Laura walked toward Ryan, who jumped off the fence to greet her.
‘Look, I'm sorry about what happened back there. You know, with the guys,’ he said, his hands shoved deep in his pockets.
Laura shrugged and squinted into the setting sun.
‘Are we okay?’ he asked.
‘I s’pose.’
Ryan put his arms around Laura and gently kissed her nose.
‘I don't get it, Ry. If you want to be with me, you have to acknowledge I'm your girlfriend.’
‘I know. I do.’ He paused. ‘I'm sorry.’ Ryan shifted on his feet, dropping his arms from around Laura. ‘What were you doing with Tom, anyway?’
‘I wasn’t doing anything with Tom. He was just walking me home. Geez, are we really doing this, Ryan?’ Laura began to walk out the gate.
‘Hang on. I’m sorry,’ Ryan said, grabbing her and sighing. ‘It’s … everything just g
