Trying to Live With the Dead (The Veil Diaries #1)

by B.L. Brunnemer

“I bring chicken soup!” My head snapped up so fast I got dizzy. Ethan was standing in the doorway. A big plastic tub in his hands with DVD cases on top. “And movies with minimal gore,” Rory smirked and gestured for him to come in. Ethan tossed the movies to me and then headed into the kitchen. “What are you doing here?” I had never been more surprised in my life. Ethan was banging some pots and pans in the kitchen. “Beautiful is sick, we make Beautiful better,” he told me, his smooth voice calling from the kitchen. Rory was still smirking when I looked over at him not knowing what to do. “It’s what friends do, Lexie,” he said gently. I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact Ethan was here. “What about training?” I asked. Ethan came back over and held out the videos for me to pick one. “Isaac said he could spar with one of the other fighters tonight.” He shook the videos in front of me to get me to pick. I picked a superhero movie. As he went to put the movie on there was another knock on the door. Rory’s brow furrowed as he got up and answered it. Miles was standing there with a plastic bag in his hand. His ears went pink as he held it up. “I brought some medicine that might help Alexis feel better,” Miles offered uncertainly. Rory smiled a big smile and gestured for him to come in. Miles made a beeline for me; he sat down to my right and dug into the bag. “Are you still nauseous?” he asked, pulling out a white box, which he started to open. “Um, a little, just when I move ...