From the Blue by Mark Stephens

Author:Mark Stephens [Stephens, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00

He shook his head.

“Instagram? Snapchat? Maybe we can Skype?”

He shook his head again.

“Jaron, you are one throwback Thursday after another.”

A small grin creased her lips. Some girls may have been put off by his backward-ness, but she thought it was cool that he hadn’t surrendered to the crutches of technology.

Holding her finger up, she had him stay still for a moment while she ran back to Alex and a sleepy-eyed Jaime, who had obviously been woken up abruptly. Alex stared at her intently as she approached, her eyes demanding some explanation, but Dylan ignored her. She knelt down and rummaged through her pack, finding a piece of scrap paper and a pen. She scribbled something on the back of it under the watchful and curious glare of both girls.

Without saying anything to either of them, Dylan got back up and strode back to where Jaron was waiting for her.

“Here’s my address and phone number.” She said succinctly and watched as he folded it up and stuck it the pocket of his shirt.

“I need to get going. My handlers will be anxious if I am gone for too long.” For the first time since she had met him, Dylan noticed a chink in his positive veneer, almost as though he were hiding something from her and didn’t want to. She wasn’t quite sure what to make of it.

“Your handlers?”

What another strange word to use, she thought. She had to keep reminding herself that he was from another country, dismissing his odd phrases as just a different cultural perspective.

“Um, picture them as personal assistants or guardians, I guess. They accompanied me here to the States. They make my travel arrangements and itinerary. They’ll just be worried if I miss a scheduled appointment and don’t check in with them on occasion.”

For the first time, Dylan looked at him warily. In all of their conversations, he had always presented such an open and easy façade, but now he seemed guarded as he had been when talking about his brother. She got the impression he was lying about something or, at least, not being entirely truthful about it. But, then again, she barely knew Jaron. And there could be any number of reasons and factors that could account for the niggling feeling in the back of her mind.

Instead of questioning him further, she ignored it and dismissed the feeling as her own nervousness about their upcoming date. Her faint suspicions completely disappeared as he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her closer. He bent his head down to hers and she could feel the tender brush of his lips against her own. She closed her eyes and pressed herself closer to him, feeling the fireworks go off in her head.

As Jaron pulled his lips away from hers, Dylan felt a need, almost an ache, spread through her body. More than anything, she wanted to pull him back to her. Even as he dropped his arms from her, her skin missed the feel of his. Her mouth longed for that tangy saltiness on his lips.

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