by Kelly Oram
“We need to get you home,” I told him. “You feel way too hot. I think meningitis is supposed to make you delusional and that can kill you.”
“I’m not sick, Dani.”
Russ covered my hand with his and moved it from his forehead to the side of his face. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and shuddered. There was something in the gesture that made goose bumps form all over me—something that leaned me back toward my first theory of Russ wanting to up the stakes in our relationship.
Apparently he was just too big a wuss to say it.
“I know I sound crazy but—”
“Crazy?” I asked with an incredulous laugh. “You don’t sound crazy. You sound like a moron!”
Russ flinched when I yelled. I didn’t mean to lose my temper, but I was surprisingly upset. I could have just called him out and forced him to admit he had feelings for me. Then I could have told him I was interested and ended the most romantic birthday of my life having my first make-out session in a freaking hot tub. But excuse me for having a little dignity and wanting my potential boyfriend to have the balls to make the first move.
“After everything you’ve done tonight to make this the most perfect birthday I’ve ever had, you’re really going to ruin it now?”
“I’m not trying to ruin it!” Russ snapped.
“Then stop being a coward and just say what you really want to say!”
Russ had the strangest look on his face. It was a little bit confusion and a lot frustration, but also, I swear there was disappointment mixed in there as well.
We sat there in the most uncomfortable silence as he searched for something to say, and were both extremely startled when the back porch lights of Brad’s house flicked on. “Who’s out there?” Mr. Halloway shouted. “I’m calling the sheriff!”
Russ and I scrambled as silently as we could for our clothes and then bailed before Brad thought to set his dog loose on us. It looked like my birthday celebration was over. Not exactly the way I’d envisioned the night ending, but considering it was us, not that surprising, either.
I just hoped that by the time I saw Russ at school in a few hours he’d have realized what a tool he was and manned up, because the minute we went our separate ways I got this really strange ache inside me. I missed him the second he was gone and knew that I didn’t just maybe want him. I really wanted him.
Chameleon (Supernaturals #1) coming summer 2013!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Kelly Oram wrote her first novel at age fifteen—a fan fiction about her favorite music group, The Backstreet Boys, for which her family and friends still tease her. She’s obsessed with reading, talks way too much, and likes to eat frosting by the spoonful. She lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and four children. Learn more at www.kellyoram.com or follow her on twitter! www.twitter.com/kellyoram
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 - “The Talk”
CHAPTER 2 - “The Meltdown”
CHAPTER 3 - “The Video”
CHAPTER 4 - “The Comments”
CHAPTER 5 - “The Campaign”
CHAPTER 6 - “The Challenge”
CHAPTER 7 - “The Letter”
CHAPTER 8 - “The Festival”
CHAPTER 9 - “The Song”
CHAPTER 10 - “The News”
CHAPTER 11 - “The Interview”
CHAPTER 12 - “The Date”
CHAPTER 13 - “The Offer”
CHAPTER 14 - “The Compliments”
CHAPTER 15 - “The A-list”
CHAPTER 16 - “The Feud”
CHAPTER 17 - “The Hype”
CHAPTER 18 - “The Breakup”
CHAPTER 19 - “The Escape”
CHAPTER 20 - “The Show”
CHAPTER 21 - “The Truce”
CHAPTER 22 - “The Point”
CHAPTER 23 - “The End”
EPILOGUE - “The Aftermath”
CHAMELEON (Supernaturals #1) CHAPTER 1
ABOUT THE AUTHOR