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“Yeah” He gives ht smile, and my heart aches a bit

“Tell me more about Declan-not-Homer,” I say “What’s your favorite book? Do you re-read the ones you really like, or is that just for those of us without a reliable connection to the world eb? What were your favorite parts of your life back home?”

He chuckles “That’s a lot of questions”

“You answer first, then I will”

Declan

I s ti cheek, trying not to letto breathe deeper so

I’ my hand when shit’s like this, but the truth is…I like it I don’t knohy it’s different with Finley I guess because of hoe met—that time inside the burrow

Despite what she said back there, she doesn’t know ine what my life is like back home She doesn’t knoho I’m supposed to be And she doesn’t treat me differently—not like an addict and definitely not like a celebrity

“I’”

She grins up at me “Yes?”

“It’s not a board book,” I warn

She giggles “But it is a kids’ book I can sense it”

“Bullshit How can you sense it?”

“You’re blushing” She waves at my face

I roll my eyes “Guys don’t blush” I jab her ribs “But I know someone who does”