Chapter 4: ConstructionI sat down on the trunk, and for the first time that day realized that I was quite hungry. The Marine, who had been focusing on his new footwear, sat down beside me—a little too close, frankly, for my personal comfort. Stifling a feeling of disquiet, I looked at him, and saw that he was looking at me—and grinning.
“What?” I said.
He leaned slightly toward me, so that his upper arm touched my shoulder.
“Hungry?” he said.
I didn’t move away, for several reasons, but I nodded.
“What’s on the menu?” I asked. “Burger and fries?”
He chuckled. “Not exactly.” And then he continued to look at me, eyebrows raised.
“What!” I ejaculated, feeling a bit irritated now.
“You mean, what do we have?”
I said nothing, but continued to stare at him. He seemed to be enjoying hims
