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"What, are you going to writenot to break character despite the desire to giggle

"So in your file," he says, his hands corazebehind a trail of fire

"I’ve been written up before," I say, everyfor hi to need to schedule you so through the serious face he’s trying to hold His smile is perfection, and it melts me co forto stick hat I know"

His kiss co on either side of les with mine His body is so warm, and all I want to do is touch every inch of it,his shirt until he rolls to the side and lets e of thisers slowly around the arch ofthe bare skin just above the waistband oflove the Beach Boys," he says, and I can’t help but laugh, falling with all of htly around h my hair until he can see est le and the smile that is per…this ? The one about California girls, and how perfect your skin and hair and shit is They’re just dead on, that’s all," he says, nuzzling his nose againstsmall bites out of e up their lyrics That song would be so irls have perfect skin and shit" I can’t even fully finish the sentence without laughing, and Ty can no longer hold his in either

"Was I even close? God, how does that song go?" he pulls s one ofthe tune to California Girls, and his chest is vibrating with every note He’s actually not a horrible singer I wonder if he’d ever sing me to sleep?

"You have a nice voice," I say When he looks down at me with a pinched brow, I reach up and cross o You have a nice voice"

"Lots of choir Nate’s actually better He stole the solo from me in the community Christmas play one year ere kids Little thief," he says, still wearing that same smile he does every time he talks about his brother I love it

His stare atworking behind his eyes "Penny for your thoughts?" I ask

He smiles at my question at first, then watches his hand as he slides his fingers deeper throughoing to like you"

God I hope so

Ty

I have been lying here with Cass, her and me alone, on her bed, for more than an hour And I still haven’t taken her clothes off

What the hell is wrong with me?

Normally, I would start to think that I must not be into a chick No, screw that…normally I wouldn’t even be here by this point I wouldn’t even worry aboutis kind of the very last thing that I want to do Rowe just came back, and she made a face at Cass, one that I could tell s to shower She does that, showers late at night--I only know her habits because my brother stalks her in the hall Ever since he ran into her that first night, he leaves our door open in the evening and listens for any sign of her

I should probably go But I don’t want to And I don’t think Cass wants o It’s weird how I can lie in one spot--not even a hint of sex on the horizon--and still be this content to be with a girl It’s more than content I feel whole I haven’t felt that since…since Kelly

"I should go," I finally get myself to speak

"What if I just hide you? I’ll keep you under my covers Roon’t even notice," she says, and I flip her cover overout