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"What I do is not for everyone" He frowned and looked ahead "It shouldn’t be for anyone"
"Then why do you do it?" The question popped out of ood at it" His jaw tightened "And sometimes it needs to be done"
We pushed out the door and stepped onto the sidewalk A cool breeze whipped my hair around my face and I pulled out a rubber band to secure it
Owen led us to an entrance to the Tube, the underground subway that ran through the city People co various errands rushed to and fro, while a baby cried in the background An electronic advertise in a pub, with a catchy tagline scrolling underneath I was jealous of the normalcy all around me, but at least I had Owen by my side
I stuck close toor hoould get there I hadn’t ridden the Tubeto walk and take in the city The e that I was slowly learning to decode
"This way" Owen placed a hand on ht hallway
"You haven’t told ?" We stopped at a platform with only a few people I scratched at un into a" He frowned atet a blister"
Stepping behind ently as ifmy lower back My eyes threatened to close as he worked If I’d been a cat I would have purred in pleasure, but I ed to control myself His hands closed around un until it was sitting in a different spot
"Better?" His breath teased the few loose strands ofmyself to speak Why did he affect me so much? ThisYet But I was starting to feel a bitatdown to my mouth The heat of his body washed over my back and I leaned into it, drawn like a moth to fla hitched
"Like you want me to kiss you, love" One of his hands lefthis head down, his lips barely brushed against mine as he looked into my eyes "I’m not the type of man you should want to kiss"
"Why not?" I ached to kiss hile with mine, but it was more than just a physical need I also wanted to banish the lonely darkness that swirled in the back of his eyes As e to take care of him
The ruo of me like I was a hot piece of coal
"Our ride" He motioned for me to enter the car ahead of hirasped one of the hand rails I was feeling too antsy from the almost-kiss to sit down; too confused to sit calmly next to him while I waited for our stop Wherever that was
"Where are we going?"
"Notting Hill" His voice ruood That was on ripped the hand rail a little tighter Of course I had wanted to see the Portobello market, not hunt down the edHill in years I hadn’t seen my brother in years I hadn’t cared about it for years We weren’t exactly worried about trading presents for holidays or birthdays Of course, I hadn’t realized we’d gotten to the point where ere trying to kill each other If I’d known, I would have sent a card at Christmas
When we stepped out of the station, Ava seeize She had been quiet forbehind her eyes as she ht colors and laughing people, her face brightened As we passed the pubs and little shops, I was thankful for the crowds It would o unnoticed I hadn’t told Ava much about my plan because I didn’t want to worry her
I knew thatforor hoould arrive, but he wouldn’t doubt that I wouldon doing research I needed to knoho he had guarding hi room, biscuits and tea at the ready
Ava stopped at a sh a basket of jewelry She picked up a small broach and asked the craftsman a couple of questions The old man smiled, all too happy to talk trade with someone interested I listened while they chatted, but kept a careful lookout for anyone that e at this point that Ava ithfor a couple Still, as a couple shopping, we’d be less likely to be noticed
"What do you think, Owen?" Ava turned to me and held up the broach The silver orked into a bow S she lifted the pin to the base of her throat like a bowtie "Isn’t that brilliant?"