Chapter 4

I get the impression that’s not what he wanted me to say.But you have a girl.And where exactly does she figure into this?What girlfriend goes out of her way to hookher boy up with another?

I don’t ask.Instead I suggest,“Try the Mocha Almond Fudge.”He stares at me andI can’t look away,I know I’m blushing but I have to add,“It has nuts in it.Do you like nuts?”

That deep laugh again,and the twinkle in his eye tells me we’re thinking the same thing.“Are they hard?”

God.“Yeah,but the chocolate melts in your mouth,it’s so good.”

He raises one eyebrow.“How good is it,Sean?”

“Wouldn’t you like to find out?”I tease.

“How about a sample then?”

Are we still talking about ice cream?Because I’m not.Not by a long shot.

I feel him watching me as I open the freezer and scoop ice cream into one of the tinysample cups.I hope he sees my taut muscles and wonders how it would feel to be held in my arms,because they ache for him right this second.