It took fifteen minutes to round up everyone they needed for the proposal. Seamus began to show his nerves more and more as the gathering grew larger, starting to fidget and staring at the fire. Neve went to him and touched his arm, spoke quietly to him\u2014quiet enough that she wasn\u2019t to be overheard by anyone nearby. J.T. watched them carefully, reflecting that he really wasn\u2019t sure that he wanted to know what they were talking about, anyway.<\/p>\n
Obviously, she\u2019s already aware of the proposal that he\u2019s about to tell us about.<\/em> A shiver crept down J.T.\u2019s spine. He glanced toward Marin, who didn\u2019t look curious as she joined the group by the fire. I wonder if Mar knows, too.<\/em> From the frown on Thom\u2019s face, he was guessing she did and had declined to share that information with her husband.<\/p>\n This has to be a doozy. I don\u2019t think Seamus would be this worried if it was anything less.<\/em> J.T. exhaled quietly and took a slow sip of his coffee, smiling at Carolyn as she joined him next to the fire. \u201cHey.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHey. What\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n He slid his arm around her shoulder and gave her a quick squeeze. \u201cSeamus has something he needed to ask all of us on the behalf of the Wild Hunt. Sounded like it had the potential to be something fairly ominous, but we\u2019ll have to see.\u201d<\/p>\n Carolyn rested her head against his shoulder, studying Seamus for a long moment, her brows knitting. \u201cWell, he certainly looks nervous. Must be big.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll see,\u201d J.T. said quietly. \u201cYour little friends haven\u2019t noticed anything untoward in the last few days, have they?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d Carolyn said. \u201cBut then again, they\u2019re mostly concentrated on making sure that we have reaction time if Thesan tries something. She hasn\u2019t yet, but they don\u2019t trust it. I don\u2019t blame them.\u201d<\/p>\n J.T. choked on a laugh. \u201cWell, it\u2019s nice to know that they\u2019re helping with our security.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey care about us, Jay. Would you ever expect anything else?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d he said quietly. \u201cI guess not.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It took fifteen minutes to round up everyone they needed for the proposal. Seamus began to show his nerves more and more as the gathering grew larger, starting to fidget and staring at the fire. Neve went to him and … Continue reading