Page 17 of Whispered Warnings: Part One

River clears his throat, “Sure, I could do with something sweet after that.”

I chuckle. It turns out that they all want something, so the phone gets passed around them all.

“What about Reed, should we order something for him?” I ask.

“I have already put his favorite into the basket. He’s going to be pissed that he missed that show you two just put on,” Ransom replies, his eyes sparkling with heat.

I snort, which is attractive, “That wasn’t a show, that was barely a preview.”

“Damn,” Raiden smirks. “You really are trouble, aren’t you.”

I shrug, I am, and for more reasons than my love of good sex. I shouldn’t be playing games with them. It’s not going to turn out well for any of us. Even though I am one hundred percent certain that the sex would be fucking mind-blowing. Especially if I could convince a couple of them to let me be the filling in a man-wich.

“Yum,” I mutter.

“What?” Evander asks.

I point to the phone still being passed around, “Just thinking about dessert.”

Van raises his eyebrow like he doesn’t believe me in the slightest but shakes his head, this whole conversation got derailed pretty fucking quickly, and if he questions me further, it’s just going to happen again.

“Before you successfully took the conversation in an entirely different direction, I wasn’t referring to if you had ordered dessert,” Evander says.

“You weren’t?” I ask, my eyebrows furrowing.

Van sighs, “No, I was referring to your clothes situation.”

“Oh,” I reply, “you know actually that makes more sense now that I think about it.”

“Well?” Van asks, when I don’t immediately answer.

“Oh, no I haven’t got anything yet, I need a laptop so I can order some stuff. I am getting pretty low on stuff now, so I probably need to nip into a town or something to get a few essentials,” I admit with a grimace.

“Why the look?” River asks curiously.

“I fucking hate shopping, it makes me cranky,” I admit.

Evander chuckles, “Some things never change. We have to write up the reports tomorrow, if you are feeling up to it, and then we can head back into town.”

I nod, “That would be great, I only have the essentials. If I can borrow someone’s laptop then I can order the rest of the things I need online.”

“Got it,” he replies.

That sounds like a good plan. I'm not too fond of shopping but I should be able to get everything I need in one store depending on the size of the town, and it’s not like I need anything fancy. I am tired, really tired, but not only do I now need to wait for my desserts to be delivered, but I also want Reed to come back.

I don’t like the way that he suddenly disappeared, and I can’t help but feel like it was my fault. Like I did something wrong.

I don’t know how long I sit listening to the guys pick apart the plot holes in a TV show that they have put on before I get up. There is a need riding me hard, I need to find Reed. The trouble is I don’t know where he is, and I don’t want to ask the guys where he is because he probably wants to be left alone. I need a distraction.

Chapter Six

Neith

I can’t just sit here though, because I’m feeling twitchy, and those thoughts that I have been putting off are starting to circle and demand attention. As always when I am in this frame of mind, I need to move.

“Are you okay?” River asks me.

I smile, “Yeah. I’m good. I just need to stretch my legs. Maybe clear my head a bit. A lot of shit has happened over the last few days. Hell, even just today, and I think I need some time to process everything.”

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