Secret Love
Chapter 1
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
Conner Temple
rolled over and shut the alarm off with a mighty thunk. He yawned as
he slowly got out of bed. "Another day another dollar." He
said to himself. Conner usually was in a good mood, but now he was
beginning to think that things were getting boring.
Conner was a zoology student at Central Metropolitan University. He did think his classes were alright and at least one of his professors, Nick Cutter, wasn't boring. Conner even helped Nick out when prehistoric creatures began appearing in London, thanks to a strange anomaly linking the past and present. Unfortunately, one of those times cost the life of Conner's mate, Tom. Conner never forgave himself for what happened to Tom. Conner knew he should have been more aware of what was going on. "Tom should still be alive." He kept thinking to himself.
However, there was one person that always made Conner smile, his friend Abby Maitland. Conner crushed heavily on the feisty zoologist. Everyone, including Abby, knew he had a crush on her. But what no one knew, not even Abby, was that this was more than a mild crush. Conner was full on in love. However, it seemed to Conner that Abby only wanted to be pals, though she never actually said so.
She was too busy fighting creatures and somehow getting the attention of Stephan Hart, Nick's research assistant. Stephan was smart, athletic, and tough-the type of guy Abby liked. The one thing that Abby was very hesitant about was that Stephan has a serious girlfriend, Allison, who is currently studying creatures in the rainforest. Conner knew that as long as Allison was in the picture, he still has a chance with Abby.
Now that Conner was living with Abby, he knew his chances were hopefully getting better every day. Conner walked into the kitchen past Abby's little dinosaur pal, Rex. Rex chirped. "Hello there mate!" he said. Rex chirped and jumped a little as Conner laughed. "Isn't it a little too early to get Rex all riled up?" Conner turned his head to see Abby standing as the base of the steps. He thought she looked so beautiful in her coral and yellow tank top and matching pj bottoms. He began drooling. "Close your mouth Conner, you're drooling!" He shut his mouth in embarrassment and followed her into the kitchen.
The two ate their breakfast in near silence just interrupting to talk about the latest news in the paper and the weather. Just as Abby was leaving to get dressed, Conner had a thought. "Say Abby," she turned to face him. Before he could get more out, his mobile rang. It was Nick. "Conner, you and Abby better get over to my office quick. Something serious has come up." "On my way." Conner replied and hung up. He looked up to see that Abby had left to get dressed. He sighed again. He wished he could tell her about his true feelings. Conner got dressed and left the flat with Abby, hoping that soon he would get enough courage to tell her the truth. Better late than never.