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“What the fuck?”
I jerked in my seat and nearly veered into the next lane at his sudden awarenessandhis volume.
Slapping my hand to my heart, I cried, “You scared the shit out of me!”
Conor heaved a sigh and rubbed his eyes. “Just don’t touch my fucking hair.”
“I didn’t want to touch your hair, but you weren’t waking up and I have no idea where you live.”
He grunted but tapped a few buttons on his console and then waved a hand at it. “There.”
Then, he was back to sleeping.
Jesus Christ, did he have an on/off switch or something?
Still, I had directions at least. That was better than nothing.
Traffic was crazy as always so the short ride took longer than it should, and by the time I was pulling outside the parking garage of his building, he popped an eye open, telling me he’d been faking it, and ordered, “Drive in. The system recognizes my license plate.”
I huffed. “Yes, sir.”
“I don’t remember you being this sassy.”
“No. Quiet as a church mouse, that’s me,” I agreed grimly, pulling into the garage and driving down the squirrelly lane toward the underground lot.
As he directed me to his space, he yawned a few times, then, when I’d parked, he admitted, “Think you saved my ass back there, Mary Catherine.”
“I did?” I queried.
“Yeah. I needed that sleep more than I realized, even if it was only an hour.”
“I thought you were a genius.”
“I mean, I don’t like to brag.”
I rolled my eyes. “What genius thinks he can function on so little sleep?”
“Done it before.”
“You got a death wish or something?”
“Don’t think so. Normally I can do it, but you’re right. It was dumb.”
“And irresponsible,” I tacked on.
His lips curved. “And irresponsible.”
“And dangerous.”
“And dangerous.”
“To yourself and other innocent drivers.”
“To myself and other innocent drivers. Now, if that’s everything,Ma, maybe we can get upstairs and we can solve your problem, hmm?”
Sheepishly, I nodded and clambered out from behind the wheel. Throwing the keys at him over the roof, I checked my cell phone as he collected some of his stuff from the vehicle.
Digger: Will be right there.
