Page 53 of By Sin To Atone

“My money, you mean.”

“You confiscated my wallet and phone. I had no means to pay.”

“It’s all right. You can pay me back later. In flesh,” I tell her, squeezing her neck as I guide her to the front desk, appreciating her shocked expression. I’m enjoying sparring with Blue.

“Hi Marjorie,” Blue says and signs in. I notice she uses Masterson.

“Hi Blue, how are you doing, hon?”

She puts the pen down and looks at the woman. “I’m doing just fine. How is Wren?”

“Excited about your visit.”

Blue smiles at this but underneath it all, I glimpse sadness in her eyes. “I’m glad. Oh, um, this is my… boyfriend. Ezekiel.”

Boyfriend? I raise my eyebrows at Blue.

“But you can call him Zeke. We all do, isn’t that right, Zeke?”

I glare.

She grins.

“This is Marjorie,” she says.

Marjorie waggles her eyebrows at Blue then turns to me. “Nice to meet you, Zeke.”

I grunt.

“You’ll have to excuse him. He doesn’t have great social skills,” she whispers loudly to Marjorie. “Very bad at taking cues too. Men.” She shakes her head. “Am I right?”

Marjorie nods and Blue and I make our way down a hallway.

“You have your little fun with that?”

“I did.”

“Am I your boyfriend?”

“How did you want me to introduce you, as my kidnapper?”

“I think you might have done a little better.”

“Sorry if you’re offended. You can also just wait for me in the car.”

“Not a chance,” I say. “And I told you, only my friends and family call me Zeke.”

“You have friends?”

I lean in close. “We’ll see how funny you can be when you’re taking my cock up your?—”

“Here we are!” Blue announces as a couple of nurses pass us, their faces shocked because they clearly overheard what I said.

I wink at one of the women as they walk past and turn to take in Blue’s beet-red face. I walk her backward toward the wall.

“Just trying to act the part of your boyfriend. Too much?”

“Jackass.”

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