Dealing with Demons by Melissa Haag

Author:Melissa Haag [Haag, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shattered Glass Publishing LLC
Published: 2013-01-06T05:00:00+00:00

Tuesday after school, Morik and I arrived home to find Aunt Danielle the sole occupant of the house. She informed us that Gran went to visit the neighbor again. I embraced the novel opportunity of having the house to myself and grabbed the craft bag from my room.

After swearing Aunt Danielle to secrecy, I used the kitchen table to spread out the materials I planned to use to make the earrings. Morik helped me separate everything until the crystals rested in groups on the wood surface and glittered in the afternoon light. I eyed them critically and tried to decide how I wanted the finished product to look. Not too long or wide. Not too much crystal.

I created two smaller piles and began to arrange them in a pattern, using metal beads to break up the crystal. Morik leaned in and caught my hand with his left one. Then, he reached under our joined hands and rearranged the existing piles.

After his story about the shell combs, I wasn’t surprised when his arrangement looked amazing. Although his attention remained on the crystals, I became more aware of his hand still wrapped around mine.

I turned to thank him and withdraw my hand, but the words died in my throat.

Scant inches separated us. The shifting silver pools of his gaze swirled with green and brown, a mesmerizing display. Yet, it was the sight of his lips, as he gave a self-satisfied smile, that captivated me to the point I couldn’t look away.

While I’d wondered about kissing before, I’d never seriously considered it. I’d always thought it was associated with choosing. However, if what Morik said was true, kissing wasn’t choosing. My heart and mind had to agree on the choice.

There were no glimpses of my future with Morik to sway my heart, but maybe a kiss would help. All I needed to do was lean in.

Just lean in, Tessa.

Noting my long stare, he pulled his gaze from the beads to look at me.

A blush ignited my cheeks, and I quickly focused on the table while mentally scolding myself for not having the guts to steal a kiss. Maybe it would have been great. My stomach might have even done that crazy flip thing it did, like when we were on the motorcycle and I’d touched his skin. At the thought, my stomach did the funny little flip again, and my cheeks heated further.

I needed to stop thinking about kissing and touching. However, it was hard to do when he still held my hand. I tried to draw my hand away, but he didn’t release it. Instead, he slowly pulled it closer.

Knowing my face glowed bright red, I hesitantly met his gaze. In just those few moments, his eyes had undergone a drastic change. The silver was completely absent, engulfed by a black void. The now black irises set against the brown-yellow of his sclera sent a shiver trailing down my spine. He looked intimidating like that.

“Never fear me,” he whispered, noting the shiver. He leaned in, touched his forehead to mine, and closed his eyes.

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