A Life Unexpected: Holly Nather Book One (Holly Nather Series) by Sara Daniell Page B

moving way too fast! He kisses me softly and then traces my jaw line with his lips. I run my hands through his hair. Stop it, Holly. Damnit, stop touching him ! His hand finds the bottom of my shirt, and his touch on my bare skin sends chills all over my body. I immediately stop fighting against myself and tug at his shirt, trying to remove it, but he places his hand on mine to stop me.
    “What’s wrong?!” I ask quietly.
    He sits up and curses under his breath. “I can’t allow this to happen between us. Not yet.”
    I laugh coldly, but he’s right. “I know.”
    “I want you to feel the same way I feel for you, Holly.”
    Tears fill my eyes. “What’s wrong with me? Why am I allowing myself to fall for you like this?! I’ve only known you for a short time, Luke. This isn’t normal! And I almost let something happen that I’ve never been ready to do with anyone! And people want to kill me. Oh my god, I’m losing my mind.”
    He laughs a little and tucks my hair behind my ears. He soothingly rubs my back. “You’re not alone in being confused. Think about it. I’ve fallen in love with a girl I saw in visions. I’m scared too, Holly, but what I feel is too strong to fight.”
    “I’m so scared,” I whisper and lay my head against his chest.
    “I’m trying to fix that. Fix all of this,” he says as he holds me in his arms.

 

     
     
    I WAKE UP and see Luke sitting on the edge of the bed. “Good morning,” He says with a huge smile on his face.
    “Hey.” I sit up and stretch.
    “I have all of your stuff packed and ready to go. We are going to leave in ten minutes.” He stands up and grabs my bag. “I’m going to take our stuff out to Brody’s car.”
    “Why don’t you just use magic?”
    Laughing he says, “Because, your world does not operate on magic. If someone saw all our stuff magically go to the car, we would be exposed. And that my little mortal, would not be good.” He walks out of the room with a handful of bags.
    I look out the window, and it’s a sunny day with tons of snow on the ground. Luke has everything packed, which leaves me going in my pj’s. As soon as I think that, clean clothes appear on the bed in front of me. I smile and quickly change. I hear a knock at the door as I put on my shoes.
    “Come in.”
    “Hey. I wanted to make sure you were decent before I walked in. I have to grab a few of my things,” Brody says as he walks to his closet.
    I blush a little, remembering the bathroom incident. “Yup! Just putting on my shoes.” Before I walk out the door, I stop and turn to look at Brody. “Hey, Brody?”
    “Yes?” He says while rummaging through his closet.
    “Thanks… For everything. I can’t say I would risk my life for a friend’s girlfriend.” I turn to walk out the door and run into Luke.
    “You’re calling yourself my girlfriend now?” He asks with a smile and puts his arms around me.
    “No…Ummm…I was just…Yes. But, the term ‘girlfriend’ is so lame.” I nervously look down at my feet. I know I have a huge dorky smile on my face right now. I never thought I could fall for someone in such a short time, but I have. There is just something about him that makes every part of me want him… It doesn’t make sense. I feel like a complete fool.
    He laughs. “Since you think the term girlfriend is lame, what should I call you?”
    I half-grin and shrug. “Yours?”
    “You’re right. I like the sound of that much better.” He smiles and puts his hand in mine. We walk out to Brody‘s SUV and get in the back. The back is so packed full of stuff, I don’t know how Brody will be able to see out of his rear view mirror. Just as I’m thinking that, all of the bags shrink. That answers my previous thought . Brody backs out of the driveway and turns onto the road, headed to who-knows-where.
    “I gotta pee,” Jett says with a smirk on his face.
    “Jett, we just left!” Brody answers, sounding extremely irritated. I wonder what the deal is