Sea of Memories by Kelly Risser

Author:Kelly Risser
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: urban fantasy, coming of age, magical realism, young adult fantasy, teen paranormal romance, teen fiction books for girls, mermaid books for teens, shifters selkies, social and family issues death and dying, scottish folklore folklore mythology scottish
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing, Inc.

He’d kissed her. Of all the idiotic things he could do. He knew he should stay away from her. Worse, he hadn’t expected her to taste like honey and sunshine and… and home.

He tried to play it off that night, giving her a slight smile when he pulled back, chatting like a silly pup as they walked back to the house, and continuing the carefree banter while he said goodbye to her parents. She was quiet on the drive back to the inn, but how could she get a word in when he wouldn’t shut up? What the hell was the matter with him?

“I’ll see you in the morning?” He’d already opened the door and had one foot out when he thought to ask the question.

“I have off,” she said. Her face was unreadable, one-half bathed in the car’s overhead light, the other half in shadows.

“Oh,” he said, both relieved, disappointed, and unsure of what else to say. He’d never kissed a human before. This was new territory.

“We could do something.” Her voice was casual, but he heard the hesitation, the uncertainty, when she added, “If you want.”

“Sure.” He moved back into the car, his tone easygoing like hers. Why was his heart beating so fast? What was this girl doing to him? “Like what?”

She tapped her fingers on the steering wheel while she thought, turning to him suddenly. “I know. How about a picnic?”

“A picnic?” he repeated the unfamiliar word.

She mistook his question for hesitation. “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of the food. I know shopping and cooking are not your thing.” Her laugh was nervous, and her cheeks turned red. “Should I pick you up at 11:30?”

“11:30?” He was having trouble forming an intelligent thought. At least he deduced that a picnic must be a meal. That was fine with him, and she didn’t seem to mind or notice his foolish behavior.

“Great! I’ll see you then.” Before he could respond, she leaned over and kissed his cheek. “Bye, David.”

He nodded and rose from the car, shutting the door behind him. As she drove away, he realized his hand was on his cheek, covering the spot where she’d kissed him.

Climbing the stairs in a daze, he reached his room and went right to bed. Sleep was a fickle thing that evaded him while his mind raced. He made two mental lists. One was all the reasons why he shouldn’t go out with Sharon. It was much larger than the one that listed why he should. That list only had one reason—because he wanted to. His heart weighed in, tore the longer list into pieces, threw it in the virtual garbage can, and demanded that he go. “One date,” it reasoned. “What harm can it cause?”

****

Once again, she was punctual. The clock displayed 11:29 AM when her car pulled up front. He didn’t wait for her to get out, stepping outside and to the curb.

It was one of the fluke spring days in the north that was both warm and sunny.

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