Page 21 of Sure, Pal

“Right.” I smiled.

“Evan?” Her voice cracked.

“Yeah?” I wanted to hold her so fucking bad.

Sienna hugged herself and looked down at her trademark black canvas shoes. “I just wanted you to know that I told Ava to stop telling people that you cheated. That was shitty of her, and I know she’s sorry about it.” Her beautiful eyes hesitantly met mine.

So Sienna wasn’t okay with Ava’s lies, and she really did love me. How the hell was I going to walk away from this girl? I took a deep breath and felt a pain spreading across my chest. “Thanks.” I ran my hands through my hair and let my eyes travel up and down her body, trying to memorize every inch of her. “Bye, Sienna.” I studied her face for a minute longer and then turned to walk back to my Camaro.

Right before I climbed in, I yelled, “Promise me you’ll stay away from wasps!”

Sienna laughed through her tears and yelled back, “Promise!”

And then I drove away, already missing her like crazy.

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