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was absolutely impossible for me to hide it. I didn’t want him t o leave, but it was getting late. I fought against every urge pushing me to stay and got out of his car. I headed up to my house; before reaching the door, I turned and waved goodnight to him .
     
     
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    Over the next few months Jayce and I beca me inseparable. We saw each other every day and spent every waking minute toget her. He always held my hand while we were out and e ach night left me with a warm lingering kiss on my lips . Over this time, I beca me really good friends with the elements .
     
    Layla usually kept her human form around me, trusting me completely with her se cret. Every now and then, she’d shift into a house cat, but it was mostly when we were down at the beach or around others she didn’t know very well .
     
    Terran, Meriel and Layla were n’t like any of my other girlfriends. We got along very well , but on a totally different level. Ther e wasn’t gossiping about cute boys we had crushes on , or how we spent too much on shopping sprees . We talked more about the environment and simply being alive. When I was around them, it felt like I was experiencing everything for the first time. Nothing seemed the same and I had a new- found appreciation for everything around me.
     
    Aiden and Makan clearly enjoyed Jayce’s company. You could just tell they’ d been friends for some time. It was amusing to watch them attempt to roughhouse like normal guys. They danced around with anticipation, trying to get a handle on each other ’ s moves before lunging forward . Most times, they ’d go sailing past each other and land on the ground. They’d shake off their misses with laughs and get up to try again. Jayce always seemed to have the upper hand. Aiden and Makan would charge, but he could predict their moves, so one quick move to the side and down they’d go again.
     
    Even though these were superior beings, they were first and foremost my friends. It didn’t feel odd to be hanging out with immortals because i t finally felt li ke I belonged somewhere. They’ d openly accepted me into their circle.
     
    Friday afternoon Jayce picked me up and w e drove around for a while . He tu rned the car around and headed in the direction of Mystic Beach.
     
    “Back to the beach?”
     
    “It’s my favorite place .” He grabbed my hand , holding it tightly . Once in a while , it still caught me off guard how natural this felt . It was as if my hand belonged there, the two of us s pecifically made for one another . We fit perfectly. He squeezed tightly in agreement .
     
    I looked out the window slightly embarrass ed . Here I was fantas i zi ng about this beautiful man beside me and most likely freaking him right out. It would ’ve be en the same as walking up to someone and blurting out something along the lines of , ‘ take me , I’m yours .’
     
    Jayce laughed . “You aren’t the only one feeling this way , Shanntal . We are feeling twice the emotion of any normal person right now. You aren’t alone because I feel it too, just as much as you do.”
     
    This put me at ease. He felt the same way about me. Now , I was utterly ecstatic. I turned around with a big smile and watched as the trees and rocks flash ed by as we travelled along the curving road. We pulled into our parking spot and walked over the same path as we always did . O ut of habit, I turned and looked down the beach to see our friends .
     
    We were alone today. This scared , yet excited me all at the s ame time. T his was my chance to find more things out about Jayce. In the few months we’d known each other we had really only discussed my past, the island, and his friends and their importance . Today , I w as hoping to know more about him.
     
    M ystery surrounded Jayce. He’d totally captivated me with his deep brown eyes an d smile. W ith the romantic tension evident between us , he ’d somehow managed to remain partially dis tant. I