Page 49 of Soul Food

“Is he waiting for you?” Liam quirked a brow and asked me.

I shook my head and shrugged. “I don’t think…” I glimpsed over and caught Amit staring at me. Heat seeped between my thighs, and I wondered if he knew his effect on me.

“How unfortunate.” Pete placed his guitar down.

“What is?” I asked.

“You.”

I blinked, then blinked again. “How am I unfortunate?”

“For encountering someone like him,” Steve answered disdainfully, motioning his head toward Amit.

My eyes widened as my gaze snapped toward Amit who was still glowering at me, then back to them. “He can hear us you know.”

“We know.” Liam added, then the three of them gleamed like devils.

I gazed back through the glass at Amit, only he was gone. “Damn, he left.” Pete said in a monotone like he was disappointed Amit gave them no reaction.

I stood and rubbed a hand over my numb ass since I’d been sitting on the floor for hours. “I’ll be right back.”

They all gave me a disapproving look as I opened the door and stepped into the hall. Once it closed behind me, it only took me a second to spot Amit waiting. “Fancy seeing you here again.” No reaction as usual, but it didn’t change the fact that I knew the only reason he was coming around was because of me. “Do you want to grab some food?” I asked easily. Why not? Amit was seeking me out even if he pretended otherwise. I liked it. Even if he had a strange way about doing it.

His strong silvery eyes blinked. Before he could say no, I went ahead and said, “I have a baseball cap I keep in the car.” There was a sudden impulse to reach for his arm, which caused a moment of terror when I thought of the demon and what he might do. I dropped my outstretched arm. I stepped ahead of him then peeked over my shoulder at him. “Come on. There’s a hot dog stand a few blocks down. We can walk.” I stopped and sighed. “Shit. Hold on, I left my purse.”

He finally spoke. “I’ll get it.” I hadn’t expected him to offer.

I nodded slowly. “Okay… then I’ll meet you downstairs after I get the cap?” A hat really didn’t make me incognito but it did help somewhat. People would have to actually look to see who I was.

He didn’t answer, but I assumed since he was grabbing my purse for me he planned to walk with me. After he entered the room where The Oppressors were, I headed downstairs and called John. It only took him a couple of minutes to show up so he must not have been far away. I picked up the cap in the back seat and let him know he could take the rest of the day off since I planned to get Amit to take me home.

He walked outside as John drove away. Observing Amit’s stern expression, I slipped my ponytail inside the cap and adjusted it. “Ready?”

He handed me my purse and asked, “Are you fine with walking?”

“Oh yeah. I love being outside.” I tilted my head to the side as we started walking. His question was surprising. “Do you mind?”

“No.”

Quietly we crossed a street. I noticed the difference in how we must appear—Amit in a suit while I wore holey jeans and a T-shirt. “We look strange next to each other.”

He actually frowned. “Why?”

I pointed to his suit. “Your suit and my jeans. Do you ever wear anything else?”

He looked up at the sky. “Does being naked count?”

I giggled, not expecting this side of him. I didn’t think he was trying to be funny, he was still scowling at the world, but it was still nice that I could be at ease around him. “No.”

“Then no, I don’t.”

So he walked around his house naked? Interesting. Maybe I should stop by for a visit. I’d need to know where he lived, of course, but I didn’t think the demon would like that too much.

“That wasn’t meant to be funny, was it?” I asked him.

He squinted his eyes over at me. “I don’t find things funny.”

I sucked my cheeks in to keep from laughing again. “Um… You’re serious, aren’t you?”

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