Chapter Fifteen
After Chloe and Jamie went home and my mom had stopped fussing over us, Trevor and I escaped to my room for some peace and quiet and rest. An empty large pizza box sat on the end of the bed near our feet. We’d eaten it between us. And I was still hungry.
“Man, I’ve never been so hungry. It’s weird. It’s not like before, you know?”
He nodded, and then winced. “I know. It’s like eating for the first time after being starved to death in some prison.”
My mom had patched Trevor up with some hydrogen peroxide and some bandages. He looked worse than he probably felt. At least, I hoped so. Because he looked pretty bad. I traced my finger over his cut lip. He sucked in a breath.
“Sorry.”
“Nah, it’s okay.”
“I can’t believe it’s really over.” I cuddled into the crook of his arm. “Like over over. Not just we killed Thane and Devon over.”
“I know, I feel it too.”
I splayed my hand across his chest. I could feel his heart beating beneath my palm. I nuzzled in closer to him, and the beat thumped a little faster and a little harder. I looked up at his face. His beautiful, wonderful face, even if it was a bit banged up.
“How can we be sure that we’re human again?”
He shrugged. “I don’t know. Wait and see, I guess.”
I shuffled up a little so I was face to face with him. “Or, we could ah, kiss. To you know test the waters.”
His smile came slowly, but damn, it was worth the wait. My heart did a little double dutch inside my chest, and my belly clenched hard.
“Oh you think so, do you?”
I nodded enthusiastically. “We owe it to society to make sure that we are definitely human again. It would be negligent if we didn’t. Besides I’ve never kissed you fully human before.”
His gaze locked on mine, he cupped a hand behind my neck and held me still. Slowly, he leaned into me. He tilted his head ever so slightly, and then gently covered my mouth. My head instantly began to spin, and I felt a zing all the way down to my toes.
He nibbled a little on my bottom lip, and then he deepened the kiss, his tongue sweeping over mine. I sighed into him, fisting his t-shirt in my hand. We kissed until we were both breathless. And not for one second did I feel the beast gnawing inside me to get out and feed off him. At least not the cambion beast. There was indeed something else there churning inside but it was just good old fashioned lust.
We broke apart, and I rested my forehead to his. I could barely breathe and it was wonderful. And normal.
“So, did you feel anything?”
“Ah, yes.” He chuckled. “The usual things.”
“Me too.”
I traced my finger over his face. I loved looking at him. He never failed to make my heart beat a little faster, and a little harder. He made me feel safe and secure.
I kissed him again unafraid of going too far and accidentally sucking the life out of him. Now we could make out like any other normal teenage couple. Snog our brains out, until the parental knocked on the bedroom door and told us to cut it out.
Life was good again. And although I knew I could take care of myself no matter what life threw at me, I didn’t want to face it alone. For now, I wanted Trevor to be there with me, beside me, fighting to the bitter end.
Or in our case, for a new beginning.
If you liked ELECTRIC, you might like Tawny’s newest series, CARNIVAL WORLD
Come along for the ride of your life....
For six teens and one young boy, an innocent ride at a summer carnival becomes a harrowing trip into another dimension where everything they've ever known has been destroyed and everyone they’ve ever loved are gone. Now they have to travel a road through a harsh and unreal world where mutated creatures hunt them and a mysterious man with an ugly scar dogs their every move. Guided by the Barker in their dreams, they each must face their past enabling them to perform a task in the present that will help them find a way home. Every game played is a piece closer to solving the puzzle.
For Darien, the Strong Man, Nicole, the Tightrope Walker, Maddie and Justin, the Siamese Twins, Summer, the Escape Artist, and little Sam, the Fortune Teller, dreams are lost, nightmares are real and Carnival World is the place they need to survive if they want to make it back home.
A cross between “Flight 29 Down” and “RL Stine's Goosebumps”, “Carnival World” is an action packed spooky thrill ride for tweens and teens alike.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Tawny Stokes has always been a writer. From an early age, she’d spin tales of serial killers in love, vampires taking over the world, and sometimes about fluffy bunnies turned bunnicidal maniacs. An honour student in high school, with a penchant for math and English, you’d never know it by the foot high blue Mohawk and Doc Martens, which often got her into trouble. No longer a Mohawk wearer, Tawny still enjoys old school punk rock, trance, zombie movies, teen horror films, and fluffy bunnies. She lives in Canada with her fantastical daughter, two cats, and spends most of her time creating new stories for teens.
Tawny also writes adult paranormal/urban fantasy fiction under the name Vivi Anna, and is a screenwriter and TV writer.
Website: http://www.tawnystokes.com
OTHER WORKS BY THE AUTHOR:
Static
Demons of the Rich and Famous
Dating After Dark (With Clowns)
Carnival World, episode 1
Carnival World, episode 2
Carnival World, episode 3 – coming September 15, 2013
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