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eagerly.
"Don't get carried away Jill," Emma told
her.
"Maybe we should let you go alone." Jill
tapped her finger thoughtfully against her chin as she studied
Emma.
"She can't go out on a boat by herself with
three people we barely know," Mandy said.
"I can take care of myself," Emma reminded
them.
"Of course you can," Jill assured her. "But
Mandy's right we really don't know them."
Emma's pride made her want to argue with
them, but she wasn't stupid. Ethan and his family seemed pleasant
enough, she didn't think they would harm her, but she didn't know
them and going somewhere alone with them wasn't the smartest of
ideas. It was better to go with her friends than to argue with them
over it because of her pride.
"We have to get ready," Mandy said as she
slid her arm through Emma's and led her toward the stairs.
CHAPTER 7
"You invited the humans?" Stefan placed the
paper he'd been reading on the table and fixed Ethan with a look
that made him wonder if he'd just sprouted horns.
"Sure, why not?" Ethan replied casually.
Stefan exchanged a glance with Isabelle, who
had her arms resting on the edge of the pool as she treaded water.
"Because they're human ," Stefan
said slowly.
"You once dated humans," Ethan reminded
him.
Isabelle shot him a look that could have
frozen fire as she pulled herself from the pool. Ethan almost
chuckled but he thought she might kick his ass if he did. Stefan
looked like he might also laugh but he wisely chose not to do so.
"Since when do you want to hang out
with a human?" Isabelle demanded. Water dripped from her wet body
onto the bluestone with a soft plop as she walked across the patio
to grab her towel from a chair.
Ethan shrugged but he knew his sister wasn't
fooled by his casual gesture. "Things change."
"Or is it her ?"
Unreasonable anger filled Ethan as he folded
his arms over his chest and leaned back on his heels. He didn't
like being questioned about Emma and he certainly didn't like her
being referenced in that way. "I don't think that's any of your
business."
"Ethan..." Isabelle started.
"If you would like me to un-invite them I
will."
"That's not what I'm saying at all," Isabelle
gushed. "It's just unusual to see you continuously interacting with
humans, much less the same human.
That's all."
"Yeah well we all change with age."
"That we do," Stefan agreed as he rose from
the table. He moved closer to Isabelle and placed his hand on her
shoulder, he squeezed it reassuringly before moving her back a
step. Isabelle turned to look up at him, and from years of
experience with watching his parents, he knew that they were having
a silent conversation with each other. It frustrated him, he was
certain they were talking about him, but he was able to keep his
temper under control until they were done and focusing on him
again. "Lord knows I did."
"I'm sure it will be fine," Isabelle
said.
"It will be," Ethan assured her. "I'm going
to get them."
Before his sister could argue with him
further, he turned and walked away. His earlier run had helped him
burn off some of his excess energy but he could feel it building
within him again as he walked at an increasingly brisk pace down
the road to the small house where Emma and her friends were
staying.
***
Emma was trying not to ogle Ethan as he took
hold of her hand and helped her on board the boat. Between the home
they were staying in and this boat, she didn't know what to make of
him or his family. She knew they were only renting the house but
she imagined the rent on this place was more than some people made
in a year. She could tell that Jill and Mandy were just as
impressed and overwhelmed as she was by their gaping mouths as they
looked around the glistening white boat.
She was so busy trying to take in all the
details that she didn't realize Ethan was still holding her hand
until he pulled her toward the back of the boat. Or was it the
stern? She really wasn't sure, as she'd never been on anything
bigger than a rowboat
"Don't get carried away Jill," Emma told
her.
"Maybe we should let you go alone." Jill
tapped her finger thoughtfully against her chin as she studied
Emma.
"She can't go out on a boat by herself with
three people we barely know," Mandy said.
"I can take care of myself," Emma reminded
them.
"Of course you can," Jill assured her. "But
Mandy's right we really don't know them."
Emma's pride made her want to argue with
them, but she wasn't stupid. Ethan and his family seemed pleasant
enough, she didn't think they would harm her, but she didn't know
them and going somewhere alone with them wasn't the smartest of
ideas. It was better to go with her friends than to argue with them
over it because of her pride.
"We have to get ready," Mandy said as she
slid her arm through Emma's and led her toward the stairs.
CHAPTER 7
"You invited the humans?" Stefan placed the
paper he'd been reading on the table and fixed Ethan with a look
that made him wonder if he'd just sprouted horns.
"Sure, why not?" Ethan replied casually.
Stefan exchanged a glance with Isabelle, who
had her arms resting on the edge of the pool as she treaded water.
"Because they're human ," Stefan
said slowly.
"You once dated humans," Ethan reminded
him.
Isabelle shot him a look that could have
frozen fire as she pulled herself from the pool. Ethan almost
chuckled but he thought she might kick his ass if he did. Stefan
looked like he might also laugh but he wisely chose not to do so.
"Since when do you want to hang out
with a human?" Isabelle demanded. Water dripped from her wet body
onto the bluestone with a soft plop as she walked across the patio
to grab her towel from a chair.
Ethan shrugged but he knew his sister wasn't
fooled by his casual gesture. "Things change."
"Or is it her ?"
Unreasonable anger filled Ethan as he folded
his arms over his chest and leaned back on his heels. He didn't
like being questioned about Emma and he certainly didn't like her
being referenced in that way. "I don't think that's any of your
business."
"Ethan..." Isabelle started.
"If you would like me to un-invite them I
will."
"That's not what I'm saying at all," Isabelle
gushed. "It's just unusual to see you continuously interacting with
humans, much less the same human.
That's all."
"Yeah well we all change with age."
"That we do," Stefan agreed as he rose from
the table. He moved closer to Isabelle and placed his hand on her
shoulder, he squeezed it reassuringly before moving her back a
step. Isabelle turned to look up at him, and from years of
experience with watching his parents, he knew that they were having
a silent conversation with each other. It frustrated him, he was
certain they were talking about him, but he was able to keep his
temper under control until they were done and focusing on him
again. "Lord knows I did."
"I'm sure it will be fine," Isabelle
said.
"It will be," Ethan assured her. "I'm going
to get them."
Before his sister could argue with him
further, he turned and walked away. His earlier run had helped him
burn off some of his excess energy but he could feel it building
within him again as he walked at an increasingly brisk pace down
the road to the small house where Emma and her friends were
staying.
***
Emma was trying not to ogle Ethan as he took
hold of her hand and helped her on board the boat. Between the home
they were staying in and this boat, she didn't know what to make of
him or his family. She knew they were only renting the house but
she imagined the rent on this place was more than some people made
in a year. She could tell that Jill and Mandy were just as
impressed and overwhelmed as she was by their gaping mouths as they
looked around the glistening white boat.
She was so busy trying to take in all the
details that she didn't realize Ethan was still holding her hand
until he pulled her toward the back of the boat. Or was it the
stern? She really wasn't sure, as she'd never been on anything
bigger than a rowboat
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