Son of Eden, a Paranormal Romance by Brianna Merrill Read Free Book Online Page B

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    Candice immediately noticed the bump and asked her about it. Other kids just stared or gave her a quick glance. Only a few of them bothered to ask her about what happened. Emily gave them the same story just reversed; she had fallen while on her way home.
    To her surprise, the day passed quickly. Before she knew it, school was out and the homework for the night would only take a fraction of her time. She was looking forward to just relaxing and maybe watching a movie.
    She hadn’t gotten too far into her English paper when her cell phone rang. She answered it without looking up from her book, instantly regretting her hasty action.
    “Hello?” She didn’t recognize the number.
    “Hey Emily.” It was Rob.
    “Oh, hey Rob.”
    “How are you? Your dad said you took a nasty spill yesterday.”
    “I’m glad he feels like he needs to share the insignificant occurrences of my life. I’m fine. It wasn’t as bad as I’m sure he made it sound.”
    “You really shouldn’t pick fights with walls. They’ll get ya every time,” Rob teased.
    “I’ll try to remember that… So what’s up?” Emily acted dumb like she didn’t know the real motive behind his call. It was Tuesday and she hadn’t responded to him yet about his invite to lunch this Saturday.
    “Well, I was wondering if you had a chance to check your schedule yet. Are you free Saturday?”
    Emily didn’t have much time to think. The conversation she’d had with Candice rolled through her mind. Her friend had made a good point and Emily had wondered if maybe she should just give dating a try.
    “Umm, yeah, it turns out I’m free Saturday, so lunch would be great.” Emily tried to put a little excitement in her voice but she wasn’t so sure she sounded convincing.
    “Great! What time works best for you?” Rob had true enthusiasm in his voice.
    “Whenever really.”
    “Okay then. How about noon?”
    “Sounds fine with me.”
    “Do you like Italian?”
    “Sure, I’m a pasta kind of girl.”
    “Awesome. I’ll pick you up at noon.”
    “Okay, I’ll see you then.”
    “Take care, Emily.”
    “You too Rob. Bye.” Emily hung up the phone.
    “Well I did it. Now I just have to make sure I follow through.”
    Emily wasn’t excited about the date. But there was a confidence growing within that reassured her all this was a good idea. The date could be one step to leading a normal social life again.
    The rest of the week passed like any other. Each day Emily’s bump and bruise got better. By Saturday the goose egg was gone. A yellow and green bruise still remained, but was camouflaged with a little makeup and allowing her hair to sweep past the corner of her forehead.
    Emily stared at the things in her closet. She felt like she couldn’t wear her jeans and t-shirts, they were too casual and frumpy. However, she didn’t want to wear a dress or skirt. That seemed like too much, and she would be wearing a dress tonight at the charity concert; once a day was enough for her.
    She settled on a pair of black slacks and teal v-neck sweater. The color made her hazel eyes look greener, she liked that. Suddenly she was picturing another set of green eyes. She had thought of Alexander often throughout the week, but had convinced herself to stop obsessing.
    For the moment, Emily allowed her self-control to lapse and give way to her daydream. She was snapped out of it when she realized time was slipping away. She hurried to the bathroom and pulled her hair half up using bobby pins to secure it into a slight twist.
    “Good enough .”
    She gave herself one last look over and then grabbed her long gray tweed coat.
    When Emily entered the living room where he father was, he lowered his newspaper.
    “You look very nice.” He smiled big.
    “Thanks.”
    “Where are the two of you going?”
    “I don’t know exactly. Some Italian restaurant.”
    “That should be nice.”
    They were both silent for a few minutes. Content to just be in the same room and