Intended Series Collection: Books 1-6 by Abigail Grant (best summer books .txt) 📗

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I know that Gavin is outside my door somewhere as I toss and turn in my bed. He is off  keeping a lookout for things that go bump in the night. I feel terrible for basically dumping him, even though we weren't really a couple to begin with. Were we? I keep replaying his beautiful face in my mind and all I see is hurt and anger written across it.

The morning sun peers at me through my window, and I finally decide to just get up and find anything to distract myself. Maybe a wickedly handsome vampire will take my mind off of a certain ruggedly handsome Seer. I put season two in the DVD player and plop myself on the couch in the front room. I watch the devious Klaus Mikaelson kick supernatural butt over and over again, until Kassy comes out and mutes the television.

She looks me up and down, eyebrows raised as she observes my messy hair and pajamas with real concern. "The Originals? At seven in the morning, El? Time to fess up and tell me what you are trying to distract yourself from." She knows me way too well. "I thought you had a really good day yesterday. Are your nightmares coming back?"

I shake my head, giving nothing away. "No, I just didn’t sleep well."

She places her hands on her hips and glares at me. "All right, I believe that part of your explanation. Now what else is going on?" Oh, she is good.

I throw my hands in the air, giving in to her penetrating eye squinting. "Fine! Gavin and I are over. I honestly don't really know if we ever started, but if we did, that's done."

She clicks her tongue and walks into the attached kitchen without a word. She immediately starts making my favorite honey vanilla chamomile tea. After a minute, Kassy sits by me and hands over a warm cup of the sweet liquid. "Well, let me hear it. What did the jerk do? Do I need to beat him up or something?" she asks, totally serious.

I slouch against the love seat I’ve inhabited. "Calm down, Rocky. We don't need to beat him up or call him names. He is actually a pretty perfect guy." I start to sip my tea, tasting the warm honey. "I guess it just wasn't meant to be."

"Oh, El. I'm so sorry. I wish I would’ve been up when you got home last night. I could tell that you were really excited about him before your date. I've never seen you like that before."

I wave away her apology. "It's actually all my fault. He works a lot I guess, and has a lot of responsibilities. I don't want to get in his way."

Kassy pats my knee. "Well, it's not over then, El. Maybe someday his schedule will clear up and you guys can have another chance."

Her statement gives me a sliver of hope, but it's hard to be overly optimistic, considering. "Yeah, maybe someday.” I don’t know how much I should say, so I change the subject. “Anyways, I really like his twin sister, Alexa. I think I’m going to call her and see if she wants to hang out.”

“Sweet, we need more girlfriends!” She sighs and gets lost in her own thoughts for a moment.

I nudge her arm with my elbow. "Are you thinking about your make out sesh with Liam last night?" I ask, wiggling my eyebrows.

Her pink lips drop open and she shouts at me. "How did you know that?" Her pale cheeks turn bright red.

I laugh loudly at her bewildered expression. "I accidentally saw you guys when Gavin dropped me off. I had to hang back for a bit, so I wouldn’t interrupt. It was uh... actually more than a bit." I tease.

"Oh my gosh, El! You should have just said something, or at least cleared your throat." She avoids my eyes and plays with a piece of her hair, a small curve lifts her mouth on one side.

"I'm really glad you guys are happy together," I say, minus the teasing.

Her small smile grows. "Me too and we really are. He is just so, so amazing; I think I can see us having a future already."

My eyes widen. "Wow, that was incredibly fast. That must've been one heck of a kiss."

She shoves my shoulder and I nearly spill my tea on the red loveseat."Get over it, El. When you ever decide to kiss a boy, you’ll understand."

"What makes you think you know everything? I kissed Mason when we were dating… kind of." I cringe, all too aware of my huge lack of experience with boys.

She leans into the plush cushion of the couch and flicks her long chocolate hair over the back. "Because you suck at lying and I can read you like an open book."

"Oh, yeah. What am I thinking right now?" I challenge her with a glare.

She closes her eyes and puts her fingers to her temple. "You’re thinking that you want to make your best friend some bacon because she is wonderful and funny. And then you want to do all of the dishes." She opens her eyes and slaps her hands together. "Oh, that’s so sweet, El. I'll go make some orange juice while you cook."

She jumps from her seat and skips off into the kitchen with a grin plastered on her smug face. I can't help but smile at her antics and happiness. I shake my head, grateful that I have someone like her in my life to keep me entertained.

Chapter 2

Kassy ran off with Liam again after classes today, so while I sat on the brick edge of the school sign, I decided to get a jump on my training and give Alexa a call. I could tell how giddy she was on the phone when I asked her to be my trainer. And even more so by the fact that I am sitting in her car only