Love's Destiny (Love Trilogy #2) by Tracey Smith Read Free Book Online Page B

Her body was long and slender with sleek subtle curves. I tried to remind myself that she was supposed to be like a sister to me, but a voice in the back of my head kept reminding me that we weren’t actually related.
    “I’m starving!” she said as she dried off next to the pool. I tried to stare at anything but her body.
    “Me too.” I said trying to concentrate on drying myself off.
    When we got upstairs Mom had sandwiches waiting for us. We ate at the kitchen table laughing and reminiscing. I was having the best time of my life.
    After lunch we decided to watch a movie. I was relieved that she actually watched TV sometimes. She was wearing me out! I was also relieved that she had changed out of that very distracting swimsuit. She had on a very safe pair of sweats and a tank top. A big t-shirt would have been better, but it was still an improvement over the bikini. I was uncomfortable with the way she made me feel sometimes. I’d had crushes on pretty girls at school before, but I’d never really looked at Destiny that way. Not until now and I wasn’t sure how to deal with it.
    I popped in a DVD and we both settled down on the couch. About 30 minutes into the movie Destiny scooted a little closer to me and rested her head against my shoulder. All of a sudden I was aware of every little move she made. Normally this wouldn’t be a big deal but now I was wondering what it meant.
    She had admired my muscles by the pool. Did she think I was cute? Did she see me that way? Was she feeling the same way about me that I was starting to feel about her? How was I feeling about her? I didn’t pay any attention to the rest of the movie I just fumbled around with all the new questions in my head.
    Just a little before the movie ended I realized Destiny had fallen asleep. Her head was still rested against my shoulder and I was able to carefully slide my arm around her shoulders without waking her up. It felt great to cuddle with her like this but not in the familiar way of childhood friends, it felt good for different reasons this time.
    That’s how my dad found us when he got home from work that night. Destiny was still sleeping, and my arm was still around her. I had managed to reach the TV remote with my free hand and was flipping through the channels when he walked through the door.
    “Well what’s going on here?” he asked a little too loudly.
    Destiny woke up and looked around the room confused for a minute then she sat up stretching and yawning.
    “Wow, I guess I fell asleep.” She said. “What time is it?”
    “Almost time for dinner.” Mom said walking into the room. She must have heard my dad too.
    “Claire can we talk for a minute?” My dad said motioning to the other room. My parents left the room and Destiny turned to face me.
    “Sorry I fell asleep.” She said “I guess I missed the last half of the movie.”
    “You didn’t miss much.” I told her “Besides after winning all those races today I’m sure you were tired.”
    “I know you let me win Tyler.” She frowned at me.
    “What do you mean?” I asked feigning innocence.
    She just rolled her eyes.
    “I’ll be right back.” I told her and headed for the bathroom. But as I passed my parent’s bedroom I could hear them talking.
    “She’s good for him Charlie, I haven’t seen him smile this much in years!” my mom was saying.
    “It won’t be good for him when she breaks his heart!” my dad said.
    “What are you talking about? They’re just friends.”
    “You didn’t see them on the couch!”
    “Stop it!” My mother insisted. “Tyler is still just a boy, Destiny is too old for him. They both know that.”
    I stopped listening and went to the bathroom. Did Destiny think I was just a boy? Why did that seem to matter so much all of a sudden?
     
     

Chapter 5: First Kiss
     
     
    I was so excited when I found out I’d earned a seat in the orchestra. This was the first step towards my ultimate goal. I was going to be a