Spectra

Chapter 36

Emily
The next morning

All night I couldn't stop thinking about what he said. Deep down I knew I was being childish, he had a good reason for not telling me. Maddy had later defended him, saying that she told him not to tell me. Of course I had to make it worse by making him mad. I hated seeing him so mad, but I'm pretty good at getting on his nerves.

So I woke up, texted him and asked to talk. Eventually I got a response back. Lucas agreed to come over in an hour. My mom was off on a case for most of the day and Maddy was resting in bed.

I'm not sure why, but there was this strange feeling of nervousness about me. We were just going to talk and I would apologize, nothing scary. Yet my heart pounded as I heard a knock at the door. Slowly I opened the door and immediately I was engulfed in a hug. Lucas hugged me so tight that I was lifted off the ground a little. He set me down and I looked at him strangely.

"I don't deserve a hug." I grumbled, but he smiled. "I'm sorry for yesterday, I overreacted." I led him to the couch and we sat down.

"No, you had a right to know and I should've told you." His normally striking blue eyes felt softer now as he spoke. "No more secrets." He smiled, leaning in. Unfortunately I had to stop him. Sticking a hand on his lips, I laughed nervously. The look on his face was confusion with a hint of disappointment.

"Well there's something I need to tell you." I felt like such a hypocrite. Yesterday I freaked out because of something he kept from me when I was hiding something even worse. "I know who Nyx is." Surprisingly, Lucas smiled.

"That's great! Who?" He questioned still excited. I hid my face in my hands.

"Kayla." My voice was muffled but I could tell he understood. His face dropped slightly.

"I was dating your worst enemy." The laugh that escaped his mouth took me off guard. I couldn't help but laugh too.

"Yeah, about that..." I looked at him, not sure how he'd take the rest. "She put you under a spell. A love spell. Which I broke by kissing you." Once again, he was confused. "She told me if I told anyone, she'd kill everyone I love. So of course I immediately called your mom."

"Wait. She threatened you?" His calm demeanor changed to anger. I touched his arm to calm him.

"Yeah and I didn't tell you because I knew you'd get mad. But she can't know you know. So we have to act like everything's normal." I was happy he was taking all of this pretty well, but it was going to be hard making sure Kayla didn't know I told him.

"Also, you know that time we sorta made out on the couch?" I grimaced as I thought back. "Well that was because I actually ate that brownie with the spell in it."

"That's unfortunate because it was really nice." He teased, a mischievous smirk on his face. I smiled, nodding in agreement. Sun from outside shined through our large windows, making Lucas eyes look glassy and transparent. I softly kissed his lips, smiling. I reached for the remote and turned on the TV. We decided to turn on some science documentary on the Space Race. I admit it was pretty boring, yet I couldn't stop watching.

Lucas laid down behind me. However, I felt like I was in the way so laid down as well. His arms wrapped around me from behind. Like usual, I was cold so his warm body made me feel cozy. Even though it was nearly eleven in the morning, I was exhausted. In a matter of minutes I was falling asleep to the voices of the TV.