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The Harlequin :: Гамильтон Лорел
Страница: 30 из 330I hadn't really asked,had I? He was a wereleopard, which meant he couldn't catch any sexually transmitted disease. That helped me ignore his past. The lycanthropy killed everything that could injure the host body; it kept him healthy. It made it so that I could pretend he hadn't had more sexual partners than I wanted to know about.
I was trapped at the light across from St. Louis Bread Company when I said, «Want to hear what Jean-Claude told me about the mask?»
«If you want to tell me.» He sounded mad.
«I'm sorry that I'm not completely comfortable with your job, okay?»
«Well, at least you admit it.»
The light changed, and I eased forward. We'd had two inches of snow, and everyone here forgot how to drive in it. «I don't like to admit when I'm uncomfortable, you know that.»
«Tell me what Jean-Claude said.»
I told him.
«So they may be here for Malcolm and his church.»
«Maybe.»
«I'm surprised you didn't demand more answers on the phone.»
«I didn't know what the happy couple wanted. Jean-Claude said we're not in danger, so I hung up.»
«It's not my fault that they recognized us.»
«You. They recognized you.»
«Fine, they recognized me.» He was back to being mad again.
«I'm sorry, Nathaniel, I'm really sorry. That wasn't fair.»
«No, you're right. If we hadn't been out together they probably wouldn't have spotted you.»
«I am not embarrassed to be seen with you in public.»
«You hate it when fans recognize me.»
«I thought I was pretty cool when that woman passed you her phone number at dinner, when you were out with Micah and me.»
«She waited until you went to the bathroom.»
«And that's supposed to make me feel better?» I turned onto 44 and headed toward the city.
«She didn't want to intrude on our date.»
«She thought you and Micah were escorts, and that I was paying you for the evening.»
«The last time she saw me that's what I was doing for a living, Anita.»
«I know, I know. She passed you her number because she wanted to see you again, and the old number wasn't working. You're right, she was polite about it.»
«I told her I was on a date-date, and she was embarrassed.»
I still remembered the woman. She'd been slender and elegant and old enough to be Nathaniel's mother. Thanks to Jean-Claude I knew clothes, and she'd been wearing expensive ones. The jewelry had been understated, but very nice.
I was trapped at the light across from St. Louis Bread Company when I said, «Want to hear what Jean-Claude told me about the mask?»
«If you want to tell me.» He sounded mad.
«I'm sorry that I'm not completely comfortable with your job, okay?»
«Well, at least you admit it.»
The light changed, and I eased forward. We'd had two inches of snow, and everyone here forgot how to drive in it. «I don't like to admit when I'm uncomfortable, you know that.»
«Tell me what Jean-Claude said.»
I told him.
«So they may be here for Malcolm and his church.»
«Maybe.»
«I'm surprised you didn't demand more answers on the phone.»
«I didn't know what the happy couple wanted. Jean-Claude said we're not in danger, so I hung up.»
«It's not my fault that they recognized us.»
«You. They recognized you.»
«Fine, they recognized me.» He was back to being mad again.
«I'm sorry, Nathaniel, I'm really sorry. That wasn't fair.»
«No, you're right. If we hadn't been out together they probably wouldn't have spotted you.»
«I am not embarrassed to be seen with you in public.»
«You hate it when fans recognize me.»
«I thought I was pretty cool when that woman passed you her phone number at dinner, when you were out with Micah and me.»
«She waited until you went to the bathroom.»
«And that's supposed to make me feel better?» I turned onto 44 and headed toward the city.
«She didn't want to intrude on our date.»
«She thought you and Micah were escorts, and that I was paying you for the evening.»
«The last time she saw me that's what I was doing for a living, Anita.»
«I know, I know. She passed you her number because she wanted to see you again, and the old number wasn't working. You're right, she was polite about it.»
«I told her I was on a date-date, and she was embarrassed.»
I still remembered the woman. She'd been slender and elegant and old enough to be Nathaniel's mother. Thanks to Jean-Claude I knew clothes, and she'd been wearing expensive ones. The jewelry had been understated, but very nice.