Page 190 of Shy Girls Can't Date Celebrities
Wyatt deadpans her. “Do you mean, me, sp-sp-specifically?”
Kylie bites her lip, glancing at me, then Parker, and then landing back on Wyatt. “This is a small town. People stare, and news travels fast.”
Wyatt’s Adam’s apple bobs and his eyes shift in my direction.
“I’m just saying,” Kylie continues on, “I could go inside and grabus something. Then we could lay low in one of the local parks.”
Parker gives her a strange look. “How is that not as public?”
“We’ll go to one that’s not as popular,” Kylie replies. “You know, like the one on Granger Street. No one’s ever there. Plus, school isn’t out yet.”
Parker shrugs. “I guess it’ll work.”
Wyatt nudges me. “What do you think?”
The others turn in their front seats to face me, and I slouch, clutching my elbows. “I like the idea of not having people gawk at us.”
“To be fair, it won’t be at us.” Parker throws a thumb at Wyatt. “It’ll be at him.”
Kylie and I groan at once. “Not helping.”
“What, it’s true,” Parker argues.
“We don’t have to do this,” Wyatt says. “I don’t want to make things awkward for you guys.”
Kylie plants a hand on her chest. “It’s not us we’re worried about. We don’t want this to be hard for you.”
“I’m okay,” Wyatt replies. “Really.”
“But isn’t it weird having people come up to you?” Parker asks. “You know, when you don’t remember leaving and becoming famous?”
Wyatt puffs a laugh. “Actually, it’s surprisingly easy.”
“Really?” Kylie and Parker ask at once.
“It kinda came naturally,” Wyatt tells them.
“Huh.” Kylie thoughtfully looks off to the side. “So, the video in Cherry Beach was legit. You were cool with all those people around you?”
Wyatt nods. “I was.” He then grabs my hand. “But I know Josie wasn’t. So, maybe we shouldn’t do this if me being there is gonna cause a scene.”
I sigh, looking deep into his hazel eyes. “I don’t want to be the buzzkill. I mean, maybe no one will notice?”
Parker smirks, muttering, “Wishful thinking.”
Wyatt looks around the backseat. “Maybe I can go unnoticed. You got a baseball cap in here, Parker?”
Parker points behind us. “Back there on the parcel shelf.”
Wyatt takes the cap and sits it on his head. “Am I just a regular kid now?”
Parker laughs. “I sure don’t see anything special about you.”
“Parker’s giving you a hard time,” Kylie says matter-of-factly. “Meaning you’re just one of the boys.”
Wyatt gives me a hopeful look. “Shall we test it?”
I smile and nod, because when I’m with Wyatt, I’m always safe.
