"About what?" she whispered.
I turned my head, looked at her profile in the dark. "We need a better out than Bael. If Bael don't come through."
Eventually, she turned. Not all the way—just enough that her arm brushed mine, light as static.
But I felt it like lightning. All the way to my ribs.
"You think we're getting out of this?" she asked.
"Yes."
"Then what?"
It sounded like a simple question but also sounded loaded. Like she was asking me what happened with us after we weren't forced together.
"I don't know."
After that, we both fell silent. I didn't touch her.
Didn't say anything else.
But I stayed close. Breathing in her exhales.
But unlike the other night, this time—
when she finally started drifting off—
she let her fingers touch mine.
Just the tips. Barely anything. A touch you could pretend was an accident.
My heart sped up.
I hadn't held anyone's hand since Sophia.
I should have pulled away. I didn't.
One night,I told myself.Just tonight.
Chapter Twenty- One— Jamie
We hadn't done anything all day. Vinny lay next to me. I was halfway under his arm without meaning to be there.
At some point during the movie, I'd leaned into him. It wasn't even on purpose. We just seemed to gravitate to each other now.
The blanket covered both of us. My laptop sat on top.
The movie I convinced him to watch ended, but neither of us moved.
Vinny dragged a hand down his face slow. "I wouldn't have watched this shit with you if I knew I was gonna feel like this after."
I looked over at him. "Feel like what?"
His jaw tightened.
"Like calling my parents."
I sat up a little.
