Rook’s Time (CARNIVAL OF MYSTERIES) by Kim Fielding EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Amarillo, Texas
May 1932
Paul and Irena Gallier spun and swooped high above, their sparkling
leotards making them look like hummingbirds. They didn’t use a net;
gravity was their plaything. Sometimes the audience gasped at a particularly
daring move or clapped and cheered when Irena soared through the air and
Paul effortlessly caught her. But Simeon just stood against the canvas wall
and gazed upward as the aerialists flew.
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As usual, he hadn’t paid attention to where or when the carnival was
located today. It didn’t really matter—the weather would always be
pleasantly warm, his chores would be the same, and Crow Rapp would be
there with him.
As if Simeon’s thought had conjured him, Crow said, “Shirking again, I
see.” Simeon turned his head and saw the grin.
As always when he caught sight of his lover, his heart did a funny little
swoop as if it too were on a trapeze. He’d come to accept a great many
strange and wondrous things in his life, especially in the last couple of
years, but he could never entirely believe that Crow was real and that he
and Crow truly belonged to each other.
“I’m entitled to breaks now and then,” Simeon pointed out. In fact, the
workload was generally light during the daytime, while the carnival was
open to the public. It was the setting up and taking down that kept
roustabouts busy.
“And you’ve been spending most of your breaks in the big top lately.
How about some food instead?” Crow’s Southern Illinois accent still
sounded exotic to Simeon, who’d spent most of his life in London. He liked
it and liked the way Crow blushed when Simeon whispered to him that it
was sexy.
They could go together to the back of the lot, where their caravan would
be cozy and welcoming, where Simeon could strip off Crow’s jeans and
shirt and lick the salty sweat from his collarbones, taste the bittersweet
remnants of coffee on his lips and tongue, nibble on—
“Dinner, Simeon.”
Swallowing his laughter, Simeon allowed himself to be towed out of the
tent and onto the midway. A stream of visitors walked the grassy path
between the tents, laughing and chattering. He could tell from the way they
spoke that the carnival was somewhere in North America and that the time
was well after the 1880s, where he’d come from, and well before the 1970s
and 1980s, where he’d found Crow. Or, more accurately, where Crow had
found him.
Although Crow had let go of Simeon’s arm, it was easy to follow him
through the crowds. Crow was taller than most people, and his pale, sunbleached hair acted like a beacon. The enticing aromas of sugar and
popcorn and grilling meat grew stronger with each step until Simeon and
Crow arrived at the food tents.
The offerings varied depending on the
carnival’s location, but they were always tasty and the prices were low
enough that even the most cash-strapped locals could afford treats.
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