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He doesn’t say anything as I walk outside, met with the familiar sound of his bike. I slip behind him, far less careful than I normally am.
We’re going to tell everyone this weekend. Soon, I won’t have to ever sneak around with him again.
We take off, and I hold him tight, just like I always do. But this time his body is tense, and he doesn’t relax for the entire ride.
He takes me to my favorite restaurant on the other side of the island. It’s a little hole in the wall that only serves fish and chips. But it’s my favorite. He holds my hand as we walk to order, but when we walk to a table, he sits across from me instead of beside me.
And he’s not meeting my eyes.
“What’s wrong?” I ask outright, making him finally glance up at me. But instead of telling me what’s been up with him, all I get is a shrug.
“Just a long day,” he answers tiredly.
I nod with a frown.
He’d been helping his dad out today fishing, but it usually doesn’t beat him down like this.
“Did something happen with your dad?”
“No,” he snaps. “Fuck. Am I not allowed to have a bad day?”
My mouth drops. Noah never talks to me like that.
Before I can say anything, our food arrives, and we spend the next thirty minutes picking at it.
Neither of us says a word.
I’m at a loss for what to say, wondering what could have happened.
“I’m sorry,” he finally says, pushing his uneaten food away from him. “I shouldn’t have taken my shitty day out on you.”
“Yeah, you shouldn’t have,” I say with a frown, but I let him throw our trays away and take my hand.
“Want to walk?” he asks, and I nod, brushing a kiss across his cheek.
When I move back, his eyes are closed, and his face is pained.
I want to beg him to tell me what’s wrong, but I decide to let him tell me when he’s ready.
We walk barefoot at the water’s edge, letting the waves trickle across our feet.
I shoot him furtive stares, noting how exhausted he looks, and the dark circles under his eyes.
“Noah?” I whisper after we’ve been walking for a while and not said a word. “Are you okay?”
He startles as if he’s forgotten that I was beside him.
“Yeah, I’m good,” is all he responds.
I’m at my wits end by the time we get back to the bike and drive home.
I jump off the bike and stomp towards the door, done with his attitude.
“Sky,” he calls after me. But I ignore him and trudge inside, immediately heading to my room.
Since it’s date night for Curt and my mom, and Daisy’s working, we have the house to ourselves. Good thing too since I’m pretty sure everyone would realize that Noah and I are about to have a major lover’s quarrel. I slam my bedroom door behind me petulantly, pacing a hole in the floor. The door opens a few minutes later, signaling Noah’s followed me, but I don’t look up at him. Not until he’s standing in front of me with a large box with a very familiar apple logo on it.
“What’s that?” I growl, caught off guard by this turn of events.
