One Word by Anne Barwell

Author:Anne Barwell [Barwell, Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-63533-752-5
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2017-11-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

THE DAY hadn’t gotten off to a great start and wasn’t getting any better. The chilly morning didn’t bother him, but having his car not start after loading it up, ready to go, was annoying as hell.

Sure, it could be temperamental, but this time Donovan couldn’t find out what was wrong with the damn thing. At least not without taking it apart to get a proper look, and he didn’t have time for that this morning. He loved his car, but this was one of those days when their relationship felt somewhat strained.

If he didn’t know better, and he didn’t believe in that kind of stuff anyway, he could have sworn it had refused to start deliberately. It had happened before, and then the problem had seemingly gone away again with no rhyme or reason.

While it was great of Heidi to loan him her Land Rover, the vehicle wasn’t one that would give the impression he wanted when meeting Ethan’s friend, Mitchell.

Crap. Why was he worried about appearances all of a sudden? He usually figured that if people didn’t accept others for who they were, they weren’t worth doing business with. However, times were tough, and when push came to shove, he needed the money selling his carvings would bring in, so this meeting was an important one.

By the time they reached London, Donovan found himself even more on edge. Ethan seemed quieter than usual, which hadn’t helped. He’d told Donovan that his visit to the Chronicle hadn’t revealed the information he’d hoped for, and he was no closer in finding any clues as to Tomas’s whereabouts. Then he’d received a text shortly after they left and said almost nothing since.

Donovan had tried to make further conversation, but his questions about Mitchell and the gallery only seemed to make things worse. Whatever was in the text Ethan had received, it must have hit him hard.

“Sometimes it helps to talk, you know,” Donovan said finally. He turned the radio down. It wasn’t drowning out the silence, and in a way made it even more obvious.

“I’ve heard that.” Ethan hunched down further into his coat. “Do you really believe it?”

“Not always,” Donovan had to admit. “Do you want to talk about whatever was in that text? Maybe I could help?”

“I don’t want you getting involved with it.” Ethan sighed. “I… it was from someone I didn’t want to hear from. At least not today. Or any day at all, given the choice.” He pulled himself upright. “Damn it. Sorry, take a left one street back. I should have been paying attention.”

“It’s okay.” Donovan pulled into the curb. Traffic was heavy, and he wasn’t going to risk a U-turn. “If I turn left at the next one, can I backtrack?”

“Yeah, that would work. Sorry. It’s not quite as direct a route, but we’ll still get there in time.” Ethan watched the small plush pink rabbit that hung from the rearview mirror swing from side to side as Donovan eased the Land Rover back into the traffic.

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