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He sighed and lowered his head to kiss her. “I’m glad you’ve maintained your sense of humor, but we have to take thisseriously.”
“I understand,” she said. “I’m notnottaking it seriously. Ijust…”
“What?”
“I don’t know,” she said. “All the big stuff is falling into place. We have each other, the Syndicate seems to be giving you something important, I’m finally feeling like I might get some closure with my dad.” She sighed. “I just don’t want to sweat stuff that hasn’t happenedyet.”
“What do you want to do about it?” heasked.
“Nothing.” She slid her hand up his thigh. “I want to take it as it comes, enjoy what we have now, have a little faith for a change that things will beokay.”
“Is that all?” he asked, nuzzling her cheek. “Because that hand of yours is making me harder than I alreadywas.”
She laughed, low and throaty. A private laugh. A bedroom laugh. “Sounds like it’s time toleave.”
He spotted the waiter and lifted a hand. “I’ll pay thebill.”
Five minutes later, they were sliding out of the booth, heading for the front of the hotel with the speed of a couple teenagers who couldn’t wait to tear each other’s clothesoff.
They were waiting for the valet to return with Max’s car when Abby’s phonerang.
She reached into her bag and glanced at the display with a puzzled expression, then put the phone to herear.
“Hello? This is Abby Sterling.” There was a note of alarm in her voice that made him turn to look at her. “I don’t understand… Is he allright?”
Alarm rang inside him as her hand shot out to clutch hisarm.
“Just tell me if he’s allright!”
She was practically screaming. An elderly couple turned to look at her, questions written on their linedfaces.
Abby shuddered as she drew in a breath, obviously fighting to regain control. “Okay,” she said. “I’ll be rightthere.”
She removed the phone from her ear and he took her face in hishands.
“What’s going on, Abby?” he asked. “What’swrong?”
“It’s my dad,” she said, her voice shaking. “There’s been an accident. I need to get to thehospital.”
