She looked away then, blinking hard. When she spoke, her voice was steadier than I expected.
“Then I guess we’re both doing something new.”
“Looks like it.”
We lay there again, shoulder to shoulder. The air felt thicker between us. I was suddenly very aware of each breath she took.
And of my own.
My hands shifted slightly at my sides.
“Hey, Dev?”
“Yeah, Seph?”
“I’ve never been on a motorbike. Would you take me one day?”
“You want that?”
“Yeah. I do. I’m starting to realise I want lots of things,” she said.
“What else?” I asked, unable to stop my curiosity.
“I want to swim at the beach. I want to go on a plane. I want – “ she bit her lip, pausing.
“What?” I smiled. “Tell me?”
“It’s embarrassing.”
“Now I really want to know.” I spoke.
She sat up, blushing furiously. She looked at me, and all of a sudden, I had a pretty good idea what she was trying to say.
“I want to… I mean – One day, I would like to have…” she closed her mouth.
I felt my own face warm against my will. I grinned.
“Ok,” I said softly, before she could speak.
“Ok what?”
“I’ll take you for a ride.”
Her mouth gaped. “You’ll take me?”
From her rapid blinking, I knew I had flustered her.
“On a motorbike. That’s what you mean, right?” I said innocently.
Her mouth snapped shut. “Uh. Yep. That’s… that is what I meant.”
“I thought so.”
Chapter 15
Seph
I stood outside Elliot’s office, pacing. I knocked on the door, but no one answered. I could hear him speaking to someone on the phone.
