Free Enchanted Secrets by Kristen Middleton Page A

looked a little pale there for a second,” she said.
    “I’m fine,” I said, staring back into the mirror. There was no way that I could tell her who I really was; she’d never believe me.
    Th e girl fluffed her hair and then turned to leave when she gasped in horror. “Oh, my God! Watch where you’re walking, someone left a pair of underwear on the floor!”
    When I looked down , I wanted to die of shame. The panties I’d been wearing had slid right off, and I hadn’t even noticed.
    “Oh, wow,” I mumbled, my face bright red. I stepped away from them. “I can’t believe that someone just left them here. Gross, huh?”
    “Yeah,” she said, scowling. “Very gross. Look, I’ll catch you later.” 
    “Yeah, later,” I mumbled, picking the panties up as soon as she left the bathroom. I quickly tossed the underwear into the garbage can and then turned back to my reflection, still unable to believe what I was seeing.
    “Kendra?” called Tyler, knocking softly on the door.
    “I’ll be out in a minute! ” I called.
    He opened the door.
    My jaw dropped. “Tyler! What in the heck are you doing? This is the girl’s bathroom.”
    He took off his sunglasses and stepped inside. “Right now, everyone thinks it’s closed for repairs.”
    I took a deep breath and turned to face him. “Well, the potion worked.”
    He stared at me hard for a few seconds and then nodded. “It appears that way.”
    I turned back towards my reflection, still shocked that the thin person in the mirror wasn’t Kala, but me. Funny thing was, I had mixed emotions.
    “Uh, that dress is going to slide off soon if we don’t do something about it.”
    I sighed. “Yeah , I need to go home and change. Can you get me out of the school unnoticed?”
    “ You’re still asking me questions like that after everything you’ve seen?” he answered with a sly grin.
    I licked my lips. “I guess I’m still trying to figure out if this is a dream.”
    He sighed. “It’s not. Sorry.”
    I nodded.
    “So, um, you don’t seem very happy about losing the weight,” he said, coming up behind me. “Isn’t this what you wanted?”
    “Yeah, but…”
    He grabbed my hand and pulled me around, so that we were facing each other. “Kendra, you were perfectly fine before you took that potion. So you weren’t a size two, who gives a crap?”
    “Everyone –”
    “Not me,” he blurted, his cheeks turning slightly pink. “I didn’t care. I thought you were pretty enough before.”
    This time, as his eyes burned into mine, my pulse went on overdrive, and I felt an overwhelming desire to press my lips to his.
    “Are you doing something to me?” I whispered , as his vanilla scent washed over me.
    “Like what?” he whispered back, his face moving closer.
    “Making me want to… kiss you?” I squeaked.
    He touched my cheek with his fingertips and I could barely breathe. “No. I’m not. Not this time.”
    I still wasn’t sure if I believed him. “Could you… close your eyes for a second?”
    His eyes twinkled in amusement but he did what I asked.
    And nothing changed.
    The butterflies were still whirling around in my stomach as if they were desperate to escape and I wanted nothing more than for him to like me the same way I liked him. I swallowed hard, staring at his lips, wondering what it would be like to kiss them.
    “Kendra?”
    My cheeks warmed. “Uh, okay. I guess this is all me,” I admitted.
    He opened his eyes . “It’s both of us,” he whispered, pulling me into his arms.
    I closed my eyes and waited, hoping that he was about to do what it looked like he was about to do.
    “Can I kiss you?” he murmured.
    Please…
    “Yes.”
    His lips were warm and soft as they pressed against mine. I slid my arms around his neck and pulled him closer, deepening our first kiss, which had to be the most amazing in the history of Bayport. It was sweeter than I could have ever imagined and I never wanted it to end.
    “We have to go,” he