~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CHAPTER NINETEEN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"You're cousins?!"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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MY POV
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Wow. This place was amazing and very pretty. It had a certain feeling to it. I couldn't place my finger on it but I liked it.
"I was wondering, what were you doing in the forest?" Luke asked, handing me a glass of water.
What should I say? What could I say? 'I was trying to run away from my problems only running into the guy who caused them'. Yea, that's exactly what I should say.
"Reasons." I simply said, taking a sip of my water and looking around more.
"What kind of reasons?" He asked.
"Did you know your floor's soft?" I asked, trying to get away from this subject.
"Since when was wood soft?" He asked, suspiciously.
I racked my brain for something to say.
"I like skittles." I said, suddenly.
It was all I could think of! Don't blame me! I never said I was that creative.
"Why are you avoiding the subject?" He asked, curiously.
"Did anyone ever tell you, you ask a lot of questions?" I asked.
Suddenly my cell phone rang and I dug it out of my pocket. Ew. My clothes reek.
"You can take a shower later and you don't smell so bad." Luke said.
Why can't I meet somebody who can't read my mind?!
"Hello?"
"Jess!" I heard Jazzy yell.
"What's wrong?!" I asked, concerned.
"IT'S MATING SEASON!" She yelled, loudly. I moved the phone away from my ear.
"Jeez, don't have to yell. What's wrong with mating season?" I asked, calmly. I'm not a werewolf or any breed for that matter so I don't get how it involves me.
"You smell like a female wolf!"
"I WHAT?!" I yelled. "Since when?!" I yelled again.
"Since you met us!" She yelled.
"But- I- That doesn't make sense!"
Just then there was a loud banging at the door.
"DON'T OPEN THE DOOR!" Jazz yelled.
"Why not?" I asked, heading for the door.
"THEY TRACKED YOUR SCENT!" She yelled.
"Who's 'they'?" I asked opening the door.
After seeing what was in front of me I slammed the door shut. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THERE WAS LUSTING WEREWOLVES OUT THERE?!" I yelled.
"I tried!" She yelled. "Can you get back?" She asked.
"No, I can't get back! They're blocking the only door to get out!" I yelled.
"Okay. Stay where you are. We'll get to you as soon as we can. But that might not for a few days or a week." She explained.
"Week?" I asked.
"Yea. Sorry. Bye!"
"Jazzy!" I yelled, but she already hung up.
A week. A whole week.
A lot can happen in a week.
Shut up.
Stunned.
Shocked.
Confused.
Scared.
That's all that could explain how I was feeling.
Stunned; because I'd be staying here for a week.
Shocked; because I smelt like a female wolf.
Confused; because I was still trying to figure out why I smelt like a female wolf.
And scared; because just like my conscience said, a lot can happen in a week. A lot meaning something might happen between me and Luke.
I felt totally unconscious, I wasn't aware of anything around me. I was frozen solid. I just stood there. With my eyes wide and my mouth hanging open.
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LUKE'S POV
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So many things were running through her head. It was very hard to keep track of it all.
She was just standing there with a dazed look in her eyes and her mouth hanging open.
I picked up what I could from her mind and apparently she would be staying here for a week.
A lot can happen in a week.
That's what hit me the hardest. She had a point.
A lot can happen in a week.
If what other girls said was true, I should stay away from her. I don't want to hurt her. Not like I did before.
Just then Aidan burst through the door and slammed it shut behind him.
"Why are there so many-?!" He started but stopped when he saw Jessica. "What's she doing here?" He asked, pointing to her.
"What's he doing here?" She asked, with venom in her voice pointing at Aidan.
I guess they know each other.
"We're sorta...cousins." I said.
"Cousins?" She asked, taken back.
"Yea." Aidan said, looking past her.
"You're cousins?!" She yelled. "Why didn't you tell me?!" She yelled again.
"I didn't think it would matter!" I yelled back.
"It matters! It matters a lot!" She yelled.
Aidan wasn't saying anything. He was just staring.
Is it just me, or did the room just get a whole lot more tense?
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Author's Note: Have you noticed there are a lot of twists in the story? First the kiss, then Aidan engaged, then Luke and now cousins! A lot to take in, ain't it?
