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“So what if she does think that, and I’m not saying she does. I. Don’t. Care.”
He leaned in closer. “Maybe you should.”
I leaped up, running my hands down my sides. “I’m going to go before one of us says something we’ll regret. I’m fine, Evan. You have to believe me. It’s normal senior year stress. My mom has all these ideas about the ‘senior year experience.’ She doesn’t get it; she doesn’t get Credence. Don’t worry about her, okay?” I reached out for him, relieved when he slid his hand into mine. “Don’t let her be another thing to come between us.”
Evan stood, tugging me into his arms. “You’re right. I’m sorry. I overreacted. Maybe she should officially meet me?”
Meet him? That would not be a good idea, but I found myself nodding because what else could I do?
“Thanksgiving is coming up, so maybe then? We could go out, get food or whatever it is you’re supposed to do with your girlfriend’s parents.”
“Girlfriend, huh?”
We still hadn’t had the ‘chat.’ It seemed unnecessary, labels didn’t matter to me or how I felt about him. But I couldn’t deny it felt nice hearing the word.
“Well, you are, aren’t you?”
“What?” I was teasing him now.
“My girlfriend?”
“Maybe.”
He captured my lips, showing just how much of his girlfriend I was. When I was breathless, he pulled away. “You’re mine, Becca. Get used it.”
His.
The word sunk into me, filling me with hope and happiness and all those good feelings normal people experienced when they were in love.
Crap. I loved him.
Somewhere along the line, I’d fallen in love with Evan Porter.
CHAPTER26
EVAN
“We don’t haveto go. We can hang out at my place. Mom is taking Eli to my aunt and uncle’s, I think. We’d have the place to ourselves?”
Becca leaned into me, tilting her head to give me full access to her neck. “We should go. I promised Lilly.”
There it was again. The hitch in her voice. A sign that although she kept reassuring me everything was fine, I knew it wasn’t. But after the other night, I didn’t want to fight with her again, so I acted like nothing was wrong.
Coward.
“Hey, room for a clinger?” Malachi stood over us with his lunch tray in hand.
“Sure thing.” Becca sat straight, swinging her leg over the bench to tuck fully underneath.
“Thanks. You guys headed to Rogues tonight?”
“Yes,” Becca said, as I said, “Maybe.”
Malachi looked at us and barked out a laugh. “I guess I’ll see you there. Hopefully, the storm will hold off.”
“Storm?”
“Yeah, it’s blowing in from the east, apparently. But some of the guys are rigging up one of those party gazebos. You know, the ones with sides?”
