Freaky Lies by Amanda M. Lee

Author:Amanda M. Lee [Lee, Amanda M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2016-07-03T23:00:00+00:00

17

Seventeen

Kade and I were laughing so hard we didn’t notice Luke and Max drinking coffee at the picnic table in front of the trailers when we returned to start our workday preparations. Kade refused to stop tickling me, and I couldn’t catch my breath, resorting to gasping to keep from passing out.

“Ah, young love,” Luke cooed, his hair standing on end as he wrapped his fingers around his mug. He’d clearly just got out of bed. “And how are Dawson and Joey this sweltering summer morning?”

I frowned at the reference.

“What is that supposed to mean?” Kade was reluctant to release me, but because the boss was present he obviously decided pretending to be professional was just as good as being professional.

“It’s a television show,” I said. “It was a teenage soap opera.”

“Ah.” Kade ran his hand through his hair before sitting next to Luke and reaching for the coffee carafe. I couldn’t decide whether he purposely distanced himself from Max or wanted to irritate Luke. It was a toss-up. “I vaguely remember that show. Was Dawson the resident heartthrob?”

“No, that would’ve been Pacey,” I replied, realizing too late that I was owning up to watching an outdated show built around pretentious teenagers. “Not that I would know or anything.”

I took the open seat next to Max and returned his kind smile. He looked exhausted. I had no doubt my ultimatum weighed heavily on him. I also had no intention of backing down. Kade had to know the truth. Every day I got closer to him. Every day I risked my heart breaking when he found out I’d been lying to him. I couldn’t take much more pressure, because I knew I would collapse … and soon.

“Yes, she wouldn’t know,” Luke teased, grinning. “She watched every episode with me last year when we were going through our Netflix phase.”

“It’s okay,” Kade said. “I think it’s funny. If Pacey was the heartthrob, though, why did Dawson get the girl? Joey is a girl, right? I think that’s how I remember it. The girls in my high school watched that show.”

“Joey is a girl,” Luke said. “And Dawson didn’t end up with the girl. He was the only guy who had a show named after him who lost the girl in the end. True story.”

Huh. I’d never really thought about that. “That is weird,” I said, rolling my neck until it cracked before accepting a mug of coffee from Max. “Why do you think that is?”

“I think Dawson was a douche, and everyone knew it,” Luke replied. “That’s why Kade is Dawson.”

“Yeah, I don’t want to be Dawson,” Kade said, refusing to rise to Luke’s obvious bait. He didn’t want to pick a fight, which I would’ve welcomed at this point. I knew why, too. He wanted those photos. Drat! “I want to be Pacey. If he gets the girl, I’m clearly Pacey.”

“You can’t be Pacey,” Luke scoffed. “I’m Pacey.”

“You can’t be Pacey,” I countered. “He gets the girl, not the boy.”

“Yes, but teenage soap operas rarely let gay characters get anyone,” Luke argued.

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