Thicker Than Water (The Briar Creek Vampires Book #2) by Jayme Morse & Jody Morse Read Online Free PDF Page B

decided
years ago that she didn’t want to dorm when it came time for her to
go to college.
    As she stepped into the gym, Lexi nearly bumped
into a tall guy with short, brown hair and an olive skin
complexion. On closer look, she realized that she knew him. It was
Craig, the guy who she had met at the Briar Creek College library
when she went to search for her dad. Craig had given her his
number, but she had tossed it in the garbage. Even though Lexi
thought Craig was really cute, she felt guilty about going out with
anyone who wasn’t Gabe.
    Lexi realized that Craig had lied to her,
though. He had said that he was a college student, not a high
school student. Then again, how could she really be mad? That would
make her a hypocrite. She had told him the same exact
lie.
    “Hey, Craig,” Lexi said excitedly, tapping him
on the shoulder. She was glad that there would be a familiar face
in at least one of her classes. She always got picked last in her
gym classes in New Jersey. People usually didn’t want to be her
partner, either, since she never bothered to try as hard at sports
as the other students. Craig turned around and looked at her. Lexi
smiled at him, taking note of his black gym shorts and red Nike
t-shirt. “I caught you! I didn’t know you were a student here. It’s
okay, though, because I am too. I’m sorry I didn’t call you yet, by
the way. I’ve had a lot going on lately.”
    Craig’s shoulders stiffened and he nervously
reached for the whistle that he was wearing around his neck. The
group of boys he had been standing with looked at her
oddly.
    “I’m not a student here, Lexi. I’m a teacher,”
Craig said quietly. “I didn’t realize you were still in high school
when we met. If you had, I would never have given you my
number.”
    “Oh.” Lexi felt her face drop. She couldn’t
believe that Craig was her teacher. For a second, she had been
thinking about giving him a chance. Now, that could never happen.
Maybe it was for the best, though, Lexi thought. She felt as if she
were practically throwing herself at any guy who seemed even the
slightest bit interested in her, all just to help herself get over
Gabe.
    “You’re not dressed yet. The girls’ locker room
is downstairs.”
    “Umm, this is my first day,” Lexi replied. “I
didn’t know I had gym class, so I didn’t bring clothes.”
    “Okay. Well, you can sit this one out on the
bleachers, but make sure you bring your gym clothes
tomorrow.”
    Lexi headed for the bleachers.
    “Hey, Lexi?”
    She turned around
    “I hope this doesn’t make anything awkward
between us,” Craig said, giving her a small smile.
    The silence that lingered in the air told Lexi
that it would.
     
    *
     
    Plopping down into her desk chair in Mrs.
Quinn’s English Lit class, Lexi decided that she was going to
scream if one more person asked her a question about the car
accident and Gabe. So far since this morning, seven people had
asked and that wasn’t including the secretary. She didn’t even know
these people, but that hadn’t stopped them from being nosy about
what had happened.
    If this was any indication of what living in
Briar Creek was going to be like, she didn’t want to live here
anymore. Of course, she knew that already. Lexi was still hoping
that her dad, who had been M.I.A. since she was a kid, would get
the voicemail that she had left him and call her back soon. It had
been months since she’d left the message, though, and he hadn’t
called her back yet so she didn’t see it happening.
    “Hey, Lexi,” a guy said, moving to sit down
next to her. Lexi looked up. The dark brown eyes that were staring
back at her belonged to Brandon.
    “Hi!” Lexi replied, grinning back at him.
“Look, I wanted to apologize to you. I feel really bad that our
date never happened.”
    “Don’t apologize. It’s not your fault,” Brandon
answered. “I heard that the accident was really bad. I’m just
really glad that you’re alive and