Free The Lie (The Skyy Huntington Series) by Holly Hudspeth

interested in heading to a pub for some drinks. I turned their offer down, but let Maia know that if she needed a ride home later not to hesitate to call me.
    I said my goodbyes, and hopped into my Mustang. I swung by a fast food joint on the way home to pick up a burger. I had just gone grocery shopping, but I sure didn’t feel like cooking anything tonight. I pulled up to my house, ran inside throwing my coat on the couch while I let Cupcake outside.
    I flew upstairs and sat down at my computer. I had left the IM program on while I was at cooking class. I saw that Aiden was still online, and sent him a message.
    You say: Hey, you there?
    A few moments passed and he replied.
    Aiden1437 says: Yes, how was the cooking class?
    You say: It was ok, we had a sub tonight so it wasn’t as fun as it usually is. How has your night been?
    Aiden1437 says: Boring and dreadful without you to talk to.
    I smiled as I took my shoes and socks off.
    You say: I’m sure that you can find more exciting things to do with your time than talk to a measly human.
    Aiden1437 says: You are far from measly Skyy. How do you feel about switching things up a little tonight?
    You say: Umm, what do you mean by switching things up?
    I waited for a moment for his response.
    Aiden1437 says: I hope I’m not making a mistake by doing this…
    I barely had time to read his IM before my phone rang. It was Aiden. I started to shake and I took in a deep breath as I answered.
    “Hello?” I said sheepishly.
    “Hello, milady,” came his reply, with a light accent. I had heard it briefly the night he had placed me in my car in the cemetery.
    “Hi…” was all I could come up with. I was speechless. Talking to him online or in a text message was one thing, but I was on a phone now listening to a voice. This was becoming real.
    “Is this alright? Are you comfortable with speaking to me on the phone?”
    “Y-yes. Yes, sure I am. Just wasn’t expecting it is all,” I stumbled over my words, sounding like an idiot. I could hear him breathing softly on the other end of the line. Weird. I guess that was another myth debunked. Vampires breathed.
    “So, what shall we talk about? What questions are on your mind this evening, Skyy?” I was trying to peg his accent, it sounded very Scottish, definitely from somewhere on the isles.
    “Your accent. I can’t place it.” I said while thinking.
    “It’s Scottish, Gaelic to be precise. I’ve tried to work hard at losing it but some things die hard I guess,” Aiden replied.
    As I listened to his perfect sexy voice on the phone it got me to wondering how he looked. Was he some maimed disgusting bloated corpse? All the other ideas I had in my head had been proved wrong. Maybe he was just as hot as he sounded.
    “Well, it’s a beautiful accent.” I slapped myself on the forehead. I sounded like a dreamy eyed teenager. I sounded like an idiot.
    This was my big chance. I finally had my vampire on the other end of the phone, the only thing better than this would be physical contact. I could ask him anything I wanted now, and I knew it was real. I heard his voice, coming through loud and clear and I knew I was no longer questioning my sanity. Well…as far as him being real anyway…
    We both sat in silence for a few moments before he finally spoke again. “I’m sorry if my calling made you uncomfortable. If you’d like to hang up I’ll understand.”
    “No!” I exclaimed, “No, it’s not making me uncomfortable. It’s just…well it’s different. On the IM program, I could think things out and decide what to say.”
    “I understand that, remember, this is all new for me too. You are the first human I have had contact with that knows what I am,” Aiden said.
    That had to be a really lonely life. I wonder if he had vampire friends or a vampire wife. I decided I may as well ask, what the heck.
    “Do you have any fellow vampire friends, or family here?” I hoped that wasn’t being too forward.
    “There are