Scintillate (Scintillate Series Book 1) by Tjebben Karen

Author:Tjebben, Karen [Tjebben, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2013-11-21T05:00:00+00:00

Love

Chimes filled the house as the doorbell rang. My heart raced knowing that Nick stood on the other side. I headed down the stairs to answer it.

“Ugh, he’s here, isn’t he,” Reese groaned as he came up the stairs.

“Yes, and you better be polite,” I warned, trying not to collide into Reese as we passed on the stairs.

I jumped off the last step, rounded the corner, and opened the front door. Nick stood before me in all his heavenly glory. His dark blue jeans contrasted nicely with his hunter green Polo shirt.

“Hello, come on in.” I took his coat as he walked through the threshold. Reese’s bedroom door closed loudly as Nick and I walked through the short hallway that led to the family room. “I’m so glad you’re here. I can’t wait to give you your present. Although it’s not nearly as nice as the one you gave me.”

“What? I can’t wait to see what you’re giving me.” Nick’s arms wrapped around my waist from behind, and he playfully lifted me off the ground. “Gifts aren’t a competition.”

I squealed, and he set me down. “Says the one who gave the better gift.” I walked around the sofa and headed for the Christmas tree.

“Can we turn on the fireplace?” He stood in front of one of the built-in bookcases that flanked the fireplace. “You got to love gas,” he added with a juvenile laugh, his hand on the control switch.

“Guys.” I rolled my eyes and subtly shook my head. “Yes, that’s a great idea.”

He flicked the switch, and the starter ignited. Orange flames flickered to life behind the glass.

We sat down beside the nine foot Christmas tree. Fancy glass ornaments sparkled on the tree. Brilliant colors and glitters added life and pizzazz to the evergreen boughs. Two colorful glass birds with tail feathers appeared to be singing sweet songs to each other.

Handmade ornaments of all kinds adorned the tree. Some of Mom’s favorites were the ones that Reese and I had made in elementary school. Store bought theme ornaments also decorated the tree and revealed the phases that Reese and I had gone through in life. Several princesses adorned the tree, while Reese had chosen sports themed ornaments.

White lights graced the boughs of the evergreen and added a brilliant shimmer to the already beautiful tree. A serene angel, perched atop the tree with her feathery white wings spread wide, looked down as if guarding the multitude of presents.

“Where are your parents?”

“They’re downstairs. They promised to give us some privacy. Reese is hiding out in his room. Hopefully he’ll stay there.”

“I think he’s taking my, uh, presence in your life a bit hard.”

“Hmm, you’d think he was solely responsible for my virginity,” I joked. “If they still made chastity belts, he would’ve put me in one by now.”

Nick laughed. “Reese is kind of funny. I wish I could get in his head and hear his thoughts. I bet they’d be a riot.”

“Riot, as in scary, out of control, destruction?” I asked and glanced at Nick through loose strands of my blonde hair.

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