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She giggled some more and her head jerked up and down in a spastic fashion

Another lazy saze He couldn’t hold back his aht"

"Hey, you think we could go there?"

"Yeah, pretty sure" His lip twitched and he choked back another burst of laughter

I clamped onto Becky’s arm "She can ride with us"

"Ah no, dudette Sauy and drive"

I narrowedwith us"

"Oh, ah!" He threw his head back and laughed The hair fell away and his shiny blue eyes were crinkled at the ends "Ah, no I always look like this My oes back to when I was a baby I was a crack baby or soht I’ to hurt Becky She’s olden Labradoodle"

"She’s your dog?"

"Nah, my best friend They’re all full of unconditional love and shit"

Becky couldn’t stop giggling and Rex seemed infatuated with the sound of it He moved beside her and took her hand in his Then he lifted two fingers towards us "We’ll see you there I want soirl here"

Another blush lit up from her neck and she waved at on left the parking lot

We were quiet for a second I didn’t knohat to say and then Mason burst out laughing He bent over with a hand still on my back as his shoulders continued to shake I couldn’t hold back hter and soon I had tears in my eyes As I wiped them away and tried to contain myself, I shook my head "I can’t believe that happened"

"I like him" His shoulders still shook from his silent amuseain My shoulders sagged dramatically and I threw my hands up "I have no idea what to say"

"He doesn’t care about o"

"This isn’t about you He’s a pothead Becky can’t date a pothead"