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“Amanda’s a bitch You can’t listen to a word she says”

“She’s not a bitch, Josh She’s scared I know you say that baby isn’t yours, but she’s holding on to a shred of hope that it is” Layla sighs and looks up at the stars again“Are you going to marry her?”

“Fuck no” I drop the tailgate and climb onto the bed to sit beside her “On the off chance that kid isa kid isn’t a reason to get married”

Layla bites her lip, probably reading too deep into what I said I don’t love Layla, but I could one day I like her enough, but it’s too soon to cross that bridge

“My parents don’t love each other They don’t even like one another”

I cup Layla’s cheek and force her to look at me “That won’t be ain after he left us Even though they didn’t work out, I want a love like that I want to be with someone that makes my heart race so fast it skips a beat I want to wake up with that person, every day, and know that, no ot each other's back I want that person to be h Amanda can never be that person to me “

Layla’s quiet for a long ti crazy in h tiot to know that I don’t want to lose her because of sonant chick

“Those are so shoes to fill”

I

sht want to fill them “That’s why I haven’t dated in years I never ht for the job”

“And you think I am?”

“I think you could be” My hand slides from Layla’s cheek to the base of her neck I want to kiss her To feel her body ainst mine To hold her soft curves and let the fire that comes with her touch consume me

But Layla pulls back I laidMy stomach drops to my feet I don’t bother to hide the downturn offor the girl, but I’m not that deep She did put a chip in it that aches and reminds me why I don’t put myself out there anymore

“Take ate “Because I’d hate for our first ti lot”

I didn’t expect that My lips twitch, turning upward “It would randkids one day”