Starcrossed (Starcrossed 1)

?I?ll mend,? he said so softly his lips hardly moved.

?Completely? Will you still . . . you know . . . walk and run and . . .

fly and all that??

?Yeah,? he whispered before she had even finished talking. ?Good

as new in another day.?

It occurred to Helen that all she had to do was lean down and she

would be kissing him. It seemed like such a natural thing to do?as

if she should be kissing him?that she was halfway to his mouth

before she stopped herself and pulled back, stunned by her lack of

self-control. She saw him swallow hard.

?Lie back, Helen,? he told her, which she immediately did to hide

her confusion.

For a few minutes they were both breathing a lot faster than they

should have been, but after a while, Lucas relaxed enough to take

her hand and hold it under the covers. She watched his chest go up

and down in a way that was familiar to her now, and smiled herself

to sleep.

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Chapter Seven

?Because I didn?t want to wake u

p Lucas!? a frustrated

voice hissed.

Helen had no idea how Ariadne had made it to the

tea table at the top of the Golden Gate Bridge. Ariadne

couldn?t fly.

?Why are you fighting me on this?? Cassandra pleaded quietly.

Hmm. Helen couldn?t be on top of the Golden Gate Bridge so she