Nun the Wiser (A Deadly Habit Cozy Mystery Book 2) by Morgana Best Page A

chocolate and cook you dinner.”
    I nodded. The idea sounded like a reprieve from all of the insanity that had been around me lately. “I think that sounds like a good ending to a horrible night,” I said gratefully.
    “Good. We can come back for your car tomorrow, when it’s much warmer and safer.” He put the car into gear and drove off. I looked up out of the window and saw the moon shining bright in the dark sky. I watched on as it followed the car as we drove, but I soon felt sleep creeping up on me. My eyelids felt heavy, and I drifted off as the moon faded from my sight.
    “Hey sleepyhead, we’re here,” Adam said.
    His voice woke me from a sound sleep. I rubbed at my eyes and looked up to see that we were parked. I looked around and realized we were back in town.
    “I’m sorry,” I said, trying to stop the yawn from escaping my mouth. “I didn’t mean to fall asleep like that.”
    “Don’t worry about it,” Adam said with a laugh. “You can sleep all you want. I just want to make sure you’re safe, and with me, you are.”
    I smiled, but then looked away, trying to hide the embarrassment that I felt warming my cheeks. “I know I am,” I said.
    I turned back around to see Adam walking toward the front door. “Are you coming? Hurry, get out of the cold.”
    I hurried behind him and stood on the steps of my porch. Adam unlocked my door. “Oh, I hadn’t thought about the key — where did you get it?” I said.
    Once we were inside, Adam turned to me. “I don’t want to scare you, but you should get your locks changed tomorrow. I did find your keys in your car, and I doubt they’d have had time to get a key cut, but you never know.”
    I nodded.
    “How does hot chocolate by the fireplace sound?”
    I thought it sounded amazing. There was a strange fluttering in my stomach. Why was he so great? And why was he so great to me? “It sounds perfect.”
    Adam hurried over to my fireplace. He took some kindling from the basket, and shoved some newspaper underneath, and soon the fire was crackling away. I hurried to warm my hands over it. I watched the luminescent flames as they danced in their large, brick oven. It was mesmerizing.
    Adam came back from the kitchen with two mugs which he placed on the coffee table. He then kneeled down before the fire and put on some small logs.
    I walked over and sat on one of the couches by the fire. The crackling of the wood and the scent of the fire made me feel safe. I felt more alive at that moment than I ever had before. Was it because I had barely escaped death? Or was it because I finally felt safe and secure?
    Adam stood up from the fire and sat across from me. He handed one of the mugs to me. “So, how are you feeling? Are you okay now?”
    “I’m great now — thank you again,” I said with a smile. I sipped my hot chocolate greedily. It was the best thing I had ever tasted. The warm, fuzzy liquid tickled my nose as I drank. When I pulled the cup away and looked back at Adam, he was trying not to laugh. “What?” I asked.
    Adam touched the tip of my nose with his finger. “You got a little something on your face,” he replied.
    I don’t remember the rest of the night, as I fell asleep pretty much straight after that. I was exhausted, and being able to sleep safely in warmth felt like heaven. I drifted off to sleep to dream about Adam. I could certainly get used to him being in my apartment.
     
     

Chapter 13 .
    I was happy that I did not cancel on the art exhibition that evening. After what had happened the last time I had gone out, the last thing I wanted to do was leave my apartment. I had never felt so frightened and as I had that night in the bush.
    Gemma had really let me have it when I told her about the ordeal over the phone. She had warned me again and again about going to pick up furniture alone. Yet I had never had any trouble moving furniture on my own, and people in town were friendly. I had never taken the warning to heart until