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“Gav!” I shout his name.
He doesn’t seem to hear me as I get closer, and that’s when I realize he’s got wireless in-ear headphones in.
I won’t risk approaching him from behind while he’s wielding that fucking axe, so instead I walk around the front and wave my arms to get his attention.
As he swings for the next chop, he stops mid-swing when he sees me and drops the axe into the log he was splitting. He reaches up and pulls out his headphones. “How long have you been standing there?”
“About two seconds. I realized you couldn’t hear me and thought it wise not to approach you from behind when you have an axe in your hand.”
He smirks. “Of course. You may have lost your head.”
I shudder, as I’m pretty sure that’s not a joke.
“What’s up?”
“Nothing much.” I shrug. “Just wondered if you wanted to grab some food and beer at the diner for lunch?”
He tilts his head. “Bored already, Arch?”
Three days into the break, and the fact is, when I’m not with Adrianna, all I can fucking do is think about her. And right now she’s spending the day with Eva in Winby. Apparently they’re getting their hair done, followed by lunch, and then an afternoon movie. “Maybe,” I admit.
Going to the diner will keep my mind off of her until I can see her tonight for dinner. Apparently, Eva is going out with some people she met at the high school tonight, where she took her SATS for some drinks. Eva invited Adrianna, but she didn’t want to tag along. It leaves her free to spend the night with me, thankfully.
I can’t wait for Oak to return, so that I have Adrianna all to myself for a week.
“Sure. Might as well, since I’ve got to go out of town in a couple of days.”
My brow furrows as Gav never goes out of town. “What for?”
He picks the axe up and swings it against his shoulder, turning around. “Mind your own fucking business.”
I shake my head and follow him into the cabin where he lives. It’s bare and hardly decorated, a stark contrast to the colonial apartment I live in, adjoining the main building. But this is what Gav wanted. To be honest, it suits him better. There’s no way I could imagine him living in my apartment.
“Help yourself to a beer and take a seat. I need to take a shower.”
I nod as he pulls off his plaid shirt and throws it onto the washing machine, before walking into his bedroom and slamming the door. It’s weird to be hanging out with him without Oak, as we’re always together, the three of us.
I grab a beer out of his fridge and sit down on the sofa, which isn’t exactly comfortable. Gav is all about living with the bare minimum. If the apocalypse struck, I’d want to be with him as he’s got excellent survival skills.
Within five minutes, he’s showered and out in a pair of beige pants and a casual dress shirt. “Ready to go?”
I nod. “Uber?”
“Already booked it.” As he says that, a car horn honks outside of the cabin.
“Perfect, let’s go.” I tip the rest of the beer down, chugging it and then throw it in the container where Gav puts his recycling. “I’m starving.”
“Tell me something new,” he grunts.
A part of me wants to confide in him about Adrianna, but it’s just not what we do. He doesn’t talk to me about anything and I’m the same way. If I want to talk to someone, I normally talk to Oak as he’s a good listener. However, this year he’s been distracted by Eva from the get go.
Once we get to the diner, an awkward silence falls between us. “So, not going to tell me where you are going?” I ask.
He shakes his head. “Nope.”
“Still fucking Adrianna Vasquez?” he asks, shaking his head. “Never pinned her as your type.”
I swallow hard. “Yes, I’m still fucking her. She stayed behind for Spring Break.”
