The Secrets We Bury by Stacie Ramey

Author:Stacie Ramey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Eating rice and beans out of a bag next to Sophie is much better than eating alone. Not only because it’s nice to have company, but because that company is her. She’s wearing my rain paints (Emily was right about my needing them!) and a sweatshirt I hadn’t worn yet. She looks adorable.

She takes a spoonful of food while I quiz her on our favorite books. Luckily, she passed a few of the must-haves without hesitation. All of the Harry Potters, C. S. Lewis’s books, Eragon, and she’s added a few of her own favorites to the mix.

She stops eating to ask, “Edgar Allen Poe?”

“Yes.”

“And you loved his stories?”

“Yes.”

She feigns wiping sweat from her brow. “That would be a deal-breaker.”

“Well, I haven’t read all of his poems and stories. I hope that’s not too upsetting.”

“Not if you’re willing to rectify that as soon as possible.”

I hold my spoon in the air. “I swear I will.”

“Shakespeare?”

“He’s okay.”

“Okay? Just okay?”

“Douglas Adams?”

“Have never read him.”

“I’ll trade one Shakespeare for one Douglas Adams.”

“Deal.”

Sophie yawns. “I should probably…”

“Yeah.”

Sophie looks better, but her lips are still a little beige. “Don’t take this the wrong way, but you don’t look so good.”

Sophie looks down at my clothes, which are too big on her, and says, “Hey, my designer says this outfit is the shit. Also, that’s a hell of a thing to say to a girl.”

“I meant you look like you’re not feeling so well.”

“Hiking all night without eating and my foot hurting was probably not the best idea.”

“Well, you did have to chase the jerk who annoyed you, so…”

“Yeah. So?”

“I think I should stay with you tonight. Keep you warm.”

She cocks her head. “That sounds like a line.”

“A line?”

“A pickup line, a play. To get me to… you know…”

I blush again, and it’s such a weird feeling. Of course I want to stay with her, but I’m not going to admit to that, because that would not be cool. “Oh no! Not at all!”

She makes a face like she’s annoyed, then smiles, so I’m so confused. “You don’t have to act like that would be the worst thing in the world…”

“So you want me to act like an oversexed, hormonally driven asshole who only cares about, you know…”

She raises her eyebrows.

“Look I’m not exactly good at this stuff.”

“I noticed. It’s kind of sweet.”

I stand up. I can’t take being made fun of, not by this girl. “I better go clean the dishes.”

“Don’t make me chase you,” she says. “I wasn’t trying to insult you.”

I look back at her. “I told you I’m not good at this stuff. I never cared about that before, but you make me care about it, and now I feel like an idiot because…”

“Shh. You’re not an idiot. You’re very cute and I care about you too.”

Those words. I care about you. They dive into my heart, making it pump harder and faster and stronger. I almost reach to hold it in place, but that would make me look like a total dork, which I already do since my mouth can’t seem to shut up.

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