Free Diary of a Vampeen by Christin Lovell Page A

parents,
remember?"
    “Yea but you haven’t seen them since
Spain in August, right?” I both accused and checked.
    Kellan grinned sarcastically, if
that’s even possible, and without skipping a beat was opening my
door. I unlocked the front door to the house and made no hesitation
in walking towards the family room when I heard the sound of the
television.
    "Hey Mom, Hey Dad. Look who came to
visit," I announced whisking past them into the kitchen. They
turned and greeted Kellan. My father shot a warning look to him as
if he was a trouble-maker while saying hello. My mother, ever warm
and accepting, got up and gave him a hug.
    "You hungry, Kellan?" I asked as I
pulled out the ingredients for a turkey sandwich.
    "No thanks," he replied.
    "What about a drink? I know you said
you were thirsty in the car," I offered. He looked at my parents;
they seemed to be communicating though no words were
spoken.
    "I'm ok for now."
    "Suit yourself," I shrugged taking a
bite of my freshly prepared sandwich. I put the assembly line of
ingredients away.
    "How was the movie?" my mother
asked.
    "Cheesy. The same blood and gore story
as all scary movies," I said as I closed the fridge.
    "You screamed pretty often for such a
cheesy movie," Kellan teased.
    "I screamed like twice and I wasn't
scared, just surprised," I explained in defense, brushing off his
absolutely dead on assumptions. Kellan rolled his eyes and laughed.
I wanted to melt into a puddle, even with my parents around,
feeling the flutters of giddiness in my stomach.
    "How are you parents?" my mother asked
Kellan.
    "They're good. Busy planning a trip to
Italy in February."
    "We were thinking of attending as
well," she stated.
    "What's in Italy in February?" I
interrupted.
    "It's another family reunion," my
mother advised. The unwary feeling returned in that moment. They
were definitely hiding something, but I was clueless as to what it
could be. The Bancrofts weren’t family yet my parents were
attending their reunions?
    "Oh. So soon? Are you and Dad planning
to go?" I hoped she would elaborate but knew better. Since they
hadn’t said anything prior, chances were against them to pick that
time in front of Kellan to initiate the discussion of our family
secrets.
    "We're not sure yet. I'll be sure to
tell you if we decide," she promised. I was right. The subject was
closed.
    "Well, I better get going," Kellan
stated.
    "Oh, okay." I was a little perplexed.
He'd been in my house all of two minutes and was rushing out
immediately. I really wished he would stay, but I couldn’t ask him
to, especially in front of my dad after his initial
reaction.
    "Have a good night," he waved to my
parents.
    "It was nice seeing you again," my
mother incited.
    "I'll walk you out," I offered. I
grabbed his hoodie off the stairwell and handed it to him. "Thanks
for letting me use your jacket."
    "No problem. I had a good time tonight
Lexi," he added laying the jacket over his arm.
    "So did I." I tried to smile but
couldn’t. I was a little upset that he was leaving so abruptly and
couldn’t understand why. I didn’t do anything that I knew of and
neither had my parents.
    "See you Monday?" he
verified.
    "I'll be there."
    "’night" he said as he opened the
door. I shrugged internally. I found myself becoming more and more
agitated and easily exasperated. I waved as he stepped out on the
porch. I stood there and watched him go to his car.
    My heart was pounding. I didn't want
him to leave. I just wanted him to hold me all night, to hypnotize
me with his beautiful eyes while embracing me. Mike was dying to do
that with me, but I was slowly realizing that he wasn’t who I
wanted.
    What was it about Kellan? I’d never
felt this way before. He fascinated me. He's like a mysterious
beauty. He's open with me yet so reserved, obviously hiding beneath
his exterior. He seemed so in control of himself while I felt so
out of control dreaming, longing for just one intimate moment with
this dark attractive