We Awaken by Calista Lynne

Author:Calista Lynne [Lynne, Calista]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ya
ISBN: 978-1-63476-996-9
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2016-07-14T04:00:00+00:00

Ten

ASHLINN WAS completely absorbed from the second the 20th Century Fox logo popped up in glorious Technicolor. I didn’t have the heart to fast-forward through the opening credits. Not staring at her was difficult. There’s only so long you can look at someone out of the corner of your eye without going dizzy, so I allowed my head to tilt toward hers as I watched her wonderment. It was humbling to know that someone who could bring about so many miracles was thrilled by one of our silly entertainments.

When “You Were Meant for Me” began playing, I could see she was being sucked in by the overly cheesy romanticism of it all. The tone changed for that single scene, and blue light emanating from the screen bathed our little sanctuary in an aqueous glow. Usually I would be bored by that particular dance, but watching her watch it was invigorating.

She had been gradually inching closer to my side, so I eased her journey and sidled up to her. Ashlinn’s head took no time to find its way to my shoulder after that, and by the next scene, my arms were around her. During the following number, she used me as a backrest instead of the couch, and my legs were curled around her waist like a belt. No one had ever allowed me to get so close before, and it was already an addiction.

Each long song seemed to stretch into the next millennium, and time ran like dripping honey. I wrapped myself tighter around her, and she squeezed my arm, still completely absorbed in the action onscreen. There were flappers and mobsters and colors so bright it was obviously right after the time of black-and-white cinema. The film concluded with a kiss, and when the credits began rolling, Ashlinn unwrapped my legs and arms from where they were around her and spun in my lap so her heady grin was now pointed in my direction.

“That was brilliant,” she told me, and I wondered if she could get any more perfect.

“So are you,” I responded, and she rewarded me with another tiny kiss on the nose.

“Where’d the popcorn go?”

I looked around and saw it spread on the floor like a lumpy constellation.

“It appears we spilled it, must’ve been during the maneuvering. That won’t be fun to clean up later.”

I kicked the toppled bowl farther away—there was only so much more damage to be done at that point—and brushed away the popcorn. The mess could be dealt with later, maybe the next morning. As long as I got it before Mother came home, I’d be good.

I had no idea what the time of day was and couldn’t see out the curtained windows from the fort. Dragging her down with me, I lay back so her head was on my chest. Our feet stuck out of the front.

The credits rolled on in the background, and we both stared at the blanket ceiling above. I loved holding her in my arms, but everything seemed to be working out too well.

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