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my eyes on the road. “I don’t know. I was so shocked; I was
freakin’ out and I couldn’t think straight,” I said, sounding more cross than
I’d intended. Guilt tugged at my conscience. I understood why she expected me
to be delighted with the idea of becoming an Amethyst; my secret from Ally was
complicating things. Still, I had no intention of telling her about the
mountain lions. She’d do everything she could to prevent the inevitable from
happening; even if that meant following me around 24/7 with her dad’s hunting
rifle in hand.
    She sighed.
“Okay, I’m sorry. It just seems like you should be ecstatic instead of upset.”
As I shrugged she added sympathetically, “You know I’ve never been very
patient. And I know I can’t truly understand how you’re feeling, so I’m sorry.
I’ll just chill for awhile.”
    As I waited for
a red light to change, I turned to offer an apologetic smile, but she was busy
looking in the mirror, so I said quietly, “You’re too good to me.”
    “Yeah, but I’m
kind of a bossy…and nosy,” she said as she finished applying lipstick. After
flipping the visor back into place, she said, “Why is it that you’re always
such a magnet for paranormal excitement? My life would be dull without all your
drama.” She chuckled, and I relaxed a little as the tension in the car seeped
out the open windows.
    We walked into
the pizza place and found ourselves in a huge, open room with about 20 tables,
all with red checkered tablecloths. Jessica wasn’t there yet, but we went ahead
and ordered. I paid with my debit card, informing Ally it was on my dad since
he’d transferred money into my account earlier in the day. After going through
the salad bar we found a long table next to the wall. As we started eating,
Jessica came bouncing into the restaurant. She came over and greeted us, while
the other three in her party walked back to order. Once I’d introduced her to
Ally, she bounded off to place her order.
    While they stood
in line, Ally and I scoped them out from a distance. “Wow!” Ally exclaimed.
“Jessica’s sister is gorgeous. Long thick jet black hair and a body with extra
curves in all the right places…you sure she’s not related to Angelina Jolie?”
Without waiting for an answer she continued, “I can certainly appreciate her
taste in clothing – expensive and contemporary. She’s a natural when it comes
to fashion. I’m gonna have to find out where she shops in Bellingham.”
    “Those stilettos
are absurd,” I commented.
    “No,” Ally said
with admiration, “they’re impressive.”
    “She looks like
she should be at a cocktail party.”
    “Maybe she just
came from work.”
    “Her name is
Madison,” I said, poking at a tomato. “And her twin brother there is Max.”
    They chose that
exact moment to turn around and glance our way, as if they knew we were talking
about them. “He’s a hottie,” Ally said. “They both have an exotic air about
them.”
    “I choose to
reserve my opinion until I see them up close,” I said, popping a crouton in my
mouth. “I don’t know who the blonde girl is. Oh, shhh…here they come.” Once
everyone was seated, Jessica made introductions, and I wondered if she’d told
them about our earlier conversation. I was relieved we didn’t shake hands,
because if they could sense a person’s Essence, too, I certainly didn’t want
them gaping at me.
    “You three have
the same incredible green eyes,” I said to break the ice. “Do you get them from
your mom or your dad?” I directed my question towards Madison.
    “Actually,”
Madison said, flipping her hair, “both our parents have amazing green eyes, but
ours definitely come from our mom. Your brown eyes are…nice, though.” From her
tone, I couldn’t tell if she was being facetious or not.
    Max joined the
conversation. “So how do you like Bellingham? Jessica said you’d both recently
moved here from Tacoma.”
    “We’ve settled
in; although, some