Seventeen
Cody
“Two Cokes and a bucket of popcorn.” I reached over for a napkin and wiped the sweat from my brow. I didn’t know if it was the heat or my nerves that were making me sweat bullets.
After paying the cashier, I took my time walking back to the truck. It was springtime and the scent of popcorn mixed with the fragrance of wild flowers. The sunset was a mixture of orange and reds that fell behind a carpet of blue bonnets surrounding the outskirts of the drive-in. It was the perfect night for a date.
The movie wasn’t starting for another fifteen minutes and I had no idea what to talk about. We’d never had this problem when we were growing up. Now, it’s like my brain went on stupid mode every time I looked at Cassie.
I sighed, wishing I had thought about making this a double da
