Page 343 of Chaos has a Name
And he liked it.
Together, they sat on the porch swing, and ate their ice cream.
It seemed like the perfect way to spend an evening. In front of them, fireflies flickered, and the smell of trees after a rainstorm was in the air.
That gave him a rush.
But then, it was gone.
Why?
They were leaving.
Caspian knew that if he started something, it would end the day he walked away. No woman wanted a long-distance relationship after a single date night dinner.
That killed the mood for him.
Which sucked because he really liked her company, how she smelled, and how she tried to help him navigate his self-doubts.
Now, he knew he had to be honest. There were condoms in his pocket, and he wouldn’t use them if it meant hurting her.
Sex was amazing, but hurting a person with dishonesty wasn’t worth it to him.
“We aren’t staying,” he said, out of the blue. “At first, we were going to be here a while. Elizabeth’s father-in-law has cancer. He came here to die.”
She glanced over, and she recalled from the call that Elizabeth had taken.
“I’m sorry to hear that. That sucks. I’ll have to ask her if there is anything I can do. As for you leaving, that also sucks.”
It really did.
“He wasn’t going to do chemo again. She talked him into it.”
Neither spoke, at first, and then, Rayna understood why he’d brought it up. He was trying to tell her something.
That this could be their one and only date.
“How long will you be here?” she asked. “Will you be leaving immediately after she finds the killer—if she does?”
In her head, she wanted to believe that Elizabeth wouldn’t bail and switch out teams to work this case. They needed someone good to handle it.
She knew it would be Elizabeth. When she got back to her cabin, after being turned away by Caspian, she’d done some research.
The woman handled the wildest of cases. There was no doubt that she’d be one hell of an adversary toThe Hollow.
When she asked that, there was no doubt that the date was coming to an end.
Caspian was sure of it.
“We’ll stay until the case is over.”
She hated that she’d found a sexy man that believed in honesty and integrity, and he was going to be leaving.
Oh, it sucked big time.
“I see.”
The disappointment was evident in her voice, and he suddenly knew he needed to go. She didn’t want a bed hop, and he couldn’t blame her.
