and wouldn’t know where the brand she was looking
for was at.
“There are so many.”
“America’s great that way.”
The blonde smiled at him and Finn felt his skin
flush. She was too beautiful and she was staring at him like no one else existed.
It was a cool trick since most hot women acted like every guy was replaceable.
This one made Finn feel what he suspected Declan always felt – extremely
important.
“I don’t know which one to get.”
“I can’t really help you with that. What kind of cereal
do you usually eat?”
The blonde considered this question then
shrugged. “I had English muffins, but I ate them all. I asked the lady in the
front where the breakfast stuff was and she said this aisle. I guess I have to
get cereal now.”
Finn smiled, thinking she was kidding. When he
realized she wasn’t, a sudden and very intense urge to protect her rushed over
him.
“You can eat whatever you want.”
“Yes, but they don’t have English muffins and I
don’t know what else to eat for breakfast.”
“They must have English muffins,” Finn said,
studying her cart and finding two apples, a bottle of water, and a bag of
chips. “It’s a grocery store. We just have to find where they stashed them.”
The blonde smiled and he again wanted to fix
things for her. It was a bizarre emotion to have with a human female. Finn
found an employee who directed them to the correct aisle. When the blonde saw
the English muffins, her lovely face lit up.
“I’m Finn,” he said as she began filling her cart
with English muffin packages.
“I’m Gigi.”
“You don’t have to buy them all now.”
Gigi stopped and frowned. “But what if they don’t
have them later?”
“They’ll always have them. It’s a grocery store.
It’s their job to have the same stuff, so you can keep coming back and buying
what you like.”
“Oh,” Gigi said, returning four packages to the
shelves, but keeping six in her cart.
“I’d put those in the refrigerator to keep them
from going bad,” Finn said instantly worried she would think he was being
condescending.
“But then they’ll be cold.”
“You put them in the toaster to make them warm.”
“But they’re not toast.”
Finn suddenly realized there was something wrong
with Gigi. He thought maybe she was a recent foreign transplant overwhelmed
with the choices in America. She had a hint of an accent, but now he realized
maybe she was a bit slow.
“Don’t worry about that,” Finn said, taking
another container from her cart and setting it back on the shelf. “A toaster
works for a few things and these muffins are one of them.”
Smiling, Gigi nodded. “I’ve never been shopping
before. I’m not sure what to buy.”
“Don’t you have someone to help you?”
“Ella couldn’t come because she had to go to a
birthday party and I didn’t want to ask Sara because she’s just starting to
like me.”
“Ella? The redheaded Were from The Moon Rises?”
“Yes.”
“How do you know Ella?”
“I work at The Moon Rises and she showed me how
to use my ATM. She also helped me get Michael to look for Katia.”
Stepping back, Finn wondered if maybe Gigi wasn’t
as dumb as she seemed. If she worked at the club, she couldn’t be a total
nitwit, only because it was too dangerous a place for Silas to let a dumb hot
chick roam.
“I remember Katia,” he said. “She’s missing?”
“No one cares, but now Michael is going to find
out the truth.”
Finn nodded. “That explains why he was so cranky
last night.”
“He seemed cranky when I talked to him too.”
Finn grinned. “Yeah, well, a lot of that is for
show. He’s actually very lazy, so he plays like he’s cranky to keep people from
asking too much from him. You got him to agree to help though and now he’s obsessed.
Good work.”
“Thank you.”
No, not nearly as dumb he thought. Finn wondered
if his brother had seen Gigi yet. If Declan saw her, he would want her. Declan
liked quiet
for was at.
“There are so many.”
“America’s great that way.”
The blonde smiled at him and Finn felt his skin
flush. She was too beautiful and she was staring at him like no one else existed.
It was a cool trick since most hot women acted like every guy was replaceable.
This one made Finn feel what he suspected Declan always felt – extremely
important.
“I don’t know which one to get.”
“I can’t really help you with that. What kind of cereal
do you usually eat?”
The blonde considered this question then
shrugged. “I had English muffins, but I ate them all. I asked the lady in the
front where the breakfast stuff was and she said this aisle. I guess I have to
get cereal now.”
Finn smiled, thinking she was kidding. When he
realized she wasn’t, a sudden and very intense urge to protect her rushed over
him.
“You can eat whatever you want.”
“Yes, but they don’t have English muffins and I
don’t know what else to eat for breakfast.”
“They must have English muffins,” Finn said,
studying her cart and finding two apples, a bottle of water, and a bag of
chips. “It’s a grocery store. We just have to find where they stashed them.”
The blonde smiled and he again wanted to fix
things for her. It was a bizarre emotion to have with a human female. Finn
found an employee who directed them to the correct aisle. When the blonde saw
the English muffins, her lovely face lit up.
“I’m Finn,” he said as she began filling her cart
with English muffin packages.
“I’m Gigi.”
“You don’t have to buy them all now.”
Gigi stopped and frowned. “But what if they don’t
have them later?”
“They’ll always have them. It’s a grocery store.
It’s their job to have the same stuff, so you can keep coming back and buying
what you like.”
“Oh,” Gigi said, returning four packages to the
shelves, but keeping six in her cart.
“I’d put those in the refrigerator to keep them
from going bad,” Finn said instantly worried she would think he was being
condescending.
“But then they’ll be cold.”
“You put them in the toaster to make them warm.”
“But they’re not toast.”
Finn suddenly realized there was something wrong
with Gigi. He thought maybe she was a recent foreign transplant overwhelmed
with the choices in America. She had a hint of an accent, but now he realized
maybe she was a bit slow.
“Don’t worry about that,” Finn said, taking
another container from her cart and setting it back on the shelf. “A toaster
works for a few things and these muffins are one of them.”
Smiling, Gigi nodded. “I’ve never been shopping
before. I’m not sure what to buy.”
“Don’t you have someone to help you?”
“Ella couldn’t come because she had to go to a
birthday party and I didn’t want to ask Sara because she’s just starting to
like me.”
“Ella? The redheaded Were from The Moon Rises?”
“Yes.”
“How do you know Ella?”
“I work at The Moon Rises and she showed me how
to use my ATM. She also helped me get Michael to look for Katia.”
Stepping back, Finn wondered if maybe Gigi wasn’t
as dumb as she seemed. If she worked at the club, she couldn’t be a total
nitwit, only because it was too dangerous a place for Silas to let a dumb hot
chick roam.
“I remember Katia,” he said. “She’s missing?”
“No one cares, but now Michael is going to find
out the truth.”
Finn nodded. “That explains why he was so cranky
last night.”
“He seemed cranky when I talked to him too.”
Finn grinned. “Yeah, well, a lot of that is for
show. He’s actually very lazy, so he plays like he’s cranky to keep people from
asking too much from him. You got him to agree to help though and now he’s obsessed.
Good work.”
“Thank you.”
No, not nearly as dumb he thought. Finn wondered
if his brother had seen Gigi yet. If Declan saw her, he would want her. Declan
liked quiet
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