“Hey, Andre?”
“Hm?”
“Can I ask you a personal question?”
Andre popped the tape he was holding into his VCR and grinned at Sam. “You can ask. Doesn’t mean I’ll answer.”
Sam laughed. “Fair enough.”
“So what’d you want to know?” Andre swiveled his chair to face Sam.
“You and Amy have been together a while.” “Yeah.”
“And you love each other, right?”
“Sure do.”
“Well, how’d you know? I mean, did you know right away that she was the one for you, or did it take a while?”
Andre smiled, dark eyes shining. “Why? You got a girl you’re wondering about?”
“Something like that.” Sam felt his face flame with embarrassment, but he held Andre’s gaze.
“It wasn’t love at first sight, if that’s what you mean. I don’t believe in that. But I knew there was something special about her the minute I met her. I think we both knew right from the start that we were headed for something long-term, even if we didn’t know exactly what it was.”
Sam nodded, his heart sinking. He didn’t want to have those sorts of feelings for Bo, but he was very afraid he did. “Okay. Thanks.”
Andre gave him a narrow look. “You don’t look too happy.”
“Let’s just say that the person I might have feelings for isn’t someone that I should be feeling that way about.” Sam let out a frustrated sigh. “Let’s get to work, huh?”
To his relief, Andre didn’t push the issue. “Sure. Which tape you got?”
“Barn.”
“Okay. I have the washhouse.” Andre flashed a grin as he started his tape. “Here we go!”
Sam laughed in spite of his stormy mood, started the barn tape and settled back to watch.
The morning dragged by. Sam had a hard time keeping his attention on what he was doing. His mind kept running in endless circles, replaying that one electric kiss over and over again. The satin softness of Bo’s lips, the slick warmth of his tongue against Sam’s. He wanted that kiss again so badly it hurt.
The hell of it was, he knew Bo wanted it too but wouldn’t allow either of them to have it.
When the tape came to an end, Sam shut it off with a sense of relief. He yawned and stretched. “Well, that was a waste of time.”
Andre glanced over at him. “Nothing, huh?”
“Not a damn thing. Just you and Amy talking.”
“Hey, that’s enough entertainment for anybody.”
“Andre, you and Amy are great people, but take my advice and keep your day jobs.”
Andre roared with laughter. “Smart ass. Bet your movie’s not any better.”
“Probably not.” Sam gestured toward Andre’s tape, which had just stopped. “Did you find anything on that one?”
“Nope. Lots of Cecile pretending to talk to ghosts, lots of David ragging on her and her getting mad at him, but nothing unusual.”
“Shame. I was kind of hoping we’d find something.”
“You and me both.”
Sam took the barn tape out of the VCR and started rummaging through the bag for the nursery tape from the day before. “Wonder what was up with David and Cecile this morning?”
“Hell, after last night, I’m not surprised.”
“Last night?” Sam frowned, trying to recall anything other than Bo. He had a vague recollection of David and Cecile sitting together talking, but that was all. “What happened?”
Andre gave him a strange look. “You mean you didn’t notice?”
“Guess not. What, did they get friendly?”
“You could say that. Cecile was pretty cool after she pulled that giant stick out of her ass. Smart and funny. David started getting that look in his eye, they got to talking and eventually they left together.”
Sam raised his eyebrows. “Really?”
“Yep. I can’t believe you didn’t notice.”
Sam pretended to fiddle with the video equipment in order to hide his blush. “Bo and I were busy talking shop. I got pretty caught up in it.”
Andre chuckled. “Bo does the same damn thing. When he gets in a conversation about a subject he’s interested in, a herd of elephants could march through the room
“Hm?”
“Can I ask you a personal question?”
Andre popped the tape he was holding into his VCR and grinned at Sam. “You can ask. Doesn’t mean I’ll answer.”
Sam laughed. “Fair enough.”
“So what’d you want to know?” Andre swiveled his chair to face Sam.
“You and Amy have been together a while.” “Yeah.”
“And you love each other, right?”
“Sure do.”
“Well, how’d you know? I mean, did you know right away that she was the one for you, or did it take a while?”
Andre smiled, dark eyes shining. “Why? You got a girl you’re wondering about?”
“Something like that.” Sam felt his face flame with embarrassment, but he held Andre’s gaze.
“It wasn’t love at first sight, if that’s what you mean. I don’t believe in that. But I knew there was something special about her the minute I met her. I think we both knew right from the start that we were headed for something long-term, even if we didn’t know exactly what it was.”
Sam nodded, his heart sinking. He didn’t want to have those sorts of feelings for Bo, but he was very afraid he did. “Okay. Thanks.”
Andre gave him a narrow look. “You don’t look too happy.”
“Let’s just say that the person I might have feelings for isn’t someone that I should be feeling that way about.” Sam let out a frustrated sigh. “Let’s get to work, huh?”
To his relief, Andre didn’t push the issue. “Sure. Which tape you got?”
“Barn.”
“Okay. I have the washhouse.” Andre flashed a grin as he started his tape. “Here we go!”
Sam laughed in spite of his stormy mood, started the barn tape and settled back to watch.
The morning dragged by. Sam had a hard time keeping his attention on what he was doing. His mind kept running in endless circles, replaying that one electric kiss over and over again. The satin softness of Bo’s lips, the slick warmth of his tongue against Sam’s. He wanted that kiss again so badly it hurt.
The hell of it was, he knew Bo wanted it too but wouldn’t allow either of them to have it.
When the tape came to an end, Sam shut it off with a sense of relief. He yawned and stretched. “Well, that was a waste of time.”
Andre glanced over at him. “Nothing, huh?”
“Not a damn thing. Just you and Amy talking.”
“Hey, that’s enough entertainment for anybody.”
“Andre, you and Amy are great people, but take my advice and keep your day jobs.”
Andre roared with laughter. “Smart ass. Bet your movie’s not any better.”
“Probably not.” Sam gestured toward Andre’s tape, which had just stopped. “Did you find anything on that one?”
“Nope. Lots of Cecile pretending to talk to ghosts, lots of David ragging on her and her getting mad at him, but nothing unusual.”
“Shame. I was kind of hoping we’d find something.”
“You and me both.”
Sam took the barn tape out of the VCR and started rummaging through the bag for the nursery tape from the day before. “Wonder what was up with David and Cecile this morning?”
“Hell, after last night, I’m not surprised.”
“Last night?” Sam frowned, trying to recall anything other than Bo. He had a vague recollection of David and Cecile sitting together talking, but that was all. “What happened?”
Andre gave him a strange look. “You mean you didn’t notice?”
“Guess not. What, did they get friendly?”
“You could say that. Cecile was pretty cool after she pulled that giant stick out of her ass. Smart and funny. David started getting that look in his eye, they got to talking and eventually they left together.”
Sam raised his eyebrows. “Really?”
“Yep. I can’t believe you didn’t notice.”
Sam pretended to fiddle with the video equipment in order to hide his blush. “Bo and I were busy talking shop. I got pretty caught up in it.”
Andre chuckled. “Bo does the same damn thing. When he gets in a conversation about a subject he’s interested in, a herd of elephants could march through the room
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