Kathleen's Story by Lurlene McDaniel

Author:Lurlene McDaniel [McDaniel, Lurlene]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780307433138
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Published: 2004-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

In the space of the next hour, Kathleen went from being a girl who had hardly ever been kissed to one who’d been kissed thoroughly. Carson kissed her until the fireworks ended, until the sky had gone dark and the humid tropical air left them both damp and sticky. He took her inside to the coolness of the library, to the sofa, and there he pressed her body to his and kissed her face, her throat, her neck and bare shoulders, until she was drenched with desire for him.

From far away, she heard a clock gong. “I need to go,” she told him. What if his parents returned and found her with him?

“I know,” he said, his voice husky.

Every inch of her seemed on fire when he put her in the car. He leaned through the window and kissed her one last time. “I’ll call you tomorrow.”

She backed out of the driveway and made it to the stop sign at the corner before she saw her cell phone glowing on the console where she’d left it. Her eyes widened and her body, which had been so hot and liquid moments before, went cold and rigid. “Oh no,” she whispered.

She shoved the gearshift to Park and grabbed the phone. There were numerous voice messages from her mother and two text messages, both from Raina. One read YUR MOTR IS CRZY TO FND U. CALL ME!!!! The other read 911! I LIED TO HR. Kathleen glanced at the dash clock and saw that it was almost one, well after her curfew. With fingers shaking, she dialed Raina, praying that her friend was still awake and waiting for the emergency call.

Raina answered on the first chirp of her phone. “Where are you? Are you all right?”

“I lost track of time,” Kathleen said. “What did you say to Mom?”

“The first time she called, I told her you were here but in the bathroom with cramps. That’s when I left the first text message. She called thirty minutes later, and I told her you’d run out for a heating pad because we didn’t have one. Oh, yes, and some ice cream too.”

Kathleen groaned. “What am I going to tell her? I never lie to her!”

“Sorry … I just didn’t know what else to say.”

“It’s not your fault. I’m going home. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.”

“Wait! Did you have a good time with Carson?”

“Oh, yes.” The warmth of Kathleen’s earlier feelings washed over her. “Got to go.” She ended the call and gunned the engine.

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