The Powerful Pride of an Immortal (Immortal Supers Book 4) Kurtis Eckstein (psychology books to read TXT) 📖

ditch her date early. Pretend she had something that came up and go home. Certainly, it would be a waste of a ticket, but the money spent was not worth sticking around if she really didn’t want to be here.

And besides, it’s not like this would ruin any chance she had with the guy. Liam’s attitude toward her had made it pretty clear he was easygoing and more concerned about what she wanted. The perfect date, really. But still, maybe it would be better to just complain she needed to use the bathroom, and then come back saying that something came up and she had to go.

Heidi popped another few pieces of popcorn in her mouth, savoring the taste of the salt again, as she debated if she was really going to go forward with that plan, or just finish out the movie.

After all, she really did want to see this movie.

I wasn’t sure if it was the smell of the chili sauce or what, but something was really making my mouth water. I grabbed a glass, just to take a sip from the sink since I wasn’t really that hungry at the moment, and then began putting together all the ingredients in the tortillas. Once I was finished, I sprinkled additional sauce and cheese on top, got them in the oven, and then went back upstairs.

Lily and Lexi had actually gotten onto the subject of Heidi, and the fact that she’d gone on a date. From listening in on their conversation, I learned that Lexi was kind of paranoid about it, just because of everything that had happened in the last year. She knew she couldn’t demand that her younger sister not meet new people at all, but she was worried enough to have her phone out, checking Heidi’s GPS location every five or ten minutes.

Lily voiced that she didn’t like it either, not being thrilled about strangers stopping by, even just to drop Heidi off if she ever got more serious with someone. Not to mention, she was concerned about all our secrets, including Rose’s situation, possibly being found out. Plus, there was Eden’s rapid growth to consider too. Any guy who she decided to bring around would definitely notice a difference.

But, of course, the elephant in the room was the alternative – controlling Heidi and Lexi’s lives and making them stay single forever.

The two women danced around the subject very gracefully, but that was basically what they were talking about. Lexi didn’t seem to mind the current circumstances, because ‘anything’ was better than the hell she’d been through.

However, that still left the situation with Heidi up in the air. And from what I could tell, the available options were pretty limited – really almost nonexistent – since both Lily and Freya weren’t thrilled about sharing with Heidi the very thing that would probably keep her around and satisfied forever.

Me.

No one actually said anything of the sort out loud, but that was a pretty obvious point, leading to an optionless situation.

“Dinner’s ready,” I said, just before the timer beeped, which could barely be heard downstairs, with me having taken a glance just as it was on its last few seconds. I focused on my daughters on the floor, Rose hovering over Eden and making faces at her. “Rose, do you want some coffee?”

She looked up at me, her crimson eyes pensive. “Can I play with Eden while you eat? Mommy can have coffee.”

I smirked at her, wondering if she was trying to get rid of us, or if she just knew the adults liked to socialize alone sometimes. Could go either way.

“I’ll have some coffee,” Freya agreed with a smile.

“Sure,” I replied, getting up to head downstairs. My thoughts wandered to Heidi again as I pulled the enchiladas out of the oven and began working on coffee.

Heidi groaned in annoyance, completely in disbelief that this was really happening. She tried again, just to make sure, holding the start button in even though usually she only had to push it once. Yet still, nothing happened.

Her car was dead.

How in the hell was her car dead? It was practically brand new!

Granted, she didn’t drive it a ton, so maybe it was the battery? But if it started at home, then shouldn’t it start now?

She honestly didn’t know much about cars.

Glancing around, she saw that her date was just beginning to pull out of his spot several cars away, looking down at the dash, probably focused on his rearview camera, before glancing up and meeting her gaze. He’d been totally cool with her excuse to bail, likewise not planning on sticking around for the movie, but he didn’t even try to hide his desire for a second date.

Heidi did her best to give a noncommittal answer, using a cheerful tone to make her ‘It was fun, so maybe,’ sound like it could be a yes. She honestly wasn’t sure though. Because she was looking forward to hanging out with Sam instead, but that still left her in a situation where she was drooling over a guy she couldn’t truly have.

Liam must have realized something was up, because when their eyes met, he abruptly stopped halfway in the lane, giving her a confused look. He then held up his phone and began typing.

Heidi knew what that meant. Pulling out her phone, she waited for his message to appear in the app.

“Hey, you good?”

“Sort of. My car won’t start.”

Liam put down his phone and pulled back into his spot, only to begin typing again.

“I don’t know much about cars…but I can give you a lift home if you want.”

Heidi liked Liam, and honestly she trusted him. Not to mention, she didn’t want to inconvenience her older sister, but an unexpected image of Blaze’s face prompted her to just go with the safest route. She knew Liam was totally cool, but there was nothing like a person being imprisoned against their will for three years to make them overly paranoid.

“Nah, that’s fine. I’ll call