CHAPTER 16
The clock on Brandon's bedside read one forty-five in the morning when the phone rang. Brandon and Selene lay sound asleep, Selene tucked like a spoon, as usual, in the curve of her lover's body.
“Hello?” he said sleepily.
Selene could hear Maggie's voice on the other end, slurred and semi-coherent.
“Sorry, Dad, didn't want to wake you. I've had waaaaay too much to drink. There's no way I can drive home. Could you please come and get me?”
“Yes, okay, Maggie… Where are you? …I'll be right there.” He hung up the phone and touched Selene gently on the arm. “Come on, baby.”
“I'm half-asleep, Brandon,” Selene whined. “Do I have to go? Can't I go back to sleep? Just to make sure the alarm is armed before you leave.”
“Are you sure, baby?”
“Yes.”
“I'll be back as soon as I can.
