Chapter 68: Oh Crud

Pete paced as they waited for Donal. He wanted Jenna away from him as soon as possible. If she was his fairy, he wanted nothing to do with her. Having watched his father die a slow death without his mother had convinced Pete he wasn’t interested in finding his fairy. His relationships lasted only six weeks. That was his rule. Any longer, and he would risk getting too involved. Of course, he’d known none of them were his fairy. Still, he hadn’t risked his heart. He could live his whole live by himself.

“Do you have to pace?” she asked.

“Yes.”

He didn’t make eye contact with her. His uniform scratched and he undid the top button on his shirt. The weather was turning and thankfully the humidity was almost gone for the fall. She was attractive. Dark curls had fallen out of her bun. They framed her round face. He shouldn’t notice that. He shouldn’t notice in the rising light that she had dimples in that round face.

“Should we talk about it?” she asked.