Two weeks passed by unnoticed. Leigh and I were having the time of our lives, experiencing a level of happiness we never thought possible. We spent our days together, from school until the early evening, as our parents were usually at work and Lilith had extra classes. This meant we had plenty of time to ourselves. Sometimes we hung out at home, and other times we roamed around Vegas, often stopping to grab ice cream after school.
I always managed to find a way to avoid Arlen's persistent invitations to go out again. My usual excuse was a grand lie, pretending to help my mother at the hospital. And, importantly, I found myself avoiding Embry and the rest of the girls these days.
Since homecoming, I had established a new routine of spending lunchtime with Leigh in the library. We would re
