Jared (The Protectors #2)(55)

“Whoa! Whoa! Whooooa!” Nicole threw her hand up in the air her voice growing louder with each word. When they all stopped talking she put her hands on her hips. “First of all I didn’t ask your permission. Second of all I don’t want anyone going but my bridesmaids….”

“I thought Pam was your only bridesmaid?” Damon frowned.

“Noooo.” Nicole said slowly as if he was an idiot. “I told you last night, but obviously you were not listening, that Tessa was also going to be my bridesmaid because you have fifty groomsmen and I don’t want to look like a loser so I was going to ask Tessa to stand up with me.”

“Seriously?” Tessa grinned clapping her hands together.

“I don’t have fifty groomsmen.” Damon grumbled with frown.

Nicole nodded at her grinning back. “Guess I should ask you.”

“Yes!” Tessa laughed. “I would love to be a bridesmaid.”

“Sweet.” Nicole leaned up and gave Damon a peck on the cheek. “See ya soon babe.”

“I don’t like this.” Jared frowned. “Adam, go with them.”

“What? Ah, come on.” Adam actually whined. “I don’t want to go shopping with them.”

“Good call cause we don’t want you coming. Love ya kid, but you’ll cramp our style.” Nicole patted Adam on the cheek. “We’ll be fine. I got vamp moves now.” Nicole bobbed her eyebrows up and down.

Jared rolled his eyes before glaring at Damon. Damon just shrugged his shoulders with a grin. Tessa went to walk past him, but he grabbed her pulling her close kissing her so hard he bent her over backwards.

“Oh God my eyes!” Adam gagged scrambling to the door. “Dude that’s my sister…ugh.”

“We get the point man.” Sid grumbled with a good natured grin as he followed Adam out the door. “She’s yours. Get a room man.” Everyone else got busy with anything other than watching Jared attack Tessa.

Jared slowly pulled her to an upright position with their lips still sealed. Finally letting her go he tipped her reddened face to his. “Stay safe and keep your phone on and with you at all times.”

Tessa nodded looking into his eyes suddenly not sure she wanted to go with Nicole, but go back to Jared’s room instead.

Grabbing Tessa by the arm Nicole pulled her away and out the door. “Girl we need to have a serious conversation.” Nicole groaned at the glazed look in Tessa’s eyes. “Damn warriors.”

Chapter 23

Adam drove the twenty miles to meet Angelina. He was feeling pretty nervous, which was a new emotion for him when it came to girls. Tonight she had wanted to double date with her friend Debbie and her boyfriend.

Pulling up to the restaurant, he spotted his Angel right away. His eyes moved from her to her friends.

“Okay time to man up.” He flicked off the lights and cut the engine. “You’ve done the double dating before minus the fangs and crazy vampire shit. You got this.” After his pep talk to himself he made his way toward them and all his nervousness vanished at the smile his Angel greeted him with.

“Hey.” She smiled shyly, taking his hand in hers.

“Hey.” He replied, staring down at her not caring he was ignoring her friends at the moment. He wanted nothing more than to take her in his arms, take her somewhere they could be alone.

“You remember Debbie and her boyfriend Dale from school?” Angelina broke the uncomfortable silence.

“Ah yeah.” Adam smiled tight lipped in an effort to hide his fangs. He honestly didn’t remember them.

“Hi.” Debbie gave a half smile sizing him up. The look in her eyes clearly stated she found him lacking.

“I watched you play football.” Dale stared into his one golden eye as if hypnotized. “Didn’t you get a full ride to Penn State?”

“Yeah, but things didn’t turn out.” Adam said politely, wanting to edge the subject in a different direction.

“Man, sorry about that.” Dale replied with a frown. “You were damn good.”

“Thanks.” Adam nodded, glancing to the door of the restaurant. “Never eaten here before. They got good food?”

“You eat food?”

“Debbie!” Angelina frowned at her friend.

Debbie held her hands up. “Sorry, but I’ve never met a vampire before.”

“It’s okay.” Adam forced himself to smile down at Angelina. “Haven’t met a steak I didn’t like.”

Dale laughed, patting him on the back as they headed into the restaurant. “That makes two of us buddy.” Dale opened the door for them all. “So let’s get in there and do some damage. I’m starved.”

The whole dinner was uncomfortable with Angelina trying to keep up conversation that included Adam, but it always came back to him being a vampire.

“Man, I gotta ask.” Dale pushed his plate away. “What’s it like. I mean to have all that power has to be awesome.”

“Honestly I would rather be playing football at Penn State.” Adam replied. “This isn’t something I wanted. I was ready to go to college.”

“Why is one of your eyes yellow?” Debbie grimaced as if it disgusted her.

Angelina reached under the table grabbing his hand. She looked at him with an apology in her eyes. “I’m a half-breed.” When he saw the confused look on their faces he sighed. “Half vampire, half human.”