Betrayal by Amy Meredith

fight was over.
    ‘Well, I’d say yeah, but I’m not ready to have another fight with you any time this century,’ Luke replied.
    ‘You don’t think they’re going to put it back up, do you?’ she asked.
    ‘Not without telling you,’ he said. ‘And, if they do, Jess and I will go attack them with swords and kung fu.’
    Eve shook her head, feeling another burst of anger at Callum and the Order. ‘That protective barrier completely didn’t work, anyway,’ she said. ‘All the Order managed to do was trap that humongous goo demon in town. Think about it. Those dead animals in the woods – they were killed by the demon while the barrier was up. The demon Callum thought he was protecting Deepdene from was already inside.’
    ‘I guess predicting demon behaviour isn’t an exact science,’ Luke replied.
    ‘Which is why the Order should stop acting like it knows everything,’ Eve said.
    ‘I ought to get in touch with Alanna, tell her not to bother coming now that we – meaning you and Jess – killed the demon the Order was worried about,’ Luke said. ‘Although I guess she might still want to check things out.’
    ‘Oh, let her come if she wants to,’ Eve commented. Luke had said that Alanna had been on her side about the Order putting up that barrier. Maybe she wasn’t all bad. And it felt right to compromise, to show Luke that she wasn’t a my-way-or-the-highway girl.
    They reached Eve’s house, but Luke didn’t let go of her hand. ‘We’re good, right?’
    ‘Well, there’s still one more thing,’ Eve said, trying not to smile.
    ‘Uh-oh. What else have I done?’ Luke asked.
    ‘Jess said that after our fight we had to have wild make-up making out,’ Eve told him. Actually, Jess hadn’t said wild. Eve had added that part.
    ‘She did?’ Luke released her hand and pulled her close to him.
    ‘That’s what she said,’ Eve answered. ‘Pooh Bear,’ she added.
    He laughed. ‘Well, if we have to, we have to, Bunny. Um, Bunny something. I need a word that rhymes with Bunny.’
    ‘You don’t need anything,’ Eve told him, looping her arms around his neck.
    Luke lowered his lips to hers. The kiss was long, and sweet, and hot. And, yes, a little wild! ‘I was wrong about not wanting to have another fight for a hundred years,’ he said when he lifted his head. ‘I think we should fight as much as possible, just so we can do more of this.’
    He kissed her again.
     
    ‘What did you get for question eight in that quiz?’ Ben Flood called to Eve after school. She and Luke were heading outside to find Jess so they could all go and meet up with Alanna together.
    ‘One over three x plus one.’ She and Luke paused so she could answer. ‘That was the hardest one, I thought. Glad I managed to get in some studying time last night.’ She’d taken her algebra book into the bathtub with her before going to bed. She’d showered after the Goopy fight, but she’d felt the need for a long, long bubble bath too.
    ‘We didn’t even have homework last night,’ Ben said. He looked at Luke. ‘You’re clearly not keeping your girlfriend entertained enough if she has to study for classes where we don’t even have assignments.’
    Luke smiled at Eve. ‘I do my best. That’s all I can tell you.’
    Eve flushed, thinking of all the kissing they’d done the night before. ‘I studied because I knew we were going to have a quiz,’ she told Ben. ‘He almost always gives quizzes when they are re-running Desperate Housewives . Don’t ask me to explain it.’
    ‘Guess I’ll have to start studying the TV Guide ,’ Ben said. ‘Thanks for the tip. See you tomorrow.’ He headed into the gym’s side entrance.
    ‘Got any tips for me?’ Luke joked as they walked outside.
    ‘You heard Ben. You have to work a little harder to keep your girlfriend from becoming a complete study drudge,’ she answered.
    He grabbed her, twisted her into a deep dip, and kissed her, getting them a round of applause from