later.” I took off before he could say another word and ran to the library, where I hoped to catch a few winks before my next class.
*****
“Sorry about the Science thing, I must have misunderstood,” I told Scott later that day, as we stood on the sidewalk that led to the parking lot.
“No problem , but man, you scared me. If I miss another assignment in that class, I’m benched.”
I’d felt really bad when he told me that , after showing up to class frantic about an assignment we had never been given. “Well, thankfully I was wrong, so you’re in the clear.”
“ Yeah, are you sure you don’t want me to walk you to your brother’s truck?”
I looked to where Paul sat in his vehicle, watching us with an angry scowl, and knew that was a bad idea. “It’s okay, you go to practice. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
He leaned in and brushed my lips with his own , then pulled back with a sly grin. “See you tomorrow.”
I watched as he raced down the hallway toward the gym with mixed emotions. While it was flattering to have such a cute and popular guy paying me attention, I was finding that he was not the perfect person I had always imagined him to be. Still, there was something about him that attracted me.
Paul was talking on his cell phone when I climbed up into the cab of his truck, but he took one look at me and swore under his breath. “I need to go, Katie is here.” He hung up and looked to me with worry. “You have to get some sleep tonight. Jess told me you have been having some pretty bad dreams; maybe you should ask Mom for something to help you rest.
“Jess shouldn’t have said anything,” I told him grumpily.
“Giv e her a break. She’s concerned about you. And after seeing you, I am too. You look like hell.”
I knew from looking in the mirror during my last trip to the bathroom that my eyes had dark-purple shadows under them, and even though I tried to cover them with makeup, they were obviously still there. “Don’t worry, as soon as I get home, I am doing homework and going to bed,” I told him, hoping he would not tell my parents about the dreams I had been experiencing. The last thing I needed was for them to worry.
*****
As I predicted, the moment my head hit the pillow once I got into bed, I fell into a deep sleep. For once my dream was pleasant, and I was able to relax and allow sleep to completely envelope me. I was lying in a field of wild flowers, their heavenly fragrance calming my overtaxed nerves, their colors immediately soothing my tired soul. It was idyllic: the perfect place for rest, and I felt a sense of peace that had been evading me for far too long.
“Rest, ” a familiar voice said, as a cool hand smoothed my hair back from my brow.
I looked up into the most perf ect blue eyes I had ever seen, startled to see the Prince of Vampires there beside me. “Aidan?” I asked sleepily. “What are you doing in my dream?”
“I’m here to protect you,” he said with a smile. “Now, rest. I will watch over you,” he murmured, his gaze meeting mine and entrancing me completely. “Sleep now,” he whispered.
My eyes closed on his command and I slept through the night, wrapped in his arms, without any sign of the vampire who had been haunting my dreams.
Chapter Four
It took almost a week before Scott actually asked me out on a date, and by the time Saturday night, the night of our date came, I was filled with apprehension. I was hopeful the night would go well and had primped for hours to look perfect, but I had a nagging sense that something was just wrong about my going out with him.
I was finishing my makeup when I heard the doorbell ring and I looked at my reflection in the mirror with a satisfied smile. “You are just nervous,” I told my reflection. “Now go and have the best date ever.” I grabbed my purse and a sweater, in case it got cold later that evening, and left my room, repeating the phrase over and over as
*****
“Sorry about the Science thing, I must have misunderstood,” I told Scott later that day, as we stood on the sidewalk that led to the parking lot.
“No problem , but man, you scared me. If I miss another assignment in that class, I’m benched.”
I’d felt really bad when he told me that , after showing up to class frantic about an assignment we had never been given. “Well, thankfully I was wrong, so you’re in the clear.”
“ Yeah, are you sure you don’t want me to walk you to your brother’s truck?”
I looked to where Paul sat in his vehicle, watching us with an angry scowl, and knew that was a bad idea. “It’s okay, you go to practice. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
He leaned in and brushed my lips with his own , then pulled back with a sly grin. “See you tomorrow.”
I watched as he raced down the hallway toward the gym with mixed emotions. While it was flattering to have such a cute and popular guy paying me attention, I was finding that he was not the perfect person I had always imagined him to be. Still, there was something about him that attracted me.
Paul was talking on his cell phone when I climbed up into the cab of his truck, but he took one look at me and swore under his breath. “I need to go, Katie is here.” He hung up and looked to me with worry. “You have to get some sleep tonight. Jess told me you have been having some pretty bad dreams; maybe you should ask Mom for something to help you rest.
“Jess shouldn’t have said anything,” I told him grumpily.
“Giv e her a break. She’s concerned about you. And after seeing you, I am too. You look like hell.”
I knew from looking in the mirror during my last trip to the bathroom that my eyes had dark-purple shadows under them, and even though I tried to cover them with makeup, they were obviously still there. “Don’t worry, as soon as I get home, I am doing homework and going to bed,” I told him, hoping he would not tell my parents about the dreams I had been experiencing. The last thing I needed was for them to worry.
*****
As I predicted, the moment my head hit the pillow once I got into bed, I fell into a deep sleep. For once my dream was pleasant, and I was able to relax and allow sleep to completely envelope me. I was lying in a field of wild flowers, their heavenly fragrance calming my overtaxed nerves, their colors immediately soothing my tired soul. It was idyllic: the perfect place for rest, and I felt a sense of peace that had been evading me for far too long.
“Rest, ” a familiar voice said, as a cool hand smoothed my hair back from my brow.
I looked up into the most perf ect blue eyes I had ever seen, startled to see the Prince of Vampires there beside me. “Aidan?” I asked sleepily. “What are you doing in my dream?”
“I’m here to protect you,” he said with a smile. “Now, rest. I will watch over you,” he murmured, his gaze meeting mine and entrancing me completely. “Sleep now,” he whispered.
My eyes closed on his command and I slept through the night, wrapped in his arms, without any sign of the vampire who had been haunting my dreams.
Chapter Four
It took almost a week before Scott actually asked me out on a date, and by the time Saturday night, the night of our date came, I was filled with apprehension. I was hopeful the night would go well and had primped for hours to look perfect, but I had a nagging sense that something was just wrong about my going out with him.
I was finishing my makeup when I heard the doorbell ring and I looked at my reflection in the mirror with a satisfied smile. “You are just nervous,” I told my reflection. “Now go and have the best date ever.” I grabbed my purse and a sweater, in case it got cold later that evening, and left my room, repeating the phrase over and over as
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