God he was starting to sound normal now.
“Hmm, let me think about it,” I said, pretending to ponder the decision.
But I was already standing up and walking towards the back of the cabin.
Lucas placed his hand on the small of my back and led me down the left
side of the hall. The bedroom was at the end. “You know I didn’t mean anything
other than just lying here together, right?” Lucas said, opening the door.
“Of course.” I had been hoping he did mean more, but I wasn’t surprised. Lucas had made it perfectly clear that
although he was attracted to me, he couldn’t act on it, risk losing control.
Lucas lied down on the bed on his back and motioned for me to join him. I
cuddled up next to him, resting my head in the crook of his shoulder and
draping my arm over his chest. It felt
so wonderful to be with him. So safe and secure.
In just a few minutes, I could tell by his breathing that Lucas was
asleep. I took the opportunity to look up at him, to study his chiseled face.
“Yes?” Lucas asked, opening one eye to peer at me quizzically.
“I, um, thought you were asleep,” I stuttered. “Didn’t mean to disturb
you.”
“I learned to be a light sleeper. Safer that way. Why were you looking at me?”
“I like looking at you, and I don’t get a lot of opportunities,” I said
bluntly. With all the lies coming out of my mouth these days, I was surprised I
was still actually capable of telling the truth.
Lucas laughed. “That wasn’t the answer I was expecting. For what it’s
worth, I like looking at you, too.”
“Don’t mock me,” I said.
“I’m not at all. I’m just teasing you, Rory. You know how I feel about
you.”
I didn’t answer. We’d had this conversation once before; no need to
repeat it.
“You should get some sleep,” I said. I ran my hand over his chest,
feeling the outline of his shredded abs. “There, now that I got that out of the
way, I really won’t disturb you again.”
Lucas caressed my head with the arm I wasn’t lying on. “You never bother
me, Aurora,” he whispered.
I pressed myself closer into his body and pushed all thoughts of
everything out of my mind.
I would enjoy the moment while it lasted, and worry about the shit
hitting the fan tomorrow.
Chapter 11
The Sunday before school started back had always been the most depressing
day of the year. Not because I hated school, but because I hated what it stood
for. The end of summer, which was my favorite season. Soon
it would be too cold to go swimming and the outdoor pools would shut down until
next year.
No more freedom to stay up all night and sleep all day. No going to see a
movie with friends at 10 pm on a Tuesday night just because you felt like it.
Now all of that seemed so trivial, so unimportant. No, this Sunday, I
didn’t think at all about those things. My mind was reeling from everything we’d
found out last night. Was it possible I already had my secret power but just
didn’t know how to activate it? Surely I’d feel it if something was different
than from when I first returned?
The only thing I knew for certain was that I couldn’t go to another one
of Tobias’ meetings. I hadn’t let myself
think it at the time, but with the night behind me, I could see what a risk we
had taken by going there.
Lucas brought me home that Sunday
morning, as he had promised. We didn’t speak much during the car ride back. I
could tell he was deep in thought, probably mulling over all the same questions
as me.
He dropped me off a block from my house and turned to me. “So tomorrow is
the big day. Back to normal life,” Lucas said lightly.
“I guess,” I muttered. “I’d rather work with you and Emmett and Nicholas.
Stopping Tobias and Senara seems more important right
now than graphing parabolas.”
Lucas had a funny expression on his face.
“A parabola is a,” I started, but Lucas cut me off.
“I’m aware of what a parabola is,” he said with a slight chuckle. “I
“Hmm, let me think about it,” I said, pretending to ponder the decision.
But I was already standing up and walking towards the back of the cabin.
Lucas placed his hand on the small of my back and led me down the left
side of the hall. The bedroom was at the end. “You know I didn’t mean anything
other than just lying here together, right?” Lucas said, opening the door.
“Of course.” I had been hoping he did mean more, but I wasn’t surprised. Lucas had made it perfectly clear that
although he was attracted to me, he couldn’t act on it, risk losing control.
Lucas lied down on the bed on his back and motioned for me to join him. I
cuddled up next to him, resting my head in the crook of his shoulder and
draping my arm over his chest. It felt
so wonderful to be with him. So safe and secure.
In just a few minutes, I could tell by his breathing that Lucas was
asleep. I took the opportunity to look up at him, to study his chiseled face.
“Yes?” Lucas asked, opening one eye to peer at me quizzically.
“I, um, thought you were asleep,” I stuttered. “Didn’t mean to disturb
you.”
“I learned to be a light sleeper. Safer that way. Why were you looking at me?”
“I like looking at you, and I don’t get a lot of opportunities,” I said
bluntly. With all the lies coming out of my mouth these days, I was surprised I
was still actually capable of telling the truth.
Lucas laughed. “That wasn’t the answer I was expecting. For what it’s
worth, I like looking at you, too.”
“Don’t mock me,” I said.
“I’m not at all. I’m just teasing you, Rory. You know how I feel about
you.”
I didn’t answer. We’d had this conversation once before; no need to
repeat it.
“You should get some sleep,” I said. I ran my hand over his chest,
feeling the outline of his shredded abs. “There, now that I got that out of the
way, I really won’t disturb you again.”
Lucas caressed my head with the arm I wasn’t lying on. “You never bother
me, Aurora,” he whispered.
I pressed myself closer into his body and pushed all thoughts of
everything out of my mind.
I would enjoy the moment while it lasted, and worry about the shit
hitting the fan tomorrow.
Chapter 11
The Sunday before school started back had always been the most depressing
day of the year. Not because I hated school, but because I hated what it stood
for. The end of summer, which was my favorite season. Soon
it would be too cold to go swimming and the outdoor pools would shut down until
next year.
No more freedom to stay up all night and sleep all day. No going to see a
movie with friends at 10 pm on a Tuesday night just because you felt like it.
Now all of that seemed so trivial, so unimportant. No, this Sunday, I
didn’t think at all about those things. My mind was reeling from everything we’d
found out last night. Was it possible I already had my secret power but just
didn’t know how to activate it? Surely I’d feel it if something was different
than from when I first returned?
The only thing I knew for certain was that I couldn’t go to another one
of Tobias’ meetings. I hadn’t let myself
think it at the time, but with the night behind me, I could see what a risk we
had taken by going there.
Lucas brought me home that Sunday
morning, as he had promised. We didn’t speak much during the car ride back. I
could tell he was deep in thought, probably mulling over all the same questions
as me.
He dropped me off a block from my house and turned to me. “So tomorrow is
the big day. Back to normal life,” Lucas said lightly.
“I guess,” I muttered. “I’d rather work with you and Emmett and Nicholas.
Stopping Tobias and Senara seems more important right
now than graphing parabolas.”
Lucas had a funny expression on his face.
“A parabola is a,” I started, but Lucas cut me off.
“I’m aware of what a parabola is,” he said with a slight chuckle. “I
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