She chewed at the inside of her cheek with the faintest grin pulling at her lips. “Clumsy, remember?”
“Like I said, I might disagree.”
“Apparently, you don’t know me.”
He cocked his head. “And here I thought I was your first friend?”
She let go of a disbelieving, “Pfft.” Then she mumbled, “I don’t have any of those.”
Something fluttered in his chest.
She was cute in this super shy way, and looking at her right then, he realized she was probably older than he thought.
Likely the same age as him.
He let his attention wander over her. Maybe it was rude, but he had the sudden urge to know everything about her. Hisfocus stopped when he noticed she was holding something in her hand.
A half-eaten Red Vine.
“Are you gonna share, or what?”
A moment’s confusion dented between her bright blue eyes, then she jolted when she realized what he was staring at. “Oh, really? You like Red Vines? I mean, they’re kinda my favorite, and I could eat the whole package, but I really don’t mind sharing. You know, since you fixed my bike and everything.”
His grin only grew as she fumbled through the words.
“Who doesn’t like Red Vines?”
“Weirdos.” She almost grinned, and a slight laugh got out of him. A bunch of time passed as she just kinda stared at him.
“You gonna let me in or have me die from salivating over those Red Vines?”
“Oh, right, yes, okay.” Flustered, she widened the door.
He rested her bike against the exterior wall then strode inside. Shooting her a big smile as he passed.
Deciding he was definitely going to be her first friend because he got the sense that she needed one.
SEVEN
DAISY
I rana towel through my wet hair as I wandered through Cash’s bedroom, trying to get my bearings.
To catch up to reality.
To ground myself when I felt like I was floating away.
But I was in Cash’s bedroom.
His room.
It brought back so many memories I didn’t know how to stay rooted in the present.
Yet it was so utterly different.
The light was muted, and the faint glow of the moon filtered in through the window that sat over the large, wooden bed against the far wall. A bed that was covered in a dark blue flannel comforter. The look as rugged and casual as the man.
To the right of the bed was a fireplace in the corner, a large, cushioned chair facing it with a rug underneath.
