“Probably not. There was no…”
“Fireworks?”
He glances down at me. “Fireworks. It was more like those popping snappers you were entertained with as a child, fun for the briefest of moments.”
“When you put it like that…”
“It sounds sad? I know. So, I’m happy we traveled down the path we did. Everything worked out as it should have.”
“Are you always so optimistic?”
“Nah. I have my fair share of ‘woe is me’ days.” He shrugs. “But I try to, ya know, keep myself cheery and all that.”
“I like that. Reminds me of my Zoe.”
“Ah, the butt-toucher.”
I laugh. “That’d be her. She’s a wild one butsomuch fun.”
“I could tell.” Zach chuckles as I yawn in the middle of him talking. “Two coffees weren’t enough?”
“I had a late night last night. We did a midnight showing and I was one of the closers. I took a quick nap after my last class, but I had this date with a cute nerdy guy so I had to get up.”
“Yeah? And how did that go?”
I shrug. “I’ve had better.”
“Admit it, this is the coolest date you’ve ever been on.”
“I don’t know… My first date was at a theme park. That one is hard to top.”
“A theme park? Pssh. I can rent you anentiretheme park.”
“You cannot.”
He winks. “I’ll never tell.”
I roll my eyes and pull him back down the sidewalk. “Come on, Romeo. Take me home before I fall asleep and snore or something.”
Eleven
“Delia.”
Shake.
“Deeeeeelia.”
Shake.
“DELIA!”
I shoot up with alarm zinging through me. “EARTHQUAKE!”
A boisterous guffaw fills the space and I survey the area, discovering I’m inside Zach’s car.
Crap. I must have fallen asleep.
“Did I snore?” I ask.
