The '68 Camaro Between Kenickie and Me by Christine Miles

Author:Christine Miles [Miles, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-30T05:00:00+00:00

“That was so much fun,” I said after he eased into the driver’s seat and closed the door.

He grasped my left hand and placed two fingers on my wrist.

“What are you doing?” I asked.

“Checking to make sure you admitting that didn’t kill you.”

I pulled my wrist free while laughing. Again. Nobody could make me laugh like he did.

“What’s next?” I so didn’t want this day to be over. Every trip for my past birthdays didn’t compare to this one birthday with him. “Maybe we can find someone to drag race?”

He smiled and turned onto his right side to fully face me. “There’s something I…actually need to tell you. I probably should’ve told you when we were still at the beach. But it’s—” His face became crimson. “It’s kind’ve embarrassing.”

I turned onto my left side to fully face him and couldn’t stop myself from saying, “It can’t be more embarrassing than what happened in the rink.”

He cracked a smile. “This is a way different kind’ve embarrassing.” His face stayed crimson while he seemed to be searching for the right words.

What he wanted to say must be serious. He rarely had trouble speaking his mind.

“I’ve…had a crush on you. For a while.”

Wait…what did he just say to me?

The smile I’d been wearing all afternoon left as I stared at him while blinking rapidly. Then I decided he was screwing with me. “Right. Since when? That day I kidnapped you?”

“A little longer than that.”

He looked at me, and his serious expression made me frown. Which didn’t feel right after so much smiling and laughter.

“Shane, what are you talking about? You didn’t even know me before a few weeks ago.”

“That doesn’t mean I haven’t noticed you.” He cleared his throat, that I now knew he did when he was really embarrassed. “I’ve had a crush on you since freshman orientation.”

It took a few seconds for his confession to penetrate my brain. But as soon as it did, I slowly angled forward and sat up.

What the…Freshman orientation? I barely remembered that day. I then eyed him over my shoulder and, if possible, his face had turned redder.

“How? You really didn’t know me back then.”

He hesitated before saying, “You walked into the auditorium, and I…thought you were the hottest girl I’d ever seen.”

Now I felt my face turning the same color as his. But his compliment did make me smile.

I sat sideways, bent my left leg and tucked it underneath me. “Thanks. I’m…really flattered.” I smiled softly, which seemed to help his embarrassment. “But why didn’t you talk to me? There were a lot of us who didn’t know each other. I only knew Ella and Quinn.”

“I…tried thinking of some reason to talk to you after orientation. But I know I would’ve looked and sounded like a dumbass.” Our eyes caught. “Then I started hoping we’d have a class together. Which we never have. Kind’ve weird, right?”

I nodded, then frowned again. “Why couldn’t you talk to me? I was a newbie like you.”

He paused, then said, “Don’t.

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