“The heat flaring in his eyes was able to actually distract me enough for my desire to be with him to be more than just wanting to escape from Josh. “I’m having the same problem,” Mason said, “but it’s probably not a good idea to be alone right now.”
I knew that he was right, and that I shouldn’t make any rash decisions. I’d already learned that lesson the hard way with Josh. Even so, I was desperate to get away somewhere with Mason. Leaving him behind would make me paranoid about Josh talking to him.
“We can go to my house,” I suggested. “My mom is home, so that will keep us from going too far.”
He gave me a perplexed look. “Won’t she mind that you’re skipping school?”
“No,” I answered. “She’ll think that I finally have a life. Besides, I’ve never skipped before.”
“Okay,” he
