Immortal Dreams by Chrissy Peebles Read Free Book Online Page A

lighter and lighter.  In less than a month, I've gone from having a light brown color to a nearly solid, golden blond.
    Crap.   Soon I'll match my mother too damn much.
    "Well, it's not as much fun as it looks.  Listen, just drop it, please.  I'm not trying to get involved with anyone right now."
    Her shoulders drop as she silently pouts.  "Fine," she grumbles.  "So, tonight, will you-"
    "No.  I can't work over tonight.  My shift ends in an hour, and I'm going to get off my feet for one night," I crankily murmur as I glance to see it's nearly six.
    She chuckles a little and shakes her head.  "I wasn't going to ask you to stay over.  Some friends of mine are having a little party up the road, and I was wondering if you'd come.  Apparently you draw in the right attention."
    The praise in her eyes doesn't go unnoticed.  She really thinks I've got something special.  She'd feel stupid for thinking such a thing if she knew he ran off to be with Amy - while I was naked!
    I offer a tight smile, and then I glance around the diner to see if I'm finished for now.
    "Sure.  I've got nothing better to do."
    "Great," she squeals, clapping her hands once after jumping up.
    "Kane won't be there, will he?" I worry.
    "He's never come to one of their parties before.  It's usually just a small gathering of the same old people, but tonight they've got some of the vacationers coming.  There're supposed to be some serious hotties."
    I smile and then head back behind the counter just as my phone buzzes again.
    Kane.
    Eventually he'll take a hint.  For now, I've just got to dodge and ignore him.
    Cindy's arm loops through mine as we head into the house too close to where Kane lives.  I hadn't realized how very close we'd be, or I would have said no.
    "You're sure he won't be here?" I rattle out nervously.
    "Like I said, he's never come before.  One of his roommates doesn't get along with Heath, my friend's husband."
    "Okay," I murmur with some relief.
    "So, what's the deal?" she muses.  "With Kane I mean."
    He's the bad boy I almost threw my virginity at, only to have him run out in the middle of the night to go be with another girl after she got upset.
    "Long, weird, terrible story.  Where's the booze?"
    She laughs and then grabs me a cup full of a liquid stout enough to raise the dead.
    "Whoa," I cough out.
    She laughs and then clanks her plastic cup against mine before sucking it back.  I cringe as the tart, bitter taste lingers in my mouth after I've forced it down, but at least I should be able to get drunk.
    "Hey," a tall, blond, smoking hot guy murmurs far too close to me.
    "Hey yourself," I lightly flirt while turning my cup up again.
    "Hey," Cindy squeaks, her red curls bouncing with excitement.
    He smiles at her briefly, and then he turns his attention back to me.
    "I'm Thad.  And you?" he asks curiously.
    "Alyssa.  Are you a vacationer?"
    "No, I just moved in a little across the way, close to Midbrook and Holtz."
    "Awesome, Alyssa lives around there," Cindy interjects.
    He tilts his head to the side, and then he leans up beside me while clanking the side of his cup to mine.
    "Here's to new neighbors then," he says with a sexy grin, making me flush a little.  Another bad boy.  Just my luck.
    "I suppose so."
    Cindy frowns, possibly feeling ignored, and she wanders off to leave me alone with Mr. Blond Heaven.
    "So, how long have you lived here?" he asks while getting a little closer.
    "Less than a week," I chuckle out, and he lets a laugh free as well.
    "Well then, I guess we're both the new kids on the block."
    "I guess we are," I murmur while turning up the glass.  "So how do you know the people that live here?"
    "I don't," he laughs.  "I'm a total party crasher.  I guess I'm busted, but I thought it'd be a good way to meet some of the locals."
    "Well, instead you met me.  Another newbie."
    He smirks, but doesn't laugh like I do.  "I'd say this was a party worth crashing."
    I blush lightly, and then Cindy walks