Page 106 of Hooking Up
"You squeeze in a lot of rebound sex?"
The bounciness in his voice pulls me back to the moment.
"Iris?"
"Oh. No. You… um… you were the first."
"Shit, really?"
I nod. "I was never the type to sleep around."
He laughs. "Ever?" He squeezes my hand.
"Nope." I squeeze back. "Have you ever wanted something serious?"
"A long time ago. When I was a kid. I wanted the love I saw in the movies."
"Really?"
"Yeah. My sister and I used to watch eighties movies. Every weekend. We'd take turns. She'd always pick romances. I'd always pick action. Or sci-fi."
"Star Wars?"
"Of course.Empire Strikes Backis a masterpiece. And she wouldn't complain, because she was gaga for Han and Leia."
"Who isn't?" That's another thing I know. Han and Leia are forever.
He helps me up the steep part of the path. "Was bullshit what happened to them inThe Force Awakens."
"Yeah. Fuck that. They're the best part of the movies and then there's one little line about how they're divorced. The movie barely acknowledges their relationship."
He looks me in the eyes. "You fucking with me?"
"No. They're the end game couple. They're the heart of the series. They're everything."
"You—" He slides his arms around my waist and pulls my body into his—"I'm gonna fall in love with you if you say shit like that?"
"Really?"
"It's pretty hot."
I laugh. "Being intoStar Wars?"
"Are you really asking me that?" He nods to the path. Leads me under a cropping of trees. "Have you seen my apartment?"
It is heavily decked inStar Wars. "But you have all kinds of Sci-Fi."
"Yeah. AndStar Warsis the gateway. You're gonna be debating Kirk vs. Piccard in no time flat."
No. But I… I really do care about Han and Leia. I have that feeling in my chest, the one I used to have all the time.
It matters to me.
Something besides school matters to me.
Fuck. I'm going to be the one falling in love with him if he keeps doing this to me.
That can't happen. He's might as well haveheart breakerwritten on his forehead.
