Page 14 of My Brother's Alien Match
You too.
I chewed my lip, staring at the phone. Taylor was probably going to start dating him properly now. Maybe, just maybe I should get this out of my system before that happened.
I hope you don’t mind me saying that you’re incredible.
And stunning.
And interesting.
And so sexy.
For a long time, he didn’t answer. Groaning, I covered my face with my hands. What the hell was I doing? What if he found out it was me after they started dating? Then he would pity me, and I would feel even worse.
I did not have the impression that you were interested in me in that way.
I gaped.
“Taylor, youidiot!”I moaned aloud. Had he not at least flirted? He better not blow his chances with someone like Luno over Neil, of all people. Luno was one of a kind.
For a long minute, I had no idea what to reply. I couldn’t just end the conversation there. It would ruin everything. Before I could think of something else to say, another message came through.
What do you want from me?
Sex?
The sudden question made my mouth go dry. My entire body screamedyes!But I would be crushed if that was all. In fact, the idea of having a one-night stand with Luno was worse than the idea of Taylor dating him. At least if he was with Taylor, I would see him around. I could get to know him.
I don’t know.
I finally answered and then because I’d already made a mess of this, I went on.
I feel weirdly into you.
Not that it’s weird to be into you. Everyone would be into you, I imagine, including straight guys and lesbians.
…
Please ignore all of that.
I cannot ignore it.
You find me that magnetic?
“Yes,” I whispered into the dark. But this had gone too far. I had to stop.
I set the phone on my bedside table and stared at the dark ceiling. Taylor wouldn’t pour his heart out like that. He wouldn’t stumble over his words or be awkward about it. I had already made it obvious that it wasn’t him. As soon as Luno got to know Taylor a bit better, he would figure that out.
My phone vibrated.
Swallowing, I picked it up again, frowning at his message.
Do you know what a Sul is?
A true love?
It is more than that. It goes beyond life as we know it.
A Sul is the other half of your spiritual energy. The being that fills all the empty spots within you. Not due to their form, but due to their soul. You are one with your Sul but in separate physical forms. And the separation hurts. It leaves us empty and incomplete, incapable of the depths of understanding and feeling that we would have together.
