Page 164 of The Way the Heart Breaks: Jade’s Story

I lean forward. “Yeah.”

“He's doing it every time.”

“Then we make him pay for it.”

Lucas smiles a little. “That's the plan.”

Twenty minutes later, we're talking about pizza again. Okay, it’s me. I am talking about pizza.

“When the season's over,” Lucas says, “you can eat an entire pizza from New York Pizzeria.”

“A whole pizza?” I mock gasp.

“A large.” He winks.

“You’re the best man, truly,” I grin. “Can I get wings, too?”

“I'm getting wings.”

“We can share.” I lean back and yawn. “Burgers, too.”

“Fries.” He sighs.

“Chocolate milkshake.”

“Vanilla,” he states.

“Chocolate.”

“Vanilla.”

“Chocolate.”

He shakes his head. “You're wrong, so totally wrong.”

“Fuck you.” I laugh.

He throws an almond at me, and yeah, I catch it.

“See?” I smile and point to myself. “Athlete.”

“Yeah, as long as I enforce restrictions.”

I eat the almond. “Yeah, I wouldn’t put me in charge of nutrition.”

Then Lucas glances at the clock. “We've got to figure out tomorrow.”

“Practice?”

“And Dryden.”

I nod. “The Ross girls in little skirts playing field hockey.”

“Yeah.” He smirks.

“We're going straight from practice?”

“That's what I figured.” He yawns now.