“I won’t be saying anything about that!” I said, looking up at him. “You saved her life. Let her sit with that for a little while. Then when you message her, start up where you left off. If she brings it up, then deal with it. Otherwise, go back to being charming.” I eyed him up and down. “Well, as charming as you're capable of.”
He gave me a sour look, but then focused on my phone as it chimed again.
TheNewMe888
If we could go anywhere tomorrow, where would you take me?
GreenScales1520
That’s hard, but if we were going to get there in a day, then I’d take you to Teotihuacan. It’s one ofthe most impressive ancient ruins I’ve ever seen. They call it the city of the gods for a good reason.
“That’s a good answer,” Marduk said. “It’s an amazing place.”
“See how good I’m at this?” I asked him with a teasing grin. “Now sit back and watch me do my magic!”
He grumbled and lapsed into silence as I chatted with Bec. He didn’t stop looking over my shoulder though so when she messaged about him, he saw it right away.
TheNewMe888
Your brother really pissed me off today, but I also feel guilty.
I decided to pretend ignorance.
GreenScales1520
Why? What happened?
I could feel Marduk’s tension. I looked over at him and shook my head. This was my phone and my conversation. He didn’t get to have any input. He scowled and crossed his arms over his chest, but didn’t speak.
Looking back at my phone I saw that Bec was typing, but no words appeared. She paused, then typed, then paused again. Nothing was coming through so I took a risk.
GreenScales1520
Whatever happened, I’m sure both of you were doing your best.
“That was a good way to put it,” Marduk said begrudgingly as Bec responded.
TheNewMe888
You’re probably right. I need to think for a while. TTYL.
GreenScales1520
Anytime. Goodnight sweetheart.
The endearment was a risk, but she responded byheartingthe comment so I considered it a win.
“I need a phone,” Marduk said as I put my back in the holder. “Do you think she thinks I’m ignoring her?”
“I doubt it,” I said. “Or at least I hope not.”
“I’m heading out,” Marduk said, zipping up his jacket. Because our power tended to be hard on electronics even when we weren’t flaring our auras, we always kept several phones on standby at home and we backed everything up. I was sure his sudden urgency to get home was due to wanting to reload the app and check for messages from Bec.
He was reaching for his helmet when I felt something powerful. Tensing up, I looked around, trying to identify what kind of creature it was.
“I feel it too,” Marduk said without me having to alert him.
Although we shared a connection so we could always feel each other’s emotions, to really talk without speaking, we had to be touching.
