“You mean to tell me G.R.’s touch didn’t kill you?” Storm said.
Piper nodded. “It’s because he already promised not to kill me.”
I wasn’t sure that was entirely it, but I wasn’t about to start an hour-long discussion. I wanted to be with Frankie. Alone.
Piper grabbed up her bag off the floor and went to the door where Frankie hugged her. “Thank you. Why don’t you stay here tonight after work? You probably shouldn’t be alone.”
Instead of answering, Piper glanced at me.
I nodded. “Thank you. For saving her life.”
Her cheeks bloomed pink again and she hurried out the door.
“Is she safe?” Frankie asked when Piper was gone. “I mean, obviously the Reaper can’t kill her, but I mean… that’s kind of rare, isn’t it?”
“I’ve never seen this happen my entire career as an Escort,” I replied.
“Won’t that kind of make her… I don’t know… interesting to certain people?”
I had no idea what it meant. I could barely think about it with her standing so close yet so far away.
“How about I keep an eye on her while she’s at work?” Storm volunteered.
Frankie expelled a breath. “Would you?”
“Yeah.” Storm looked at me. “You got my number.”
I nodded.
He didn’t wait for someone to open the door. He just went right through it.
And then we were finally alone.
Chapter Forty-Four
“Suspenders - fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers.”
Frankie
His eyes were green.
The same exact green they were before. The same green that matched the rolling hills of Scotland.
I didn’t know what it was going to be like the first time I saw him in his body, but it was better than I thought it would be. Seeing a body on a hanger was nothing compared to seeing it alive and breathing in front of me.
“Are you okay?” he asked, concern darkening the eyes I was so glad hadn’t changed.
“Yeah.”
My answer must not have been very convincing because in three great steps he was standing before me, gripping my shoulders and bending down so we were eye to eye. “Are you really okay? Did he hurt you?”
I shook my head. “No. I—” I lost my train of thought. “You’re taller.”
The corner of his mouth pulled up and he stepped away. “I’ll give you one minute to get used to this new body.”
“Only one?”
He grinned.
