Secrets Abound (Supernaturally Bound Book 1) by Erica Lee Cooke Page B

asked me with a lighter expression.
    The thought of the two of them kissing made me feel anxious. I didn’t know if I was feeling jealous or if I just couldn’t stand Vicky getting her way. Maybe it was both.
    “Oh, yeah, making out with the prettiest girl in school. Sounds like a real nightmare.” I said sarcastically.
    “She’s not the prettiest.” He said in a low voice, his eyes locking with mine. I wasn’t sure if he was indicating that I was prettier than Vicky, but I could feel my heart flutter in my chest.
    “Okay, so Ms. Teal loves my idea.” Vicky said as she returned to her spot beside Mandy. “So, Juliet will be the vampire, obviously, and Romeo can be the werewolf.”
    “Why is that obvious?” Michelle asked.
    “Hello? Werewolves are hairy.” Vicky scrunched up her face.
    The rest of the period was filled with arguments over all the details, Vicky winning most of them. Aiden and I remained quiet, waiting for class to be over. I couldn’t stop replaying his comment in my head.
    My next class was boring. Neither Aiden nor Cassie were in it and no matter how hard I tried not to, I always seemed to get stuck sitting next to Curtis. Curtis was only fourteen and he would have been a freshman if he weren’t a super genius, especially with computers. He was sweet but he had a huge crush on me and was constantly asking me out.
    Fourth period, I had BCIS (a business computer course) which was taught in the computer lab. It was my second favorite class next to photography just because we got to play on Facebook the whole time. Coach Lauder taught the class, but he was only there because the school made all the coaches teach at least one class. These were considered the blow off classes and filled up first.
    Aiden and I sat at the two computers in the far corner of the classroom. I logged into Facebook and searched through all my notifications. I had five new friend requests. I clicked on them to see who they were from. There was Nicole, Tiffany, Grey, Hail, and Eli. I was hitting accept on all of them but hesitated when I got to Eli’s name. I didn’t hit accept, but I didn’t decline it, either.
    “So, do you feel like going to a party with me on Saturday?” Aiden asked me.
    “She invited you, not me.” I frowned, not looking away from the monitor.
    “Yes, but she didn’t say I couldn’t bring someone.”
    “As clever as your little loophole is, why would I want to go anywhere near her house?” I asked.
    “Because I’ll be there,” he said, “and it’ll piss her off if you come with me.”
    “I still don’t know why you even want to go.” I said. “Unless you’re hoping to do a bit of rehearsing with Vicky.” The thought made my stomach twist into a knot.
    “No, I just don’t want to pass on a good party.” He said.
    “Whatever you say, Romeo.” I murmured.
    After BCIS, we went to lunch where Cassie was already sitting at our table. She was on her phone texting someone and didn’t even acknowledge us as we joined her. She giggled after a second and glanced up at us.
    “Oh, hi guys.” She beamed.
    “Who are you talking to that has you in such a fabulous mood?” I asked her.
    “Bryan. We’re hanging out tonight.” She said.
    “A date after your weekend rendezvous? You must really like him.” I had never seen her act like this with a guy.
    “Whatever, we’re just having fun.” She insisted but continued smiling at her phone. It was wonderful to see her actually interested in someone. She usually ditched guys after a few days.
    “Bridget.” Katie, the office aide, said as she handed me a note. “It’s from Mrs. Owens.”
    I unfolded the note and read aloud, “Come see me last period.”
    Mrs. Owens was our student counselor. I always dreaded our monthly meetings. She mostly just nagged me on my grades and asked how home life was.
    “Well, at least you get to miss your last class.” Cassie reasoned.
    “I’d rather deal with Mrs. Conner than Mrs. Owens.” I