Keep in Touch: A sweet coming-of-age love story by Rebecca Chase

Author:Rebecca Chase [Chase, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rebecca Chase
Published: 2024-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Had Lucie really just told the guy she fancied that she’d never had a first kiss? Surely he’d never speak to her again now? He’d had sex, and she hadn’t even kissed someone.

With one glance at his face, she knew he’d caught her words on the breeze. He made an “O” shape with his mouth before nodding and cycling to catch her up.

Admitting the truth made her belly fizz with excitement. Relief rushed through her veins, bringing adrenaline and other mystery things with it. The butterflies were alive again, and she briefly allowed herself to hope that her first kiss would be with Chris. Maybe it was the opportunity to dream or that she’d spoken her mind rather than keeping it locked up, but she suddenly felt reckless. She swallowed hard and let go of her handlebars and rode with her legs.

“Check you out! Daredevil Lucie over there!” Chris laughed deep and loud and removed his hands too. He held them out wide and closed his eyes. His chest expanded as he filled his lungs. Everything about him was gorgeous. Giggles bubbled at her throat.

“You’re going to hurt yourself,” she said between nervous smiles. She wasn’t brave enough to close her eyes like he had. She didn’t want to anyway, and with his eyes closed, she admired the way the sun made his skin glow and emphasised the dimples in his cheeks.

He laughed, and she realised he had one eye open. “Nah, I’ll be okay. Have you ever had the sun on your face and the scent of pine trees in your lungs as you cycle next to someone cute?”

Oh my god, he called me cute.

Her face flushed. But her inner voice kicked in before she could enjoy it. Cute was what you called your girlfriend’s little sister, not someone you wanted to kiss.

“Besides, I’m spreading my wings and changing the world. You should do it too,” Chris shouted to the skies.

Something in the excitement bouncing through his words made her want to feel what he was experiencing. Lucie pulled the elastic hair tie from her ponytail and let the breeze whip her hair in the air. Then she eased one eye closed, squinting with the other, and held out her arms. Her hair brushed her cheeks as it flapped around her face. She smiled at the idea that now she couldn’t nervously grab her ponytail.

“Your hair is so long,” he replied, one eye open, as if marvelling at her mousey brown locks.

She shrugged but refused to be cynical about her hair aloud. It was hard enough riding the bike with one eye open without having to ponder three positives too.

They grabbed their handlebars, and both peddled faster as if racing each other. Trees became blurs, and the only sound was the rush of the wind roaring in her ears. Their bikes grumbled against the roads, straining against the bumps and dips. Lucie was free from the demands of her teachers and parents, and for once, the adrenaline quietened her unconfident inner voice.

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