I spent the morning preparing the Chandlers' rooms.They were going to stay a floor below Adam's bedroom. The hospital ward was on that floor. I figured Mrs. Chandler would want to be as close to Mr. Chandler as she could. Vega would have a room to herself, as would her mother. Ethan and Brennan would share a room.I put clean towels in their bathrooms and fresh sheets on their beds. I made sure there was soap in the showers and the drawers were cleared out for their clothes. When I finished, I went back up to Adam's room to change into clean clothes.I took a shower and made the bed.After I finished putting the pillows on the bed, I laid down for a moment. I couldn't imagine what was going to happen when the Chandlers arrived.Is Vega still mad at me? Will her mom be mad at me? How long will they be here? Will Adam be able to help Mr. Chandler?I was almost asleep when I heard a knock on the door. I got out of the bed and opened the door.Liu stood in front of me. "I heard what h

I stood in front of my burning house. I couldn't move, only watch as the flames climbed higher into the night sky. The red tulips planted next to the front door seemed to glow like the flames that broke through the windows. The smoke was suffocating and my eyes burned from the heat."Evelyn!" My mother's screams echoed in my ears.I tried to yell, to tell her I was there. My voice wasn't working."Evelyn! Help me!"Her screams got louder and more frantic. I started to panic. I couldn't move. I couldn't yell. I could only stand there, watching the house burn down in flames and listening to my mother's screams."Evelyn!" Her voice got louder, closer."Evelyn!"I shot up from the bed to see Adam standing next to the bed, his hand on my shoulder."Are you ok?"I was hyperventilating. "My mom," I whispered, shaking my head. He sat down on the edge of the bed and wrapped his arms around me. "We'll find her."I sighed and leaned my head against his solid chest."And you're sure she wasn't i

I splashed him gently, earning a wink.Eventually, he put the stopper in the drain and began to fill the tub with hot water. I had goosebumps coating my body, but I wasn't sure if it was because I was cold or because Adam had begun to massage my feet and calves.Good thing I shaved yesterday, I thought."Is the water too warm?" He asked me.I shook my head. "It feels nice.""Yeah," he agreed."Don't take my word for it, though. Get in and see for yourself."Did that just come out of my mouth? Did I really just say that?"Tempting," Adam saidPlease say no... that wasn't supposed to come out of my mouth!I stared in horror and admiration as he lifted his shirt over his head and began to undress. What have you done?! I scooted backwards in the spacious tub to give him room to get in. The water sloshed gently as he stepped into the tub and sat down.I pulled my knees up to my chest, but Adam reached out and grabbed my ankles and pulled my feet out to rest in his lap. He began to gently

I tossed and turned that night. I couldn't fall asleep if it would have saved my life. If only Adam were here.I shook my head and turned over.You don't need him to fall asleep, silly girl. You did it just fine without him for the past twenty years. I sighed. I knew he was mad at me for waiting until that day to bring up my promise to Mrs. Chandler.I should have never let things get as far as they did. It would have been better if I had just mentioned it to him from the beginning. Nonetheless, I had laid awake and seriously considered what would happen if I forgot about the promise like I almost had theday before.I knew, at the end of the day, it didn't matter. I had met the man I was going to be with for the rest of my life, there were no questions about that. I didn't have to worry about him hurting me or leaving me.But there was a knot in my throat at the thought of breaking a promise. You were fourteen, you didn't know what you were doing when you made that promise!But it wa

Adam and I slept in the next morning, which I didn't think he could do seeing as he was leading the werewolf population of three continents.When I woke up, my back was pressed against his chest, legs tangled with his. His arm was still around my waist, the other stretched out under my pillow.I yawned and sighed contently, having slept the best that night than all the other nights I had been there.I sat up slightly and my eye caught a glimpse of the time from the clock next to the bed.Alarmed at the time, I shook Adam slightly."What?" He mumbled, his voice was husky and deep. His eyes remained closed as he pulled me back down to lay next to him."No, you need to get up!" I whispered frantically. "It's late. Don't you have to work?"Adam sighed as he peeked one eye open."It's Saturday, love," he said."You take the weekends off?"He smiled at this. "I'm not a machine.""I mean, I know, but-""Shh," Adam said, closing his eyes and pulling me close to him.I sighed and laid down b