TYLER (Blake Security Book 2) Read Free Page A

generic way. But suddenly I found myself sitting in class and staring over at the mass of auburn hair hanging down her back and wondering what it would feel like in my hands. The night of the party, when we’d taken a walk together in the moonlight along the river, I had noticed the way her green eyes had a light yellow rim around them. It reminded me of a cat, and when she smiled at me that night and her eyes sparkled and her cheeks dimpled, I thought that I’d never seen anything so beautiful.
                  The rest of the day, after I kissed her at lunchtime, I’d been worthless in my classes. My mind should have been on the football game, it was a big one. We were playing our biggest rival and the whole town would come out to watch. But instead my thoughts were all on Ariana and the way her lips felt on mine and the way her tongue tasted in my mouth. I could hardly wait for the game, not because I was excited to play, but I wanted it to be over so that I could be alone with her again. As I was walking out to my car after school, I was brought out of my reverie by a voice that reminded me there was something I had to do before I took things with Ariana any further.
                  “Hey Ty! Wait up!” It was Brandon. How was my best friend going to feel about me dating his sister? I already knew that her parents didn’t like me. That was only by virtue of my last name as far as I knew. I had never even figured out what our parents’ problem with each other was. Our families were both some of the first Acadians that settled in the Lafayette Parish, and we actually had a lot in common. Our families were invited to the same parties, and we all went to the same church. Us kids went to school and played together since we were little. But the two families were like oil and water, and as Brandon approached me, I suddenly worried about how my friend would react.
                  “Hey! What’s up?”
    “Are you going to Lou’s?” Lou’s was a drive-in that we football players usually hung out at before or after the football games. I had planned on going with them, but my mom paged me earlier in the day. When I called her back, she’d asked me to come home after school because she needed to talk to me. She’d sounded serious, and when my mind wasn’t on Ariana throughout the day, I’d wondered what could possibly be going on. I didn’t think I’d done anything to warrant a lecture from her…or an ass whooping from my old man. With him, you never knew, but I’m sure Mom would never call me home for it.
    “Nah, sorry man. I promised my mom I’d come straight home before the game. There’s something she wants to talk to me about.”
    “That’s cool; we’re going after too.”
    “I’m not sure I’ll make it then either. There’s actually something I needed to talk to you about.” I was nervous, so I started walking again towards the car. I wished I had a sister so that I could even imagine how it would feel for your best friend to date her. I couldn’t imagine that it would be the best feeling in the world. Brandon and I had gone through puberty together, and he knew better than anyone what went on in my head. He and Ariana were only a year apart and they were closer than most siblings I know. I had to do this though; I wasn’t about to pass up on a chance to spend time with her. The thought of kissing her again gave me the motivation to blurt out, “I asked Ariana out.”
    Brandon stopped walking. He looked me for what seemed like a long time before he finally said, “Why?”
    I almost laughed, but knowing that it was an inappropriate response, I held it in. “Um…I like her.”
    Brandon looked like he was having a hard time processing that. “Since when?”
    “I’m not sure. Just recently, I guess.”
    “What did she say?”
    “About going out with me?”
    Brandon drew his brows together. “Yeah, what else is there?”
    I did laugh then. It was a nervous