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exhausted to be much of a conversationalist. “It’s almost morning. I gotta hit the hay, Nick. You should get some sleep too.”
“ I will. I’ve just got a plan in my head and I’m trying to work it out. I’ll talk to you about it when you wake up.”
I shook my head. “Semper paratus, huh?”
“ Well, you know I’m the proverbial Boy Scout.”
“ Right,” I said, then shook my head.
“ I gotta go wake up Lucas, Claire, and Val, since it’s their turn to take over,” Nick said, “and then I’ll be in.”
“ I’ll probably be off to Dreamland as soon as my head hits the pillow, so goodnight big brother.”
“’ Night Dean. Sweet dreams.”
I tromped to my room as quick as my sore, tired legs would carry me, climbed into bed, and was out like a light.
Chapter 7
I woke up to the sound of laughing. Blinking my eyes open, I sat up. Nick had Claire pinned up against the wall, kissing her neck. She was dressed in black jeans and a glittery black top. I coughed to clear my throat and get their attention.
“ You’re awake…finally,” Claire said. “I just came to get you and Nick for your surprise dinner, but your brother…well, he kind of distracted me.”
Nick couldn’t take his eyes off Claire. “Does she look hot or what?”
Claire did look hot, and she also smelled fantastic. For the first time in a while, her hair wasn’t greasy, and she had it pulled back in some kind of antique-looking hairclip that she’d clearly borrowed from some old lady’s jewelry box. She’d also found some cosmetics, and I couldn’t help but notice how her blue eyes popped with an expert makeup job.
“ You look nice,” I said.
“ Thanks. Can you believe this place has a beauty parlor in it? We also found a storage room with nothing but gallons of water, so we borrowed some.”
“ Maybe survivors were storing water,” I said.
“ There’s plenty left. Are you ready for dinner?”
“ Wait…don’t you mean breakfast? What time is it?” I asked, rubbing my eyes.
Claire laughed. “It’s almost five o’clock. You slept all day.”
My gaze shot to Nick. “Why didn’t you wake me up?”
“ You needed the sleep, and so did I. I just woke up an hour ago myself.”
“ How’s everything going? Where are the others?”
“ Everything and everyone are fine.”
“ Great. Has anyone decided if we’re leaving or staying?”
“ We couldn’t leave yet even if we wanted to. It’s still pouring buckets out there,” Claire said.
“ We’ve all decided to stay at least another night,” Nick said. “The roads are completely flooded. No use going out in the pouring rain with poor visibility. Besides, we’re safe here for now. There are no hordes, and we’ve only seen a few stray zombies here and there. We have comfortable places to sleep and a good stock of supplies, at least for a little while.”
A man popped his head in our room. “Nick, I need you and Lucas on the roof.”
He kissed Claire. “I’ll catch up with you later, sweetie.”
She grabbed his hand. “Wait! What about dinner?”
He wrapped his arms around her. “Can Lucas and I and take a rain-check?”
She laughed. “A rain check? Ha-ha. Very funny.” Glancing up at him, she batted her eyelashes. “But, Nick, we worked so hard to make it special, and I know you’ll love the—”
“ Nick?” the man coaxed. “You comin’ or what? We need you now.”
I heard Howard’s voice in the group of men standing outside the door, and I had to wonder if the jerk was just trying to sabotage Claire’s plans for a nice dinner. “Forget them, Nick,” I said. “I think Howard’s just trying to screw things up.”
He ignored me and looked at Claire. “It sounds lovely, but duty calls,” he said, placing a kiss on her lips. As he walked out, he glanced over his shoulder. “I’ll be there if I can. Just let me just see what’s going on, okay?”
“ Sure,” Claire said, disappointment etched on her face. She let
“ I will. I’ve just got a plan in my head and I’m trying to work it out. I’ll talk to you about it when you wake up.”
I shook my head. “Semper paratus, huh?”
“ Well, you know I’m the proverbial Boy Scout.”
“ Right,” I said, then shook my head.
“ I gotta go wake up Lucas, Claire, and Val, since it’s their turn to take over,” Nick said, “and then I’ll be in.”
“ I’ll probably be off to Dreamland as soon as my head hits the pillow, so goodnight big brother.”
“’ Night Dean. Sweet dreams.”
I tromped to my room as quick as my sore, tired legs would carry me, climbed into bed, and was out like a light.
Chapter 7
I woke up to the sound of laughing. Blinking my eyes open, I sat up. Nick had Claire pinned up against the wall, kissing her neck. She was dressed in black jeans and a glittery black top. I coughed to clear my throat and get their attention.
“ You’re awake…finally,” Claire said. “I just came to get you and Nick for your surprise dinner, but your brother…well, he kind of distracted me.”
Nick couldn’t take his eyes off Claire. “Does she look hot or what?”
Claire did look hot, and she also smelled fantastic. For the first time in a while, her hair wasn’t greasy, and she had it pulled back in some kind of antique-looking hairclip that she’d clearly borrowed from some old lady’s jewelry box. She’d also found some cosmetics, and I couldn’t help but notice how her blue eyes popped with an expert makeup job.
“ You look nice,” I said.
“ Thanks. Can you believe this place has a beauty parlor in it? We also found a storage room with nothing but gallons of water, so we borrowed some.”
“ Maybe survivors were storing water,” I said.
“ There’s plenty left. Are you ready for dinner?”
“ Wait…don’t you mean breakfast? What time is it?” I asked, rubbing my eyes.
Claire laughed. “It’s almost five o’clock. You slept all day.”
My gaze shot to Nick. “Why didn’t you wake me up?”
“ You needed the sleep, and so did I. I just woke up an hour ago myself.”
“ How’s everything going? Where are the others?”
“ Everything and everyone are fine.”
“ Great. Has anyone decided if we’re leaving or staying?”
“ We couldn’t leave yet even if we wanted to. It’s still pouring buckets out there,” Claire said.
“ We’ve all decided to stay at least another night,” Nick said. “The roads are completely flooded. No use going out in the pouring rain with poor visibility. Besides, we’re safe here for now. There are no hordes, and we’ve only seen a few stray zombies here and there. We have comfortable places to sleep and a good stock of supplies, at least for a little while.”
A man popped his head in our room. “Nick, I need you and Lucas on the roof.”
He kissed Claire. “I’ll catch up with you later, sweetie.”
She grabbed his hand. “Wait! What about dinner?”
He wrapped his arms around her. “Can Lucas and I and take a rain-check?”
She laughed. “A rain check? Ha-ha. Very funny.” Glancing up at him, she batted her eyelashes. “But, Nick, we worked so hard to make it special, and I know you’ll love the—”
“ Nick?” the man coaxed. “You comin’ or what? We need you now.”
I heard Howard’s voice in the group of men standing outside the door, and I had to wonder if the jerk was just trying to sabotage Claire’s plans for a nice dinner. “Forget them, Nick,” I said. “I think Howard’s just trying to screw things up.”
He ignored me and looked at Claire. “It sounds lovely, but duty calls,” he said, placing a kiss on her lips. As he walked out, he glanced over his shoulder. “I’ll be there if I can. Just let me just see what’s going on, okay?”
“ Sure,” Claire said, disappointment etched on her face. She let
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