Helios Awakened (The Helios Chronicles #1) Read Online Free PDF Page B

rest of the bobble heads. Well, they certainly dressed different, that’s for sure. Callie was a tiny thing and if Madison were to venture a guess she would say she couldn’t be more than 5 ft. tall. She was skinny with spiky red hair that looked like it must have taken a whole bottle of gel to do up. She was wearing a bright orange tank top over a lime green one and a short denim skirt with those 4 inch plastic heels that Madison had always affectionately referred to as hooker heels. Jay was wearing a loose pair of faded blue jeans, some black combat boots with a white t-shirt and a paisley vest. He had topped off his look with a brown fedora hat that covered his shoulder length ashy brown hair.
    “You’re Andrew, right?” Jayden asked, eyeing him speculatively.
    Andrew cringed. “Yeah, I’m Andrew.”
    Jayden nodded. “It’s nice to meet you. You ride that Harley, don’t you?”
    Andrew couldn’t help but smile. “Yeah, she’s mine. Do you ride?”
    “Sometimes…” Just then Callie squeezed his hand and gave him a strained look. He sighed and kissed her lightly before he turned back to Andrew. “I used to race some but I lost control of my bike in my last race and well...” He moved his hands to his jeans and proceeded to roll them up to his knee, revealing his severely scarred leg.
    Madison gasped at the sight while Andrew let out a soft breath and shook his head.
    “I’m sorry, man,” Andrew said to him.
    Jayden nodded his head again. “Yeah, well, I was bumped, tried to straighten out but just as I got it under control I hit a divot and BAM!” Jayden said throwing his hands in the air dramatically. “The bike went sliding, dragging me along with it.” He glanced down at his leg and started to roll his jeans down again. “It’s kind of messed up and ugly.”
    “You’re still beautiful, honey,” Callie said as she nuzzled into him.
    He smiled down at her and then kissed the top of her spiky head. She hugged him tightly as he glanced at Andrew and Madison. He rolled his eyes, mouthing the words, 'she's biased'. Andrew and Madison both grinned at them and came around to sit down. Andrew sat down on the tabletop and spread his legs slightly and without thinking Madison found herself sitting on the seat between them. Andrew’s sharp intake of breath made her catch what she had just done and she moved away from him quickly.
    “I’m so sorry, Andrew,” Madison said flustered. 
    “Umm, it’s okay. I was just surprised. You can sit there if you’d like,” he said, once again allowing his body to do the talking while his brain stomped its foot and shook its fists at him.
    Madison watched him hesitantly, wondering what she should do. She really wanted to sit there but that was so intimate. It was clear that there was something going on between them, some spark that ignited whenever they were in close proximity to each other but what did she really know about him other than he was gorgeous, rode a hot bike, and had been in prison. Sensing her hesitation, Andrew reached down and patted the seat in front of him, watching as her eyes grew darker and her lip curled into one of those sexy smiles that made him want to pounce on her. She walked over to him and sat down between his legs, feeling the heat brewing between them.
    Callie and Jayden had watched their exchange and found it amusing that they were trying so hard to not give in to their obvious attraction to one another. Madison sat there stiff and unsure of what to do next while Andrew remained perfectly still, as if he were a statue afraid to actually move. 
    “Are you Grandma Downing’s granddaughter?” Callie asked, thinking this must be who she is.
    Madison nodded. “You know my Grans?”
    Jayden and Callie both smiled. “Everyone knows your Grans,” they said in unison and then laughed against each other.
    “She is just the sweetest, Madison. She helps everyone in town. She bakes for people who are sick. She is probably the kindest