I leaned against João’s car alongside Landon with my head on his shoulder. It was Thursday afternoon. Mr. Barnes had graded my exam already as a ninety-eight percent, and Mom had finally let me have the night to myself. Even if she hadn’t, I would have snuck out anyway, so it didn’t really matter.
really But if she caught me, I wouldn’t hear the end of it.
“What are you doing tonight?” I asked Landon.
Part of me wanted to reach out and intertwine my fingers with his. I never had a boyfriend before, and I didn’t know if that was what he wanted to be to me. But I liked Landon a whole lot more than just wanting him to be my f**k buddy.
Even after the other night, when Landon and I had told each other everything, he didn’t seem to want to get closer—physically at least and definitely not i
