Free The Shifter and the Dreamer by Crissy Smith Page A

about what would happen then. He had made love to her slowly and gently while he made promises of how she would always be his.
    A knock on her door interrupted any further musing about Cameron.
    “Clint,” she greeted as he walked in.
    “Hey, Katy,” he responded and took a seat. “I made reservations for us at TB’s steak house for seven.”
    Dinner. She had forgotten all about agreeing to have dinner with him. She knew Cameron wouldn’t like that.
    “I really don’t think…”
    Clint clucked his tongue at her. “Now, you promised dinner. You’re not going to back out on me now?”
    “No, it’s not that,” she tried.
    “It’s just dinner,” he said again.
    Katy sighed. Damn, she didn’t know what to do. She wanted to go to dinner but Cameron would be gone soon too. Should she really start to rearrange her life when she knew he wouldn’t be around long? At least Clint would be back for visits, even if she knew they would only ever be friends. Before she could say anything else, Cameron walked into her office without knocking.
    “Oh, sorry, I didn’t know you had company…again,” he commented.
    “Cameron, it’s not…” She trailed off. It wasn’t what? It wasn’t what he thought, sure, but how could she tell him that? She’d only recently told him about her gifts. He wouldn’t like to know that Clint had known since they were children.
    “I was just leaving, Special Agent,” Clint said, standing. “I’ll see you tonight at seven, Katy. I’ll pick you up at your house.”
    And with that he left the office, leaving Katy to face Cameron alone.
    “Plans?” he asked in a low, calm voice.
    “It’s just dinner, Cameron. Nothing more,” she told him, standing from her desk.
    “Dinner?” he asked.
    “Yes, just dinner,” she assured him.
    He stared at her for a couple of minutes. “Everyone’s here. Shall we get started?”
    He walked away before she answered.
    “Damn, double damn,” Katy cursed. That was exactly the reaction she was afraid of. Clint meant nothing more to her than a friend. They had old unfinished business to talk through, but that was it.
    That was all she wanted. Cameron was it for her now. She knew that. She’d told him her deepest, darkest secret and he hadn’t run. Instead he had told her how much he loved her. He’d shown her body how well they fit together.
    So she hadn’t been completely honest with him. Well, if truth be told, he wasn’t being completely honest with her either. She knew he was hiding something. Oh, it wasn’t the same kind of secret that she’d kept, but there was something he wasn’t telling her. She could see it every time he looked at her. When he opened his mouth but changed his mind.
    But she had the right to see an old friend for dinner and say goodbye. Cameron would just have to get over his jealousy. Mind made up, she followed him out the door.
     
    * * * *
     
    After the tension throughout the day, Katy was glad to be on her way home. Cameron and Ryan had left to head to their room ten minutes before. Cameron hadn’t even looked at her.
    She had known he wouldn’t be happy with her going to dinner with another man, but she hadn’t expected him to freeze her out.
    He was angry and hurt? Well, so was she. Did he really think she would jump from his bed to another man’s? If he did, he really didn’t know her.
    A headache was just starting to pound and she would barely have enough time to shower and change before Clint got there to pick her up. She took the curve five miles from her house and reached for some aspirin in the centre console. She picked up the bottle and shook it. Damn, empty.
    Up ahead on the road, a vehicle-shaped object loomed, lit by her headlights.
    “Shit!”
    She slammed on the brakes and turned the wheel hard. The brakes didn’t work. She tried to straighten out the wheel but it was too late. The car sped to the side. She grabbed the emergency brake and pulled up and cursed again as the SUV flipped then