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“We’re lucky to have her. What about you? No siblings?”
“Nope, only child.”
“How was that growing up?”
I shrugged. “Okay, I guess. I mean I never had a brother or sister, so I didn’t know I was missing out on anything. But I think I would have liked a sister.”
“Yeah, when I was young, I would’ve liked a brother or sister, I think. Being made a big brother at fourteen was… interesting.”
“I can’t even imagine…”
“I wouldn’t be without the little pain in the butt now though. You had loads of friends though, I bet?”
“Yes, I had those.” My lips curved into a wry smile as I realized this was the first time Evan had ever asked about my life.
“Boyfriends?”
My whole body tensed, and I hooked my fingers into the groove where the hood met the car’s body. “Uh, no, not really.”
If he sensed my discomfort, he didn’t let on. “You lived in Santa Barbara, right?”
“Yeah.” I sighed. “I guess nothing stays under wraps in a place like Credence High, does it?”
He turned to me, his brows knitted together. “Is it supposed to be a secret?”
My stomach somersaulted. “No, of course not.”
“Eventually, everything gets out…” Evan’s voice trailed off, and something about his words bothered me. Was he warning me? Speaking from experience? Or both?
A comfortable silence settled over us. Something had changed on the ride over. His apology, my acceptance, or the fact that we were here, now, together. But being with Evan made everything else fade into the background. The questions were still there, on the tip of my tongue, but I didn’t want to ruin the moment. I didn’t want it to end.
And then Evan asked the question I’d hoped he wouldn’t.
“What happened last night, Becca?”
“I—” The words lodged behind the lump in my throat.
“Did I push you too far?” A new vulnerability filled his voice. It touched something inside me, and I twisted around to face him. Our eyes collided as I shook my head, pressing my body back onto the hood of the Impala.
“So what happened?”
“I panicked.”
He turned toward me, sliding closer. “I would never push you into something you didn’t want.”
“I know. Being around you… it’s intense and confusing, and you hardly know me, Evan.”
“I know enough.” His hand palmed my cheek, and I turned into it, finding comfort in the warmth of his skin. Closing the distance between us, our lips connected in a lust-filled kiss.
One minute, Evan was beside me on the hood of the car, and the next, he was in front of me, crowding me, pressing tiny kisses along the line of my jaw and down the column of my neck. A deep shiver worked its way through my body as I hugged him closer to me. Every touch erased a piece of the doubt that I carried around with me. How could anything about what we were doing be wrong when it felt so right? Even if we were both still hiding things? Still avoiding the truth.
“Let me in, Becca.”
It was a whisper I wasn’t sure I was supposed to hear, but it carried on the breeze and settled deep inside my chest. My hand slid up and around his shoulder, and I cupped his jaw, pulling his head up to meet me, my eyes asking the question.
“Stop fighting this thing between us.” He captured my lips in a quick kiss. “Let me in. I won’t hurt you. I promise.”
My hand flattened against his chest, and I leaned back against the hood of the car, pushing him away from me. “Let you in?” I sighed. “Do you know what it feels like to see you across the hallway in school only for you to ignore me?”
