Road Trip! by Beth Reekles

Author:Beth Reekles [Reekles, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780241438572
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published: 2019-12-20T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

Snuggled into Noah’s side that night, I wondered if he’d been right. Maybe we should just stay inside, right here, and not leave the room at all. Sure, dinner had been nice, and I was excited to see more of Boston … but right then, lying with my head on his chest and his arm round me, his fingers playing with the ends of my hair, I didn’t ever want to be anywhere else. It was perfect.

He nuzzled his nose against my forehead before kissing my cheek. ‘I missed you. You should visit more.’

‘Maybe you should visit more, if you miss me so much.’

‘You drive a hard bargain, Evans.’

‘You know what else I drive? Three thousand miles just to see you.’

Noah laughed. ‘Please. You had a great time driving three thousand miles. Even if you were kind of stinky by the end.’

I gave a cry of indignation and pushed at him. ‘Shut up! I was not! I practically bathed in deodorant on the way here.’ I hoped he didn’t see me blushing. I knew we should’ve found somewhere to take a shower before arriving.

‘I’m just glad you’re here,’ he told me, pulling me closer and tilting my chin up to kiss me properly. I curled in tighter to his side and parted my lips as the kiss deepened. I didn’t ever want to leave.

‘So,’ he said, when we finally broke apart, ‘are you and Lee really planning to go to Europe next year?’

I scoffed. ‘Hardly. You know what he’s like. We say a lot of stuff like that. Why? Were you hoping to come meet us at the Dali museum in Barcelona?’

Noah chuckled. ‘She likes art, okay? Levi likes cooking French pastries.’

‘He’s moved on to Italian desserts now,’ I said. Levi and his little sister had always baked, but ever since Levi had started watching The Great British Bake Off on Netflix he’d really thrown himself into it, exploring new recipes and methods and foods. I wasn’t a great cook, but I was more than happy to sit around talking to him while he baked and help him taste-test afterward.

‘No, I was just thinking,’ Noah said. ‘About us. Next year. When you’re in college, too. We’re gonna have to coordinate more. You know, plan trips home on the same weekend. Maybe meet halfway.’

‘I don’t even know where I’m going to college yet,’ I mumbled, fidgeting with the edge of the bedsheet.

‘Sure, but when you get an offer –’

‘If,’ I corrected him. The whole process of college applications had stressed me out to breaking point. I was excited to go to college, but the idea of graduating high school and maybe growing apart from the Flynn brothers filled me with apprehension. It kind of soured the whole college thing – more than a little.

‘When. When you get an offer and you pick a college, we’ll have to figure something out. I don’t think I can go this long without seeing you again. It’s been driving me crazy.’

I laughed. I loved it when he said things like that.

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