“Well, no, not exactly…”
“And where were y’all coming from?”
“What do you mean?”
I crossed my arms over my chest. “You ate lunch together.”
“Oh, right. It wasn’t just us. It was our whole study group from our marketing class.”
That made me feel a little better. “Why didn’t you just tell me that yesterday? Remember how you told me you didn’t have time to eat with us?
He blew out a sigh. “I had more time than I realized, and I was able to go with them. That’s all.”
“You sure were cutting it close to get back in time to tell us goodbye.”
“We said goodbye last night, Sunshine. I didn’t think we needed to do it all over again today.”
“You don’t remember asking me to come by today before we left town?”
“I guess I forgot. What is this? I feel like I’m being interrogated.” He chuckled and ran a hand through his thick hair. He was tanned and blond highlights were already starting to pop up from the time he was spending in the sun. He was sodamn handsome it hurt to look at him sometimes. I didn’t like the thought of him being around Aubrey over the summer.
“I wish you weren’t going to be around her so much this summer.”
“You know, you had the chance to be here, too. I’ve offered more than once, Sunshine.”
“What’s that supposed to mean? I’m not going to be here, so it serves me right that you’re going to hang out with Aubrey?”
“No, of course not. Besides, don’t you trust me?”
“I trust you. I just don’t trusther.”
We stood there silent for long enough it became awkward. That was different for us. Until recently, I couldn’t remember ever feeling awkward or strained around Harrison. Now there was this feeling between us that wouldn’t go away. I was about to open my mouth to say something, when he blurted something out that made my blood run cold.
“Do you ever think we got together too early?”
I couldn’t even respond.
He looked down at me. “Like, what if wearesoul mates but we were supposed to live life a bit more before we got together? Be with other people, learn what’s out there, that kind of thing?”
I didn’t trust myself to say anything for a moment. I just looked away and choked back tears. I wouldn’t let him see me cry.
“What are you saying?” I whispered.
“I just wondered if you ever felt that way.”
“No. I don’t. But obviously you do.”
He shrugged and looked up at the sky where gray clouds were starting to move in. “Sometimes.”
“Is this your way of telling me you want to see other people?”
His eyes jumped back to mine. “No. No, of course not.”
“You want to sleep with Aubrey? Is that it?
I looked up into his soft brown eyes. “No, God. I was just being an idiot. Sometimes I just say whatever comes into my head without thinking.”
I’d never known him to do that. And to me it had sounded as if he’d given it a good bit of thought. I pulled back.
