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“Because I was confused. I’m still confused. And he’s Kaiden Thatcher and I’m Lily Ford. We might as well be Romeo and Juliet.” I let out a muted groan, dropping my head against the headrest as Ashleigh joined the flow of Friday night traffic.
“Yeah, you have a point.”
“I guess it just feels cruel. I thought we’d had this amazing connection… but what do I know about boys?”
“Hey, don’t do that. Don’t sell yourself short. You’ll find someone, Lil. One day the right guy will come along and sweep you off your feet and everything will just click into place.”
“Yeah, maybe.”
“No maybe about it. You’re one of the best people I know, Lily May Ford.”
“You have to say that because we’re best friends.”
“And family, which means I also have license to tell you like it is.” She grinned, taking the turn for my house.
“What’s it like?” I whispered.
“What’s what like?”
“Sex.” The word got stuck over the lump in my throat.
“Oh, it’s… great, with the right person.”
“I can’t imagine ever wanting to be that close to someone.” The thought alone weirded me out. But I’d wanted Kaiden close. I liked the way he’d held me, kissed me.
“Because you haven’t found the right person yet.”
“Do you regret giving it up to Matt?” Matt was a guy in our class. He was nice enough. Ashleigh had hooked up with him at a few parties last spring, and then at junior prom they’d gone back to his house and done it.
“I don’t regret doing it, but part of me wishes I’d waited for the right guy.”
“Like Ezra?” My brow arched.
“Oh, shut up. It’s not like that with me and E. You know that.”
“But it could be…”
“He doesn’t see me like that, Lil.”
Sadness crept into her expression, and as she pulled up to my house, I realized that perhaps I wasn’t the only one pining after a guy who didn’t want me back.
Chapter Twelve
Kaiden
“Lew, is that you?”Mom’s voice filtered down the hall. “Kaiden? What happened?”
“Ask him.” I stormed past Dad toward the kitchen.
“Oh no, Lew, what did you do?”
“Me?” He barked. “I didn’t do nothing. It’s that has-been Ford, throwing his weight around, thinking he can bench Kaiden.”
“Lewis, I told you not to go down there.”
At least Mom had the decency to sound disappointed. But if it wasn’t for her, none of this would have happened. Because he wouldn’t have known. At least until game day rolled around.
“I need a drink,” he grumbled, entering the kitchen. “What?” His eyes narrowed to thin slits as he watched me.
