Free Eternally Blue (Sunset Cliffs Vampire #1) (Paranormal Teen Romance) by Katie Aleo Page B

Lacey?” She answered from the living room. “Hrmm? Oh yes dear, I’m sure it is”.
     
    He grinned and winked at me, then leaned in to whisper “Parents, always listening”.
     
    I stifled a giggle, and with a happier smile, he squeezed something in my hand and said goodnight and I was left in the doorway watching him walk to his car. I looked down to see what he’d placed there and it was my necklace I had been given that had my name on it. I frowned and instinctively touched my neck to where my necklace was obviously now missing from. How did he end up with it? It must have fallen off at the beach. I shrugged it off and got ready for bed, in no mood to eat.
     
    The next morning I was woken up by the smell of breakfast and a pounding headache. Which was good because I was starving but which was bad because it meant my embarrassing near drowning was not a dream. Mmm, at least I didn't have to go to school today. I got up to assess the damage in the mirror and scowled. What was a big red lump yesterday had now become a big bluish lump. I rolled my eyes at my reflection and went in the direction of the food I smelled. I guess Stacey’s dad Rick hadn’t gone to sleep yet from his night shift, or had the day off because someone was cooking and Stacey had already left for school and a glance out the window at the driveway told me Sue had left for work too.
     
    I was walking towards the sound of sizzling bacon, yawning, when I almost choked. Have you ever been surprised mid-yawn? It’s quite startling to your system. Once I recovered from my ruined yawn, I looked angrily at a smiling Noah. Then I looked around the neighboring rooms in alarm for my family. No sign of them. “What are you doing in my kitchen?” I asked indignantly. “Shouldn’t you be at school?”
     
    “ Well that’s no way to greet a hero” Noah said, still smiling and pulling plates and silverware out of drawers better than I could have hoped to in this kitchen.
     
    I sat down tiredly in one of the chairs and thought back to my image of myself in my mirror upstairs. Shudder; I needed a shower bad. He came over and inspected my head wound and announced, “You’ll live!” before putting two plates down, and taking the seat next to me.
     
    I managed the longest saddest sigh ever while staring dejectedly at the plate of bacon.
     
    “ Are you done” Noah asked pointedly.
     
    I looked at the absurd situation I was, and couldn’t help my laugh. Even when I honestly believed I was going to become a human, and dreamed of meeting a normal, nice guy, without any of my society’s drama, I couldn’t have imagined this moment. I was sitting in a gorgeous kitchen, with light filtering in through the windows, with my illegally hot neighbor sitting across from me, actually caring. I grinned at him, nodding. “Yeah Noah, I’m great, this breakfast is great, thank you.”
     
    “ Don’t thank me yet, you haven’t tasted it.” He took a bite of bacon and mimed choking, his eyes bulging, hands scrabbling at the table.
     
    “ Wow, that’s pretty realistic” I laughed, “I’m not sure if I want to try it now, maybe I should just get some cereal”. I started to stand and he grabbed my hand with one of his and my chair with his other hand, pulling me to him.
     
    “ Don’t you dare,” he growled. I gasped quietly at our closeness, and the playful look went out of his eyes, so close to mine. I felt like he was trying to look into my soul, and we were so close I could feel his breath on my face. Slowly, I licked my lips, the rest of my body was frozen, waiting for him to close the gap and kiss me. He leaned in, his lips whispering against mine faintly, “Is this ok?”
     
    I nodded slightly, slowly in response, and he caught my lips with his, kissing me until I felt dizzy. He pulled my chair even closer to his, and when that wasn’t close enough, he pulled me around the waist until I was halfway on my chair and halfway on his and there was