wall. He whispered in my ear. “I don’t like this guy,” he said.
I brought my hands up but Sebastian was quicker. He took my wrist. My face must have shown panic because Kevin stepped over. “Hey, I don’t think she wants you to grab her that way.”
Sebastian didn’t turn to look at the guy, but his eyes flared to life turning from midday blue to midnight blue. I felt power leap off him I’d never felt before. Fear covered me. I pulled back at my wrist. His eyed stayed steady on me. All humanity was lost in his eyes and expression. I truly saw the demon that lived inside him. “Don’t,” I whispered sure that his otherworldly hearing would pick up anything I said.
He leaned in against me. His body so close to mine, I felt every muscle. “Fine,” he said in a growl and pushed away from the wall and me. He stalked off. When he did, I relaxed. I was afraid of what he might do for the first time since I met him.
Kevin looked at me with an odd fascination. “You okay?” he asked.
I nodded and brought the drink he’d given me to my mouth. I tasted the familiar burn. The first drink hadn’t done much of anything. But two, I wasn’t so sure. If my mom caught me, I would be in so much trouble. “You want to get out of here?” I asked.
He looked confounded. “Isn’t this your mom’s wedding?” I nodded. But I couldn’t be here any longer.
“I just need to get out of here for a little while,” I said.
Kevin downed his drink then took my glass from my hand. He walked back out into the reception hall and deposited our empty glasses before returning. He held out his hand and I took it. He led me out the exit door and into the night.
The blast of chilly air reminded me I didn’t have a coat. The feeling was very much déjà vu. It was a night like this with me coatless that had Luke giving me his letterman’s jacket. I pushed the thought away and followed Kevin to a dark SUV of some sort. He popped the locks on the car. I shivered reminding me of another night running off with some guy I didn’t know. This wasn’t a good idea. I was making poor choices because of my emotions.
“Where to?” he asked.
I stood there holding my arms trying to think of a way out of this. “Maybe we should just hang out here,” I said while my teeth beginning to chatter.
He shrugged out of his jacket and handed it to me. I didn’t protest. If he wanted to be chivalrous who was I to complain?
“Thanks,” I said putting the oversized coat on. It smelled like cologne. I wasn’t familiar with the scent, though, just that is was very strong.
“Hey, I think I have some beer in the back. I was headed to my buddies later,” he said. He moved without getting a response from me. He headed to the back of his truck and opened it. He was shifting through something searching for his beer while I stood wondering what I was doing.
I wasn’t a drinker. And honestly drinking to get away from your problems is never a good idea. I wasn’t yet sure what I do if he came up with a bottle. So far, the two drinks I had hadn’t resulted in me getting out of control.
He came back with a bottle opening it with a key ring. Who the heck has that? I thought. But I guess he did. I took the bottle for no other reason than he offered it. I was better than this. I should be better than this. But in the end, I turned the bottle up to my mouth and I took a long pull of the bitter liquid. I would never understand why people found this drink so refreshing.
We stood in the night with nothing to say. Nervously, we both kept drinking the beer as an excuse for the silence. Kevin was cute in all, but he couldn’t even find words to strike up a conversation. Not wanting to stand in the deafening silence, I finally said, “So your father’s a doctor?” It was more of a
I brought my hands up but Sebastian was quicker. He took my wrist. My face must have shown panic because Kevin stepped over. “Hey, I don’t think she wants you to grab her that way.”
Sebastian didn’t turn to look at the guy, but his eyes flared to life turning from midday blue to midnight blue. I felt power leap off him I’d never felt before. Fear covered me. I pulled back at my wrist. His eyed stayed steady on me. All humanity was lost in his eyes and expression. I truly saw the demon that lived inside him. “Don’t,” I whispered sure that his otherworldly hearing would pick up anything I said.
He leaned in against me. His body so close to mine, I felt every muscle. “Fine,” he said in a growl and pushed away from the wall and me. He stalked off. When he did, I relaxed. I was afraid of what he might do for the first time since I met him.
Kevin looked at me with an odd fascination. “You okay?” he asked.
I nodded and brought the drink he’d given me to my mouth. I tasted the familiar burn. The first drink hadn’t done much of anything. But two, I wasn’t so sure. If my mom caught me, I would be in so much trouble. “You want to get out of here?” I asked.
He looked confounded. “Isn’t this your mom’s wedding?” I nodded. But I couldn’t be here any longer.
“I just need to get out of here for a little while,” I said.
Kevin downed his drink then took my glass from my hand. He walked back out into the reception hall and deposited our empty glasses before returning. He held out his hand and I took it. He led me out the exit door and into the night.
The blast of chilly air reminded me I didn’t have a coat. The feeling was very much déjà vu. It was a night like this with me coatless that had Luke giving me his letterman’s jacket. I pushed the thought away and followed Kevin to a dark SUV of some sort. He popped the locks on the car. I shivered reminding me of another night running off with some guy I didn’t know. This wasn’t a good idea. I was making poor choices because of my emotions.
“Where to?” he asked.
I stood there holding my arms trying to think of a way out of this. “Maybe we should just hang out here,” I said while my teeth beginning to chatter.
He shrugged out of his jacket and handed it to me. I didn’t protest. If he wanted to be chivalrous who was I to complain?
“Thanks,” I said putting the oversized coat on. It smelled like cologne. I wasn’t familiar with the scent, though, just that is was very strong.
“Hey, I think I have some beer in the back. I was headed to my buddies later,” he said. He moved without getting a response from me. He headed to the back of his truck and opened it. He was shifting through something searching for his beer while I stood wondering what I was doing.
I wasn’t a drinker. And honestly drinking to get away from your problems is never a good idea. I wasn’t yet sure what I do if he came up with a bottle. So far, the two drinks I had hadn’t resulted in me getting out of control.
He came back with a bottle opening it with a key ring. Who the heck has that? I thought. But I guess he did. I took the bottle for no other reason than he offered it. I was better than this. I should be better than this. But in the end, I turned the bottle up to my mouth and I took a long pull of the bitter liquid. I would never understand why people found this drink so refreshing.
We stood in the night with nothing to say. Nervously, we both kept drinking the beer as an excuse for the silence. Kevin was cute in all, but he couldn’t even find words to strike up a conversation. Not wanting to stand in the deafening silence, I finally said, “So your father’s a doctor?” It was more of a
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