Vivid by Andrea Murray

Author:Andrea Murray [Murray, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781988256085
Published: 2017-08-04T20:54:40+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

IT’S BEEN TWO WEEKS since Abby spent the night with me. I wish I could say it’s better, but I can’t. She still ignores me every day at school, and I’m still being blocked by Trista and company every time I try to get close to her.

Easton suggested we do something today since we haven’t seen much of each other, so we met up with Cooper at the lake for some sun and fishing. Too bad it hasn’t quite gone as planned.

The weather isn’t cooperating. As soon as we get to the lake, the wind starts to pick up, and clouds roll in to block the sun, making me shiver occasionally despite my jacket. We still fish most of the afternoon, but evening will be setting in soon. Easton and Cooper are having fun, though. They’ve caught several good bass which they plan on cooking later.

“We can go to my house as soon as it’s dark,” Cooper offers while re-baiting his line. “Mom will fry these right up after you clean ‘em.” He smiles at Easton and nudges him with his shoulder.

Easton, reeling in another fish, protests. “Me? Who says? I’ve caught more than you, so you have to clean them.” He holds up his latest catch, a big catfish, which slaps its tail against the rolled cuffs of his long-sleeve, navy shirt.

“We still got an hour or so till dark. I have not yet begun to fight, er, fish.” Coop’s smiling, casting his line.

“Keep dreamin’, man.” Easton’s dropping the catfish in Cooper’s huge cooler turned live well. Their humor’s contagious, and I find myself laughing.

He wipes his hands on his ripped jeans and gives me his fishing pole while he takes mine and reels it in to re-bait it for me.

“It’s nice to see you smiling, Vivian.”

“You don’t have to keep doing that you know.” I look up at him.

“Doing what? Re-baiting your line? I don’t mind. I actually kinda like it.” He’s looking out across the lake, but he’s smiling.

“I enjoy taking care of my girlfriend.” I glance up again when he says ‘girlfriend.’

“Girlfriend? Hmmmm… do I know her?”

Coop shakes his head, grinning slyly. “I’m just gonna scoot on down here a little. I know when to make my exit.” He reels in his line, picks up his chair, and moves down a few hundred yards from us.

Easton lays down the rod and drops to his haunches near my chair so that we are eye level. “You don’t want to be my girlfriend?” He squints at me, looks slightly nervous, and begins picking up and tossing the tiny pebbles on the shore.

“I didn’t say that. You never asked me.” I’m only pretending to give him a hard time. I’m really so excited I’m about to burst. In fact, I can feel the tingle in my hand spreading across my whole body.

“So… you want to? Be my girlfriend?” He looks at me, head dropped, through his lashes, and I’m again awed that this gorgeous boy likes me, the outcast.

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