Chapter 19

CRUNCH.

Kitty takes a bite of the apple, and then… nothing.

She doesn’t faint or vomit or turn purple. She just takes another bite, seeming to savor the apple’s crisp, sweet flesh.

“Mmm, just what I felt like,” she says. Her face suddenly creases with concern. “Are you ok Ash? You look sort of… freaked out, or something.”

“I’m fine,” I say, breathing a sigh of relief. I guess the apples were ok after all.

I notice that Kitty’s wearing nothing but slippers and a very flimsy wine red silk dressing gown, almost perfectly matching the roses curling behind her. It clings provocatively to every curve, showing off her supermodel figure in a way that normal clothes just can’t.

I look self consciously down at my own outfit – denim shorts, sandals and a plain white cami.

“Anyway, I told Jade I’d go out with him, but only if it’s a double date,” Kitty says, in-between munching delicately on the apple. “He seems decent enough, but still, a girl’s got to be careful.”