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“C,” she whispers.
It takes a second to realize she’s talking about Plan C, the third plan we made in the car.
She’s warning me she’s about to use the spell that will let us talk telepathically.
It’s a rare, lost talent amongst shifters and it’ll let us talk without anyone listening in.
“There’s nothing wrong with the food or drink.”
I shiver slightly, feeling weird about having her voice inside my head.
“We eat and leave. Come back without the car, under a cloak. Find out what we can when they think we’re gone.”
She nods at me, and I nod back, telling her I understand without having to speak inside her head.
“Now, relax. We’re just a normal couple on a road trip. They won’t even remember what we look like.”
I nod again, knowing that’s not true. A bunch of the guys in here are absolutely going to remember what she looks like. It’s a good thing she doesn’t live where we do. One of them might get the idea to leave here to stalk her, but he won’t be able to find her if he does.
I hate that this place is here. I hate that I didn’t know about it.
I wonder if finding out this place is a pack town will be enough to stop the witch from letting that Alpha take Oscar away from us.
It can’t be legal. I hope to hell it isn’t.
Rachel sips at her drink and looks around again.
I can’t think of a damned thing to say. I’m back to feeling awkward, this time for an entirely different reason than having to spend a couple of hours in a car with a complete stranger. I’m too tense to put on an act and pretend I’m just out for a drive with my girlfriend. Rachel’s carrying that pretence on her own, and I’m lucky she’s the one everyone’s watching.
I try to calm down. I sip at the iced tea.
The food comes out and my stomach growls again.
Rachel makes a fuss over hers, telling me how amazing it all tastes.
I seriously doubt it’s that good, especially since there isn’t a single sprinkling of Cheryl’s magic salt involved, but I force myself to give the burger a try anyway.
My hunger doesn’t let me put it back down. I demolish it without even tasting it. I sink the iced tea after, and I feel a little better. I’m never leaving the house without breakfast again, that’s for sure.
“Good, right?” Rachel asks, as she picks at her fries.
“Pretty good,” I admit, though I’m not sure it matters what it tasted like. I was too hungry to pass up the protein. The fries look kind of limp and soggy. I have zero desire to put them in my mouth.
Thank Fenrir the burger was enough to fill me up.
Rachel takes her time and says a few more cute and enthusiastic girlfriend-on-a-road-trip things, before putting down half a fry and declaring herself stuffed solid. She ate half the burger and a few fries.
The waitress comes back over. “Can I get you anything else?”
“No thanks,” I tell her. “We’d like the bill please.”
“You’re sure?” she asks Rachel.
Rachel smiles. “I feel ready to burst.”
“We have the best cherry pie in the state,” she says. “And we can box it to go.”
“Okay, sure,” Rachel tells her. “That does sound nice.”
