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I laughed and he joined me as he let me go and I lay against his side. “You’re a comedian you know,” I said.
“All comedy comes from truth.”
“A cocky comedian.”
“Damn straight.”
We both dissolved into laughter, holding onto each other until it finally subsided and I pulled back just enough to look him in the eyes.
“You seem less funky.”
His smile was warm and his eyes were far too soft, but I couldn’t stop looking at him. “I am less funky. Thank you.”
I shrugged. “Nothing a decent human being would do.”
“I thought we’d talked about this? Carter is a perfectly good human being.”
I smirked. “Very cute.”
“Oh, I know I am.”
I shook my head. “You wish you were as cute as you think you are.”
“You wish I wasn’t as cute as you think I am.”
I looked away, but didn’t hide my agreeing smile quick enough.
“Don’t worry, Barlow. I won’t tell anyone you like the way I look.”
“I thought we established the other night that I don’t like the way you look?”
“Uh, no. I let you think I’d conceded. In reality, we both know you like the way I look. It’s futile to refute it.”
“Again, I’m surprised you know so many big words.”
“You won’t distract me this time, Barlow. Go on, own it.”
“Why?”
I felt him shrug. “Sense of freedom. Humouring me. Relieving yourself of the truth. Take your pick.”
“Fine. Imightlike the way you look.”
His arm tightened around me momentarily. “See, that wasn’t hard was it?”
“Just because you’re attractive, doesn’t mean you should expect people to fawn over you.”
“Firstly, I don’t expect people to fawn over me because very few people do. Do you know how many times I’ve been hauled to the police station just because the cops assume I’ve just done something bad by existing?”
“Can they do that?”
“It would appear they can. Secondly, you just admitted you thought I was attractive.”
“No, I was making a generalisation.”
“A generalisation that includes you.”
“It does not. How many times have you been arrested?”
