come in. Part of Kylie wondered if it were the ghosts that Miranda wanted to keep out. Not that it was working. Every morning at the first sign of dawn, Kylie was awakened by the cold.
“I mean,” Della answered, “are you going to start liking Kevin, or are you planning to hang in there with the shape-shifter in hopes that Perry will…”
“Don’t say it. Leave his testicles out of your dialogue.” Miranda pointed a finger at Della.
Della jumped the rest of the way off the steps then looked back up at Miranda with mock innocence. “I wasn’t going to mention his testicles.” From the grin on Della’s face, Kylie knew the vampire was lying.
Nevertheless, she had a good point.
“She’s right.” Kylie put in her two cents’ worth. “You need to make a decision.”
Miranda frowned and pulled back her hair. They walked a few minutes without talking. Miranda seemed to be contemplating something.
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“But I don’t have to make it like … right now,” Miranda said. “Do I? I mean, there’s a chance that Kevin will just forget it happened. It wasn’t really even that good of a kiss.”
“Hey, Miranda.” The voice came from about fifty feet behind them.
All three girls turned around and confronted the mediocre kisser moving down the walking path.
“Fat chance that he forgot,” Della said and sniffed the air. “You don’t even want to know about his hormones right now. The guy’s got it bad for you.”
“Really?” Miranda asked. “I thought you said you couldn’t read the hormones and pheromones of a shape-shifter? When Perry was a bird, you said—”
“I said I didn’t know what horny birds smelled like. But in their natural states, shape-shifters pollute the air with their lust just like everyone else does.” She waved a hand in front of her face.
Miranda looked from Della to Kevin, who was closing in on them.
“Hi.” He stopped right in front of the three of them. Kylie had never really noticed Kevin before, but she supposed he was kind of hot in his own way. Not anywhere near Derek’s status, but he had some boy charm.
And if you asked Kylie, he was even cuter than Perry, not that Kylie dis-liked Perry. The shape-shifter had sort of grown on Kylie these last few weeks.
“Did you sleep well?” Kevin asked Miranda, and dropped his hands inside the pocket of his khaki shorts. Kylie noted the navy T-shirt he wore hung a bit loose on his medium-size frame. His hair, a brownish blond, hung a little on the long side. He grinned, his blue-eyed gaze zeroing in on Miranda with obvious romantic interest.
“Yeah,” Miranda answered, which was a lie, and Kylie noted Della rolling her eyes.
“I thought maybe we could walk together to breakfast,” Kevin said.
“Okay. I guess.”
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Miranda looked to Kylie as if to ask if she thought her answer had been a mistake.
Kylie didn’t know what to think, so she just smiled nonchalantly. No doubt, if Perry found out Miranda and Kevin were hooking up, he would be hurt. While Kylie wasn’t afraid of Perry, a lot of other campers feared his powers. So hurting Perry could be a bad thing. But then Kylie saw the blush rise in Miranda cheeks and she also noticed how the girl stood a little straighter. Right or wrong, Kevin’s interest in her was doing wonders for her friend’s confidence.
When Miranda and Kevin took off ahead, Kylie and Della hung back.
They stood there without talking until Miranda and Kevin took the turn in the trail that offered them some privacy.
“Whatcha think?” Kylie asked Della as they both started walking at a slow pace so as not to catch up with the two ahead of them.
Della rolled her eyes. “I think sooner or later some serious shit is going to hit the fan.”
“Yeah, but did you see how her eyes lit up?” Kylie asked. “Everyone wants to think a guy likes her. Maybe Perry will see it and realize he needs to make a move.”
“That’s when the shit will hit the fan. You do not play with a
“I mean,” Della answered, “are you going to start liking Kevin, or are you planning to hang in there with the shape-shifter in hopes that Perry will…”
“Don’t say it. Leave his testicles out of your dialogue.” Miranda pointed a finger at Della.
Della jumped the rest of the way off the steps then looked back up at Miranda with mock innocence. “I wasn’t going to mention his testicles.” From the grin on Della’s face, Kylie knew the vampire was lying.
Nevertheless, she had a good point.
“She’s right.” Kylie put in her two cents’ worth. “You need to make a decision.”
Miranda frowned and pulled back her hair. They walked a few minutes without talking. Miranda seemed to be contemplating something.
63/375
“But I don’t have to make it like … right now,” Miranda said. “Do I? I mean, there’s a chance that Kevin will just forget it happened. It wasn’t really even that good of a kiss.”
“Hey, Miranda.” The voice came from about fifty feet behind them.
All three girls turned around and confronted the mediocre kisser moving down the walking path.
“Fat chance that he forgot,” Della said and sniffed the air. “You don’t even want to know about his hormones right now. The guy’s got it bad for you.”
“Really?” Miranda asked. “I thought you said you couldn’t read the hormones and pheromones of a shape-shifter? When Perry was a bird, you said—”
“I said I didn’t know what horny birds smelled like. But in their natural states, shape-shifters pollute the air with their lust just like everyone else does.” She waved a hand in front of her face.
Miranda looked from Della to Kevin, who was closing in on them.
“Hi.” He stopped right in front of the three of them. Kylie had never really noticed Kevin before, but she supposed he was kind of hot in his own way. Not anywhere near Derek’s status, but he had some boy charm.
And if you asked Kylie, he was even cuter than Perry, not that Kylie dis-liked Perry. The shape-shifter had sort of grown on Kylie these last few weeks.
“Did you sleep well?” Kevin asked Miranda, and dropped his hands inside the pocket of his khaki shorts. Kylie noted the navy T-shirt he wore hung a bit loose on his medium-size frame. His hair, a brownish blond, hung a little on the long side. He grinned, his blue-eyed gaze zeroing in on Miranda with obvious romantic interest.
“Yeah,” Miranda answered, which was a lie, and Kylie noted Della rolling her eyes.
“I thought maybe we could walk together to breakfast,” Kevin said.
“Okay. I guess.”
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Miranda looked to Kylie as if to ask if she thought her answer had been a mistake.
Kylie didn’t know what to think, so she just smiled nonchalantly. No doubt, if Perry found out Miranda and Kevin were hooking up, he would be hurt. While Kylie wasn’t afraid of Perry, a lot of other campers feared his powers. So hurting Perry could be a bad thing. But then Kylie saw the blush rise in Miranda cheeks and she also noticed how the girl stood a little straighter. Right or wrong, Kevin’s interest in her was doing wonders for her friend’s confidence.
When Miranda and Kevin took off ahead, Kylie and Della hung back.
They stood there without talking until Miranda and Kevin took the turn in the trail that offered them some privacy.
“Whatcha think?” Kylie asked Della as they both started walking at a slow pace so as not to catch up with the two ahead of them.
Della rolled her eyes. “I think sooner or later some serious shit is going to hit the fan.”
“Yeah, but did you see how her eyes lit up?” Kylie asked. “Everyone wants to think a guy likes her. Maybe Perry will see it and realize he needs to make a move.”
“That’s when the shit will hit the fan. You do not play with a
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