Starcrossed (Starcrossed 1)

got into a heated exchange. Finally, Lucas agreed to land, but

he seemed put out by the request.

?What?s wrong?? Helen asked, confused that he wasn?t happier to

learn that Creon was gone.

?Hector has the wrong idea about us being up here alone. I?m not

keeping you aloft so we can . . . damn it, you need to learn this!? he

snapped, raking a hand through his hair. ?I want you to be able to

fly away from trouble, rather than try to stand and fight.?

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?Me too,? she replied enthusiastically, grabbing on to Lucas?s

shoulders so she didn?t waft away. ?Call your cousins back and tell

them we?re not done. I?d rather spend the day flying with you than

getting sweated on by Hector any time.?

Lucas gave Helen a sinking look, like he was thinking a painful

thought. ?We?d better go in,? he finally decided, his face darkening.

?You need to learn both.?

Helen knew Lucas was worried, but after spending the morning

soaring weightless, she couldn?t feel anything but elated. She took

both his hands and swung him around her so they spun in a spiral

and tumbled in the air like they were on a roller coaster. The

swooping sensation in her stomach made Helen shriek, but it

worked. Lucas grinned and took the bait.

He seized on her arms and brought her into a dive that had her

screaming bloody murder. At the last moment he pulled up, holding

Helen cradled in his arms before allowing her to float to his

side. They hovered over the Delos lawn like that for a moment,

holding hands and laughing hysterically. They failed to notice the

worried stares they were getting from the rest of the Delos family

inside the house.

?Now, before you land I?m going to teach you another skill,? Lucas