "Maybe. We're not really sure what it is yet."
"Go get 'em, tiger." He playfully punched me on the
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