Chapter Thirty-Four
Lincoln opened his eyes to Kali's smile. “You make a wish?”
He nodded. A lie. How could he wish, when the thing he wanted, he absolutely did not want? Her hand was inches from his. When he reached for the cupcake their fingers grazed, and it was more intense than the entire fireworks show combined. Touch. He missed it. His skin tingled with want. It'd been creeping up on him these last weeks. Not even in a s****l way. Or, not only in a s****l way. Theo reaching for his hand to lead him to a puzzle, snuggling into him and holding out another book and then another. The other night he'd wrapped his arms around Lincoln's legs when he returned from the lot. Dirty, probably smelly, yet the boy hadn't cared. That touch was like a salve.
Kali's touch, though, was entirely di
