I heard Weston laugh into the phone.
"Pacey O’Brien, how's your cute little ass doing?"
I eye d Dean and cleared my throat. "Pretty effing bad actually. I've been getting crazy stalker texts and then last week someone tried to kill me."
I heard Weston la ugh he thought I was joking. "Only you babe, only you."
"I'm serious Wes."
He stopped laughing. "No shit?"
"Yea."
"Wow."
"Yea."
"Ahh man, I was just calling to see what the plans were for your birthday. I thought for sure Rhi would have some crazy bash planned."
I sighed in regret, he was rig ht, Rhi probably did. "Yea Rhi isn't talking to me so much just now, but no I don't know what the plans are."
I glanced at Dean's narrowed eyes and continued. "Oh I also have a new boy-friend,"
I looked into Dean's face and watched him smile, whew okay so at l east I was right about that.
"So he just might take me out I guess. You planning on coming into town?"
Wes chuckled. "Duh, so you have a new boyfriend. I hope he's at least half as cool as the last one. Word is he was quite the ladies man."
I laughed. "Right, ladies huh, like your mom and grandma."
"Hey man, come on don't be harsh."
"Whatever Wes, but Dean's great …awesome, and so much better at kissing he could give you lessons."
Wes groaned. "You're just mean. Ok so I guess I'll call when I'm in town I'll probably be there the day before so we can catch up, and I can meet this idiot Dean."
"Sounds good."
"Alright P, I'll talk to you later."
"Ok bye Wes." I hung up the phone grinning and stopped when I looked at Dean.
"Was that an ex-boyfriend?" He asked.
I cleared my throat. "Yea but well we were better friends than lovers you know."
I closed my eyes when I realized I'd said lovers. No guy wants to hear that come out of his girlfriend’s mouth.
"Really?" Dean sat up and moved closer towards me.
"Well yea we've been friends since grade school. We decided we might as well try the dating thi ng but it just wasn't right."
Dean searched my eyes. I hope d it didn't piss him off. Wes was always going to be in my life, even if it was from a distance.
" Ok."
I stared at Dean's serious fac e and punched him in the arm.
"Hey what was that for?"
"For thinking I'd actually do that to you."
"Do what to me?" His voice dropped an octave. He was grinning shamelessly.
"Uh nothing now." I crossed my arms and stared back at him. He growled and pushed me down.
"Nothing huh... you sure about that?"
My breath caught in my throat. He w as laying on top of me again. I sighed and pulled his face down to mine. I could hear the door open and close from downstairs. My eyes flashed open and I pushed Dean away.
"Dean my dad."
He jumped off of me and reached for his shirt trying to tug it back in place. I smiled a little. I'd pushed it up so that I could run my hands across his tight abs.
"Pacey?"
I groaned when I heard dads voice coming up the stairs.
"Dean, pick up the food." I pointed to the mess on the floor and tried to compose myself. I ran my hands through my messy hair and tried to look normal. Dean moved frantically to pick up the food and sat on the floor. I moved to sit next to him and tried to get my heart to stop beating so quickly. I could hear my dad’s smile from behind me.
" What have you two been up too?" My dad asked.
We both looked over our s houlders at him and I smiled, of course that was what he was doing in the garage. I eyed the item in his hands and laughed. The metal was freshly polished and gleaming in the light.
"Nothing."
Dad frowned and turned away. "Exactly, keep it that way Dean or I'll have to kill you."
De an looked at me with panic and I smiled. That was my daddy, shot gun in hand to scare the boys.
Chapter Seven
Lilith
We both expressed a breath of relief. At least my dad hadn't caught us kissing on my bed, God only knew what he would have been capable of under those circumstances. I doubted the shotgun was loaded, but you just never
Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Martin A. Lee, Bruce Shlain