Chapter 18
HE LET ME GO slowly, and I turned around. The first thing I saw was the number fourteen. Gavin was still wearing his football jersey over his white dress shirt. The knot in his tie was loose, like he’d been tugging at it all night. I blinked, wondering what he was doing here.
“It’s just me,” he said again.
I nodded, breathless. I looked over my shoulder, at Rhino’s garage. Had Gavin seen as much as I had? He followed my gaze, and his half-laugh made my heart squeeze tight.
“Does it bother you?” I said.
“I was wondering the same thing about you.”
“Rhino’s just my friend.”
“I’m not sure that Elle and I were even that much.”
Gavin fell silent, and in the quiet that followed, I started wondering again.
“What are you doing here?” I said, my words so soft, I’m not sure he hea
