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the fact hed been so cold to my emotions when id been upset boggled my mind .

why push me to go out after wed been mugged , as ethan had put it ?

that really didnt sit well with me .

peeking through the blinds , i saw ethan walk by gregs car .

he leaned down , saying something with his face screwed up with anger , then he jabbed a finger toward my house .

i shrunk back , trying not to get spotted , but neither man even looked in my direction .

gregs features were tight and his eyes were narrowed at ethan .

he said a few things , and ethan shot back at a volume i could almost hear , but not quite .

damn it , ethan .

dont start a fight .

instead of that , greg pulled out of the driveway and put the pedal to the metal , absurdly revving his engine .

ethan glanced back at the house and waved , then he walked off toward the direction of his home .

i wiped my hands over my face , feeling the pull of the love potion .

the desire to go to him , tell him how i felt , and ask him to not leave , was almost too much .

however , the potion wasnt strong enough for me to take those actions .

i didnt have to obey it because i was more in control than my feelings at the moment , even if those feelings were pretty darn convincing .

what was i going to do ?

it was one thing for us having this situation in private .

it would be another entirely for me to have to sit through a family dinner while he was there .

i knew id have to face christmas eve dinner with both greg and ethan .

unless ethan learned about gregs presence and decided to skip it .

after the way my parents had treated ethan as one of their own since his own folks had died , i couldnt imagine ethan skipping christmas eve dinner with people he considered as much his family as i did , if not more so .

i slumped on the couch then ran my hands through my hair , brushing the red strands from my face .

none of this even took into account the werewolves , who obviously wanted me dead .

if i didnt boost my magic , and soon , then i might as well plan my funeral , rather than what to wear for christmas eve dinner .

the small christmas tree sitting on the coffee table didnt do much to revitalize my festive spirit .

in fact , it made things worse , because now was the time of year when i felt the most alone .

when id hooked up together with greg , i thought hed make things better , but actually hed only made them worse .

whether on a date or spending time at his house , i felt lonelier with him .

shaking my head , i pulled the blanket down from the back of the couch , wrapping it around myself .

the home phone rang , and i jumped , nearly bouncing off the sofa .

hello ?

mia , why havent you been answering your cell phone ?

whats up with ethan ?

did he arrive on time ?

nolans usually happy-go-lucky voice sounded worried .

damn , i hadnt heard my phone .

maybe i didnt take it off vibrate .

he arrived on time and should be home soon .

why ?

your phone went straight to voice mail .

mom and dad are worried .

why didnt you answer ?

he refused to let up .

another pushy guy was the last thing i needed right now .

i sighed .

my phone mustve run out of juice .

ive had a long day .

call ethan .

im sure he wants to talk to you , especially after what you did .

from what id heard at the airport , i was sure there would be a long discussion between the two .

what ?

im innocent , i swear .

nolan sounded mischievous , not innocent .

bastard !

but i did love my brother .

right , right .

well , we both know thats not true .

why didnt you take time off to pick up ethan ?

i dont get it .

i wanted an answer .

his boss not letting him off work was a lame excusesince his boss had let him off for less .

it just seemed sneaky , as if he was hiding something , and when nolan was like this , it meant trouble .

what can i say ?

anger at his vague response shoved me over the edge .

stop with the bullshit , nolan .

i want to know why .

what came up that you sorry , sis .

im getting a call on the other line .

it might be ethan .

thanks for everything .

ill see you tomorrow .

the dial tone cut off any protests .

i would be seeing him tomorrow night , and when i did , id strangle the jerk .

if he wanted to play hard to get , then he had another thing coming to him .

id find out what he was up to , whether he liked it or not .

uneasiness tightened my chest .

the similarities of nolans reluctance to answer a few simple questions mirrored my own .

however , my answers would reveal earthshaking revelations about the supernatural community existing , as opposed to whatever nolan hid .

ethan deserved the truth .

he was already wrapped up in situation with me .

i could use his help , and it was better for me to keep an eye on him .

if he displayed any lunar tendencies , i needed to act before anyone else found out .

i tossed the phone on the couch , not bothering to put it back on the cradle .

if my purse hadnt been in the entryway , i wouldve gone to check my cell phone to see how many messages had been left for me .

knowing my parents and brother , there would be plenty .

the most memorable event of the day was ethan kissing me .

feeling his lips on my skin had been like a caress from heaven .

errr ... . maybe the love potion had been stronger when mixed with the healing salve than i realized .

chapter seven ethan i walked up the sidewalk to what used to be my parents house .

a sign staked in the yard said welcome home in big letters .

damn .

mia and nolans parents were so nice to me .

sometimes i didnt feel like i deserved all of the affection they gave .

i wasnt their son , even though they were like parents to me after mine died when a drunk driver hit them .

nolan was perched on the porch talking on his cell phone .

when he noticed me walking up , he said a few more words and hung up the phone .

hmm ... im guessing what mia told me wasnt true , that you arrived home and everythings fine ?

getting up to greet me , he cocked an eyebrow .

what happened to your uniform ?