The Heart of Tomorrow (Book Two) (The Tomorrow Series 2) by Megan Nugen Isbell Read Free Book Online Page A

his parents catching us making out like a couple of high school kids. “You’re such a bore,” he grinned.
    I smirked at him before kissing him quickly, taking his hand and leading him back into the kitchen.  His parents were there, gathering their things to head out. 
    “You look beautiful, Mom.” Drew walked over, hugging her and giving her a kiss on the cheek.
    “Thank you, Andrew,” she said and then looked over to me. “You look lovely, Natalie.  Your hair looks so elegant up like that.  It makes your neck look so long.”
    “Thank you,” I said, hoping I wasn’t blushing as I thought back to Drew’s lips on my neck only minutes before.
    “We’d better get going.  You can’t be late for your own party,” Drew’s father said.
    “That would be rather tacky, wouldn’t it?” She grinned at both of us and gathered her purse. “We’ll meet you at the church.”
    “We’re right behind you,” Drew said and then his parents were gone. 
    He turned to me, the wanting smile from earlier reappearing and as he crossed the room, I knew what was on his mind.  He always had a way of looking at me, like there was fire in his eyes and that fire wanted me.  He was inches away a second later and all I could focus on was him the and the way he hovered over me, making me feel so small. His hand slid around my waist then, pulling me to him forcefully so I was pressed firmly against him.
    “I wasn’t done with you.” The way his voice sounded, so deep and throaty, told me he had business to finish.  I expected him to smash his mouth against mine, the way he did when he had that look in his eyes, but he didn’t.  He leaned into me, but instead of his lips crushing against mine as I expected, he brushed them gently, lingering there for a few moments, our soft breath flowing between us, and he pulled back slowly. “And if we weren’t expected at that party, I’d take you right now.  I’ll get to that later though.”
    The way his eyes pierced mine, I knew it was a promise he intended to keep and I simply nodded.  We gathered our things and he took my hand, leading me outside as I prayed he’d follow through on his threat. 
     
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    Drew held my hand as we entered the banquet hall of the church.  There was already a sizeable crowd and I glanced over to him.
    “Your mom’s a popular lady,” I said and he nodded.
    “Yes, she is.”
    “I probably won’t have this many people at my funeral,” I said and Drew chuckled. 
    “C’mon.  My sister Kayla is over there.  I want you to meet her.” 
    He was staring off across the room to an attractive woman with black hair similar to his in a pretty blue dress. She was waving to him and we walked over to meet her.  The woman enveloped Drew in a bear hug even though he dwarfed her.
    “It’s been too long, Andrew,” I heard her say to him as they hugged.
    “It has,” he agreed.
    “You need to come home more.”
    “You need to make it into the city more,” he countered and when they pulled back, Kayla was looking at me, but not in the suspicious, openly hostile way Christina had looked at me at Thanksgiving.  Kayla looked curious, but when she smiled at me, I felt at ease.  There was nothing but kindness in her eyes as our gazes met.
    “You must be Natalie,” she said and I nodded.
    “It’s nice to meet you, Kayla,” I said and then she leaned in, welcoming me with a hug.
    “Likewise,” she said, pulling back and then glancing at Drew and then back to me. “My brother’s been keeping you such a secret, it’s nice to finally meet you.”
    “I’ve not been keeping her a secret,” he said and Kayla playfully slapped him on the arm.
    “Of course you have.  It’s best you’ve kept her away from us as long as you have.  You didn’t want to scare her off.” There was sarcasm in his sister’s voice, but I wondered if she had any idea how truthful her words actually were.
    “Is Christina here yet?” Drew asked, looking around,