Page 69 of Stop and Seek
Alyssa let out a squeal, pulling him down to her so hard hisspinecracked.
“I won’t skip out next time! I swear. I love you! You’re the best.”
“Yeah, yeah. Go have fun, or whatever,” Theo grumbled, patting her head.
Alyssa bounced on her heels before she skipped off to the back of the lot, and Theo exhaled.
This can’t get any fucking weirder.
Noah was leaning against his damn, shiny car, the most triumphant look plastered on his face. He folded his arms over the top and grinned. Held out his keys like a fucking trophy.
Walking twelve miles home in the dark?
No thanks.
Theo had no choice.
Again.
“You turn into a cherry when you’re embarrassed. It’s hella cute.”
It was the first thing out of Noah’s mouth.
Thefirstone, and they’d been driving for ten minutes.
Nohey sorry for beforeormaybe I should’ve told you we fucked in the bathroom earlier.
Nothing.
Other than Noah’s catchy playlist in the background, it had been quiet.
Theo stared, stunned into silence.
When he opened his mouth, the only thing that came out was a half-strangled, “Fuck you.”
“I mean, I’m totally up for that. I didn’t get off.”
“Holy shit, Noah.”
Noah flashed him a grin, thumbing his lower lip. “You could give me road head as a thank you. Selfish.”
“I’d have to like you for that. Do you think aboutanythingelse?”
Noah inhaled air through his teeth.
“That stung. I think about other things sometimes.” He shrugged. “I’d pay to see you do webcam. Throw me your link when you set it up.”
The tiny hairs on the back of Theo’s neck stood up.
“Fuck you,” he repeated, quieter the second time.
The car rolled to a stop at the light, the muted sound of tires crunching against the shit asphalt twisting his stomach. He jammed his finger on the window button, rolling it down, but the hot air didn’t help.
Why wouldn’t it turn fuckinggreen?
They were the only car on the road.
Out of the three stoplights in all of Eunice, he had to be stuck at the one that took the longest.
