Movie Night

‘I’m not on campus right now,’ Elias said. ‘Oh. Too bad.’ Harriet shrugged off the disappointing news. ‘Never mind then. Is Lemuel on campus?’ ‘You’ll have to ask him. It’s a holiday, and most folks have cleared out.’ ‘I’ll call him, then.’ Before Elias could respond, the line went dead, leaving him holding the phone to his ear. He shook his head with an amused smile and slid his phone back into his pocket. Harriet was as impulsive as ever, always charging ahead with a fire in her heart that few could match. General McCullough’s niece was a whirlwind of energy and spontaneity. Elias had lived with Harriet and Hershel for a while after his parents died. She was like a sister to him, which made the prospect of Hershel’s matchmaking all the more absurd. With Callie on his mind, Elias quickened his pace. The lift whisked him up to the suite. Callie greeted him with a sheepish smile. She was fully dressed now and no longer clad in the delicate lingerie that had set his libido in overdrive.