The Powerful Pride of an Immortal (Immortal Supers Book 4) by Kurtis Eckstein (ebook reader for surface pro .TXT) 📗

we go? What would we do? I know I shouldn’t have to worry, but I don’t want this guy finding out I’m alive.”

I nodded. “We could go to a park or something. Find a secluded spot to have a picnic. Spend a few hours together, just you and me.”

Her smile returned in full force, looking as if I’d just warmed her heart in the most powerful way possible. “Okay,” she repeated softly. “I know you’ll probably have to talk to Lily and Freya to make sure they don’t have plans, so just let me know what day and time.”

I couldn’t help but grin. Was dating Lexi and Heidi really going to be this easy? I felt like problems were going to come up right away, as well as possible hurt feelings, but it seemed like they must have discussed this situation pretty thoroughly and worked things out.

Although, there was one potential issue that was going to come up that Lexi might not have prepared herself to handle.

I let go of her hands to pull out my phone, and sat back a little in the chair. “Umm, I should probably mention that I got a message from Heidi just a bit ago,” I commented.

She looked confused. “Okay? Everything alright?”

I nodded. “Yeah, she’s fine. Although she would like me to take her out to see a movie tonight.”

Lexi immediately looked stunned, and worry filled my heart, concerned she was having a negative reaction to that news.

“Is that alright with you?” I asked hesitantly, wondering if giving her a say would help.

She still looked flustered. “I mean, yes, I know you’re going to go on dates with her too, but I just can’t believe she would want to do that.”

“Oh.”

I took a deep breath, feeling like I dodged a bullet there. Damn, that conversation must have been really thorough. I was going to have to thank Lily and Freya later for getting them to work out all these potential problems way before they might come up.

I continued. “If I had to guess, she probably wants help getting over her fear of going out. I mean, before all this, she barely left the house at all, and then the one time she takes a pretty big step, it ends up blowing up in the worst way possible. Plus, after what happened, you’re already back at work. She probably feels bad about that, especially since the terrorist was really after you to begin with. Yet she’s still at home, terrified to go anywhere.”

Lexi nodded in agreement, only for her brow to furrow. “You seem kind of certain of that.”

I shrugged. “Not hard to imagine.”

She pursed her lips. “Yeah, but it just makes me wonder if it’s like how you were certain that she was calling last weekend.”

I thought about that. “I don’t know,” I admitted. “And I could be wrong.”

“No, you’re probably right,” she agreed, taking another deep breath. “Ready to get going then? I don’t want to be the reason you’re late for your date.”

I smiled. “Want to hold hands on the way home?”

Damn, you’d think I’d just said the most romantic thing in the world. Her expression was borderline passionate, full of affection and endearment.

“Yes,” she whispered, reaching out for my hand now.

I stood up as I accepted it, only to let go after a gentle squeeze in order to wrap my arm around her slim shoulders while we exited her office and made our way to the car that had been supplied for us by the CDS. Unsurprisingly, it had the anti-stalking software installed in it, and we were free to use it as long as we wanted until we got Lexi and Heidi new vehicles, which was honestly something I was sincerely looking forward to – car shopping with them.

Like, talk about a ‘guy’s date’ right there. Just the idea of holding Lexi’s hand as we browsed Ferraris, Corvettes, or maybe even Lambos really made me excited. We would probably have to pick out more common colors though, like black, silver, or even white. Certainly, I had no problem driving a black car, but I knew Lexi loved her red Ferrari. But colors like that stood out way too much, no matter what the model and make of a vehicle was, and we all really needed to avoid standing out.

At least until we’d dealt with these problems plaguing our lives.

15: First Date

Heidi Stockton

April 19, 2735 – Current Day – Early Evening

Heidi made repeated trips back and forth from her room to the bathroom, changing clothes, examining herself in the mirror, only to be dissatisfied and repeat the cycle. She’d never been so indecisive in her entire life – picking out an outfit the last time she went on a date, which she really didn’t want to think about, was so much easier.

But now?

She really wanted to look good for Sam. Like, really good.

But she had nothing hot to wear! She knew Sam liked shiny stuff, but the gold shirt she wore to her last date was really the only thing shiny she had that was decent for this kind of thing. Dammit, why did this have to be so hard?

By the time she’d made her ninth trip, she finally gave up and began focusing on her makeup, so that she’d at least have that right. It was while she was finishing up with her eyes that she noticed someone standing at the doorway.

She flinched when she saw Freya standing there watching her, with a small smile touching her lips.

“Nervous?” Freya wondered, amusement in her tone.

Heidi sighed heavily. “I don’t have anything to wear. Everything I have is lame. I really want to look nice for him. Like, hot.”

Freya pursed her lips as she looked over Heidi’s outfit. “Honestly, Heidi, you look good in pretty much everything you wear.”

“Thanks,” she replied sincerely. “But I want to be perfect for him. I wish I had something shiny, or something, because I know he loves that shit.”

Freya giggled. “Yes, he does.” She then