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He helped her check the final few stalls. “Lillian makes an amazing Lady Macbeth.”
“She does.” Eddie shared a smile with him. With all that had been going on, they weren’t alone together often since her recovery, and she found herself feeling shy and breathless around him.
After the men’s bathroom, she walked across the foyer to the women’s.
Shade followed her in.
No point in telling him he shouldn’t be here; there was nobody around. They completed the check in silence.
Back in the foyer, one of the younger volunteers batted her lashes at Shade. “Hi, Shade. Did you watch the show tonight?”
“From backstage.” He returned her smile.
She leaned closer to him, her cheeks flushed. “Wasn’t Lillian amazing?”
“Amazing,” he agreed and took the tray of glasses from her.
The girl giggled. “I can manage.”
“Of course you can,” Shade said. “But I’d like to anyway.”
“Oh, okay,” she breathed.
Even without him doing the lust thing, people were drawn to Shade. Matt got so tongue-tied around him, he barely managed much above the occasional syllable.
It would take a being with a strong sense of self to be his partner. Could that be her?
She strode into the servery and loaded glasses into the dishwasher. The volunteers did their best, but they often forgot that last load for the night. Eddie wanted to leave everything clean and ready for tomorrow’s matinee.
“Is that it?” A young volunteer poked her head around the servery door. Gaze locked on Shade, she said, “Because I can stay and finish if you like.”
“Thanks, Dana.” Eddie added detergent and turned the machine on. “We’re all done.”
Dana stared at Shade. “Are you sure?”
“Yup.” She turned and chivvied Shade out of the servery. “Thanks for tonight. We’ll see you tomorrow night.”
“Right.” Dana blinked at Shade.
Eddie snapped the light off. “Good night, then.”
“Yeah.” Dana shook her head and cleared her throat. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” Then she whispered, “Good night, Shade.”
“Goodnight, Dana. Sleep well.”
“I promise I will,” Dana said and scurried away.
The poor girl was smitten. Eddie didn’t blame her, and she couldn’t fairly blame Shade either. He didn’t flirt with any of his fan club, but they remained fascinated.
“Have you always had that effect on humans?” She motioned with her head to the door Dana had disappeared through.
Shade watched her with an unreadable expression. “I’m not sure how to answer that.”
“With the truth.” Eddie had to laugh as she flipped foyer lights off. “And why wouldn’t you answer truthfully?”
“If I tell you yes”—Shade’s voice came out of the darkness toward her—“you might hold it between us.”
“And if you say no?”
