Strange and Lovely (Part 1) by Rachel Redd

Author:Rachel Redd
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: new adult paranormal romance, easy, new adult paranormal romance series, new adult paranormal romance with shifters, paranormal romance series for adults, shifter romance, paranormal romance books, new adult shifter romance, paranormal romance angels, werewolves, vampires, angels
Publisher: Kickers Collective
Published: 2014-04-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

When I walked into The Legend, I didn’t see Declan anywhere, so I sat down at the bar. A bartender walked over to me.

“What would you like?” he asked.

“I’m just waiting for someone,” I said. He nodded, and walked away. I glance at my cell phone. 7:59. I looked around the bar again. There was a group of college friends sitting at the table I had sat at last time. There were also a few older patrons who looked annoyed at the student’s loud laughter.

“Hey.” I turned around to see Declan behind the bar. He jumped over it, and sat on the stool beside me.

“Hey,” I echoed. I used to always know what to say to Declan. We never had awkward silences until now. I uncross and cross my legs. Declan avoids my eyes. “Um, I’m sorry if I made you feel that you weren’t good enough. You’re my best friend. I never saw you as anything other than that.”

“I noticed,” he said. I looked down at my hands. “You’ve always known I’ve wanted more than that.”

I looked over at him. I noticed the way the muscles in his biceps moved as he shifted his weight, and the way his eyes reminded me of the midnight sky. Dr. Federov had said that I compartmentalized. Had I defined Declan as a friend, and therefore, I had become incapable of seeing him as anything else?

“Maybe I was afraid,” I said.

“I am not that scary,” Declan said. “I clearly remember the first thing you did to me was push me down. I couldn’t look at any of the other third grade boys in the eye for a week.”

I laughed. “No, I wasn’t afraid of you. I was afraid...that I would mess up our friendship if we pursued a relationship. You know how I am. When relationships start getting deeper, I try to push the man away. And if we broke up, I would have nobody to turn to.”

Declan put his hand under my arm, his skin rough against mine. “Maybe your other relationships didn’t work out because they aren’t the kind of people you’re supposed to be with. And you could try to push me away as much as you want. I’ll always be there for you. If you wanted to bitch about me, I would nod and agree about what an asshole I am.”

I laughed again, and leaned toward him. His forehead brushed against my forehead. He lowered his head, so his mouth was right next to mine, and I could almost taste the spearmint scent of his breath.

I tipped my head, and our lips touched. A current of electricity shot through me. I felt his warm tongue slide between my teeth. His hands moved to my arms, and I could feel his nails grip my skin. I kissed him harder, standing up to be closer to him. He stood up as well, and one of his legs slipped between my legs. Our lips moved against each other with hungry vigor. I forgot that we were in a bar or even in New York City.

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