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shoulder. "If I know any guy who should be able to get a girlfriend, you're it, buddy." With that, he walked back into his bedroom. I wasn't sure if that was a compliment, especially coming from him.
But I'd like to think it was. It wasn't like I was used to girls making me this antsy and needy before. Then again, there was a first time for everything.
Chapter Thirteen
Morgana
The phone call with Cody hadn't exactly gone the way I'd planned it. I’d only thought to give him a heads up on where I was with the job and plan to get together to further inform him of what I'd learned. Him coming over now was a little much for me, even if some small part of me was somewhat glad. For the first time since Ezra’s passing, I didn't feel quite so lonely.
I forced the thoughts from my head and looked out the large windowpane into the night. My eyesight was better than a human's in this form, but my eyes were at their best when I was a raven. Changing indoors was out of the question, though. My raven freaked out indoors, and even my tight control hadn't been enough the one time we'd tried it. We ended up slamming through a window and ripping ourselves to shreds. Not something I ever wanted to do again. But that had been when I’d already been upset over my parents’ sudden deaths. Emotions had a way of forcing shifters to change, and ripping away their control. Now I tried to stay in the driver's seat when it came to my emotions. I didn't ever want to be that out of it ever again.
I brought my knees up to my chest on the couch and browsed the Internet on my cell phone as I waited. Tiredness made me yawn, and I laid my cheek against my knees. A sudden knock on the door had me flying off the couch to my feet. It seemed like seconds later, but the clock on my phone said differently.
I headed over to the door, brushing my hair out of my face since I hadn't really dolled up in advance of him coming over. I was kicking myself about that a little now. I didn't even have a mirror near the door to see if I had any hair sticking up all cockeyed. Damn.
I pulled open the door to see Cody standing there, a light sheen of perspiration on his forehead. He had a musky and altogether masculine scent that I wanted to sleepily curl up in. "Hello," I said. "I was almost about to call." Lie. More likely, I would've just fallen deeper asleep on my couch.
He raised his eyebrows at me. "Sorry that I woke you. I probably should've called when I got close." He reached toward me, before I knew what he was doing, and tucked a stray strand of hair behind my ear.
It took all my willpower not to lean my face into his hand. "It's okay. I'm awake now." I stepped back to let him inside, and locked the door behind him as he walked by.
He turned to me and smiled. "You sure? Point me in the direction of your coffeemaker, and I'll make us some."
I returned the smile but shook my head. "If you're looking for coffee, you're all out of luck here. I don't drink it. The best I can do is hot tea or Coke."
"No coffee?" He widened his eyes in faux shock. "Wow, I guess I am out of luck. Good thing I'm not a huge fan of it myself. I might’ve had to go back out to get some."
"If that were the case, I'd feel obliged to drive you." I glanced at my cell phone. "But I'm afraid you'd be out of luck, because Woodland Creek Coffeehouse is closed." I smirked at him, enjoying the bantering. It had been quite a while since I'd done that with anyone. To be doing it with him was surprising, but not unpleasantly so. Maybe I was a little harder on him than I should have been. Maybe Kevin was onto something with his advice to move on, and not waste my life on sadness, and memories of a man I'd never see again.
"Guess you're right. I'll go grab each of us a Coke?" I looked at Cody and let the thoughts of Ezra melt away. I let myself just feel for Cody, as crazy as that sounded. Maybe this was all happening for a reason, and I'd be free from all the hurt. Nodding, I smiled at him
But I'd like to think it was. It wasn't like I was used to girls making me this antsy and needy before. Then again, there was a first time for everything.
Chapter Thirteen
Morgana
The phone call with Cody hadn't exactly gone the way I'd planned it. I’d only thought to give him a heads up on where I was with the job and plan to get together to further inform him of what I'd learned. Him coming over now was a little much for me, even if some small part of me was somewhat glad. For the first time since Ezra’s passing, I didn't feel quite so lonely.
I forced the thoughts from my head and looked out the large windowpane into the night. My eyesight was better than a human's in this form, but my eyes were at their best when I was a raven. Changing indoors was out of the question, though. My raven freaked out indoors, and even my tight control hadn't been enough the one time we'd tried it. We ended up slamming through a window and ripping ourselves to shreds. Not something I ever wanted to do again. But that had been when I’d already been upset over my parents’ sudden deaths. Emotions had a way of forcing shifters to change, and ripping away their control. Now I tried to stay in the driver's seat when it came to my emotions. I didn't ever want to be that out of it ever again.
I brought my knees up to my chest on the couch and browsed the Internet on my cell phone as I waited. Tiredness made me yawn, and I laid my cheek against my knees. A sudden knock on the door had me flying off the couch to my feet. It seemed like seconds later, but the clock on my phone said differently.
I headed over to the door, brushing my hair out of my face since I hadn't really dolled up in advance of him coming over. I was kicking myself about that a little now. I didn't even have a mirror near the door to see if I had any hair sticking up all cockeyed. Damn.
I pulled open the door to see Cody standing there, a light sheen of perspiration on his forehead. He had a musky and altogether masculine scent that I wanted to sleepily curl up in. "Hello," I said. "I was almost about to call." Lie. More likely, I would've just fallen deeper asleep on my couch.
He raised his eyebrows at me. "Sorry that I woke you. I probably should've called when I got close." He reached toward me, before I knew what he was doing, and tucked a stray strand of hair behind my ear.
It took all my willpower not to lean my face into his hand. "It's okay. I'm awake now." I stepped back to let him inside, and locked the door behind him as he walked by.
He turned to me and smiled. "You sure? Point me in the direction of your coffeemaker, and I'll make us some."
I returned the smile but shook my head. "If you're looking for coffee, you're all out of luck here. I don't drink it. The best I can do is hot tea or Coke."
"No coffee?" He widened his eyes in faux shock. "Wow, I guess I am out of luck. Good thing I'm not a huge fan of it myself. I might’ve had to go back out to get some."
"If that were the case, I'd feel obliged to drive you." I glanced at my cell phone. "But I'm afraid you'd be out of luck, because Woodland Creek Coffeehouse is closed." I smirked at him, enjoying the bantering. It had been quite a while since I'd done that with anyone. To be doing it with him was surprising, but not unpleasantly so. Maybe I was a little harder on him than I should have been. Maybe Kevin was onto something with his advice to move on, and not waste my life on sadness, and memories of a man I'd never see again.
"Guess you're right. I'll go grab each of us a Coke?" I looked at Cody and let the thoughts of Ezra melt away. I let myself just feel for Cody, as crazy as that sounded. Maybe this was all happening for a reason, and I'd be free from all the hurt. Nodding, I smiled at him
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