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“You’re living an awesome life,” Cullen reminds her. “Don’t feel guilty about that. Grandma just misses you and doesn’t understand.”
“Still, I’ll come home more often. Now, can we talk about how amazing this place looks?”
“Right? We still have a couple of days to go, too.” I reach for another slice. “It’s the biggest party of the year, and Grandma likes to knock everyone’s socks off.”
“Well, this year will be no exception,” Lauren says with a nod. “I’m so glad I bought a cool costume for it.”
“I’m glad you did, too,” Cullen says with a laugh. “We’re expected to play the part. If we didn’t, we might get kicked out of the family.”
“Not kicked out,” I reply, thinking it over. “Maybe just suspended until next year.”
“I still don’t want to risk it.”
October 31,2011
Dear Diary,
Grandma’s Halloween parties always kick ass, but this one was CRAZY PANTS. I swear, the whole town comes every single year, and I don’t know how they all manage to fit inside of her house, but they do. This year’s theme was African safari. I was a lioness, and believe me when I tell you, I was hot. Luna was a cheetah. Because we were both over twenty-one this year, we got to drink without hiding it from Grandma, and let me just say, we had FUN.
And now I have to crash. Still have work tomorrow. Isn’t that lame? Oh, well.
XO,
June
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Apollo
After a few days of only seeing June late at night, when she drives over to my place, crashes, and then leaves before the sun is up, I’m ready to see her at tonight’s Halloween party.
Sure, I won’t be able to touch her as freely as I’d like to because no one knows that we’re together yet, but at least I’ll be near her, hear her laugh, and be able to enjoy her.
She didn’t want me to see what her outfit looks like for tonight, so she went to Annabelle’s house early in the afternoon to get ready, and I’m headed over to Luna’s to finish getting ready myself and ride over with my sister and Wolfe.
All the lights in the inn are on as I bypass it and park in front of the house that’s attached to the lighthouse, where Luna and Wolfe live. I knock twice and then let myself in.
“Where are you guys?”
“I’m in the kitchen,” Wolfe calls out, so I head that way. He’s in his suit and hat, and he’s wearing those cool black shoes that have a white thing that hangs over them. I don’t know what it’s called.
“You look dapper,” I say as he turns and takes in my own costume.
“Same goes.” He grins when he spots my baker-boy cap. “I like your hat.”
“I’ve never had a reason to wear pinstripes.” I glance down at my brown suit. “But I kind of like it.”
“I’m ready.”
A breathless Luna marches into the kitchen, stops short, and smiles at both of us.
“You two arehandsome.”
“That dress is amazing.” It’s royal blue with silver sequins and silver fringe that sparkles when she walks. Her hair has little waves in it, and she’s wearing a headband with a blue feather that matches her dress.
“It’s heavy,” she says with a laugh. “And I hate bright red lipstick, but it was all the rage a hundred years ago. Are we ready?”
“As we’ll ever be,” Wolfe says. “Zeke’s meeting us there.”
