Page 30 of Summer of the Boy

“Shit, Rid. I’ve been going crazy without you these past two weeks. Yes I want to talk it out. You honestly think I could stop loving you because you sent me away? You’re mine. The only one I want. The only one, got me?”

“Call me babe.”

My turn to smile. “Okay, babe.”

“I’ve been thinking. I will talk, tell you what happened. But would it be good if we just hang out tonight? Maybe make up for the two weeks we were apart? We can play MLB or watch a movie. And order pizza.”

“Make out?” I ask, wriggling my eyebrows.

“That too, I love how you feel.” He pauses. “I was stupid.”

“None of that. We’re back to our good place, okay?”

Ridley kisses me again for his answer. Softer this time. Before we leave he calls Amanda to tell her we’re going. She’s totally cool.

We make plans to meet up tomorrow.

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