But nothing, telling you what to do isnt the kind of relationship we have. But Im allowed to be a little jealous that youre getting to go home with Jason.
Jean-Claude said the same thing, sort of, but his family is centuries dead. Its not possible for him. You never talk about your family.
When Chimera was alive, he used peoples families against them. He tortured them, or made them into wereanimals so he could control them. To keep my family safe, I had to pretend I hated them. I did a good job of it, Anita. I doubt theyd want to see me again.
I heard such regret in his voice. You never know until you try, Micah.
Well see.
If it works out, Id love to meet your family.
Really, you dont seem much interested in your own.
Im allowed issues with my own family; that doesnt make me hate everyones family.
Okay, buTHE sounded cautious.
Really, Micah, Chimeras dead, he cant hurt you or your family anymore.
I know that, you killed him for me.
You wanted me to kill him.
Yes, I did. And there was that note in his voice, that tone, that said he was all right with the violence that I did. Hed watched me kill Chimera, and hed been just peachy with it. There were so many reasons that Micah and I worked as a couple. One of those reasons was a certain ruthless practicality in both of us.
I would go home to see your folks, Micah.
Would we bring Nathaniel, too?
That stopped me. We all three lived together, butI dont know. I guess that would be your call.
Ill think about it, all of it, the family, and whether I have the guts to show up after all these years with you and Nathaniel. Put that way, I could sort of see his problem. It was sort of similar to Jasons problem, actually. Perception is all.
Im sorry if my going off with Jason bothers you.
Im sorry it bothers me, too. I need to work on that.
Micah, I love you.
I know, and I love you, too. Give my love to Nathaniel. You better start packing.
Micah, I
No, its all right, Anita, really. Do what you need to do for Jason. But I guess I really would like to introduce you to my mom and dad, my brother and sister. I just never thought it was possible.
A lot of things are possible, Micah.
I guess. Ive got to go. I love you, Anita.
I love you, too.
Give my love to Nathaniel.
I will.
He hung up, and left me not sure how to feel. Guilty that it bothered him, yes, but more puzzled. Hed almost never mentioned his family. How was I supposed to know thaTHE even wanted to see them? Sometimes the hardest part of dating this many men was juggling everyones emotions. People talked about the sex, because sex was easy; hearts were hard.
Chapter 8
JASON HAD SAID he lived in a small city. I hadnt understood what that might mean for the flight. What it meant was that we would have been on a freaking prop plane. The only thing that will get me on shit like that is life or death, as in a police investigation, where if I dont go more people will die.
Maybe the panic showed on my face, because Jason made a second call to Jean-Claude. I keep forgetting thaTHE owns a private jet. I dont know why I keep forgetting, but I do. I think Im just a little uncomfortable that Im dating someone who owns one. It just seems a little too idle rich for me. Of course, Jean-Claude is about as idle as I am, which means hes always working. He manages his little growing empire of preternatural businesses, and is good at it. I raise the dead and slay bad vampires. Busy, busy, busy.
But it meant that I didnt have to brave a puddle jumper to do the favor for Jason. If Id had to get on a tiny prop plane, well, I couldnt think of a sexual act deviant enough to make up for the phobia abuse. Luckily for both of us, the private jet, though small by commercial standards, wasnt horrible. If I hadnt been both claustrophobic and afraid to fly, it might even have been comfortable.
The last time wed been on the plane Jason had been jumping all over the place, teasing me about my phobia. This time he