“Plus, you’re really intome, right?” Gage asked.
“I’m so into you, I might even consider letting you break a rule while we do this thing and make out with you.”
“Oh, I’d love to make out with you,” Gage said. “But I would also really like to hear your three songs and talk to you about them.”
“A Place in This World.”
“What?”
“When I got home after ending things with Christian, I put Spotify on some random playlist. I didn’t even pay attention. I just tapped the screen, put my phone on my chest when I lay down in bed, and the first song that came up wasA Place in This Worldby Taylor Swift.”
“I don’t think I’ve heard that one.”
“Let’s go lie down on the blanket. I’ll play it for you. It’s a song about self-discovery, and I play it whenever I’m lost or worried that I might be making a wrong decision or something. It weirdly gives me confidence to find myself again or to make the right one. It reminds me that self-discovery isn’t a one-time deal. It happens over and over again our entire lives.”
“I like that,” Gage replied. “Let’s go listen to it. Then, I will play you my mom and dad’s favorite song. We played it at their funeral.”
Carrie cupped her cheek and said, “I’d love to listen to that with you.”
Then, Carrie leaned in and kissed her.
CHAPTER 48
Debra
“Where do you want to go?” she asked.
“I don’t know. It looks like everyone’s spreading out. There’s the den, but it’s filled with sex toys. There’s this room, but it’s kind of out in the open, and people will be in and out. I think Kristina and Jennifer are going to go back outside.”
“Well, they had such a good time out there last night; I don’t see why they wouldn’t,” Debra joked.
“Hey, we had a pretty good time last night, too,” Sharon reminded her.
“Oh, I know. Averygood time.” Debra moved into her and placed her free hand on Sharon’s hip. “We could go to the bedroom.”
“And we’d actually do this activity?” Sharon asked. “Or would you try to get handsy?”
“I would do the activity,” she said, chuckling.
“Oh. Well, bummer.”
Debra laughed then and said, “Come on. We can do the activity, and if we finish early, we’ll already be in the bedroom and can do whatever we want until dinner.”
She held out her hand for Sharon to take.
“Should we grab anything out here just in case we decide to do that?”
“No, because Nia is watching us all, trying to make sure we follow the rules. If we want something, we can come back out and get it.”
“Okay. Let’s go,” Sharon replied. “I’m kind of excited to hear your songs.”
“Probably because you’ve never heard them before. My favorites were on the radio before you were even born.”
“The age thing again?” Sharon asked, taking her hand, and they walked back toward the bedroom together.
“Not how you mean. Just that we’re pretty far apart in age, so my favorite songs, movies, shows, and things like that might not be the same as yours.”
“That’s a good thing, right? We have things we can share with each other that the other person hasn’t experienced or might not know.”
