be busy this week getting ready for the Halloween party, so he wouldn’t be coming over until late.
When she walked out of the gym, she saw River leaning against the wall by the door. She half-smiled at him. She should have known he’d be waiting.
“You didn’t have to wait for me,” she said as she walked toward him.
“I wanted to make sure you got safely to your car.”
He took her backpack and followed her out to into the parking lot. When they got to her car, he opened her door, which was right by his door. River always backed into his parking spot so that their driver side doors would be beside each other. When he got her door open, he tossed her backpack onto the passenger seat.
“Drive safely,” he whispered as he started to wrap his arms around her in a hug.
She stepped back against her car. “What are you doing?”
“I was, er, giving you a hug.” River shrugged.
“No, River.” She shook her head as she started to get into her car.
“Legacy,” River said, and she turned back to him. “I thought after the weekend you were dropping the no physical contact rule.”
“No.” She turned to get into her car, but her door slammed shut. She hadn’t touched it and neither had River, but she knew he’d caused it. She turned around and glared at him.
“Why not?” There was a slight edge to his voice. He didn’t sound mad, really. He was more shocked than anything.
“Because nothing has changed, River.”
“That’s not true. We danced Friday night, and you let me touch you at my house.”
“It was your birthday.” She shrugged as she turned to open her door.
River’s arm flew up to her car, blocking her from moving and opening the door. “It wasn’t my birthday Friday night.”
She sighed as she turned back around to look at him again. “I just wanted to dance with you.”
“Legacy,” River whispered, stepping up to her and putting his other hand on her car beside her so that she was pinned. “I have already proved to you that I can keep a healthy distance. I’m not going to act inappropriately toward you. There’s no reason to keep me at arm’s length.”
“You think pressing yourself against me while we were playing pool was appropriate behavior for friends?” She laughed sarcastically.
“No, but it was my birthday.” River shrugged with a crooked smile.
“And your birthday’s over.” She turned again to open the door, but River didn’t move his arm. She looked up at him, and his eyes were pleading.
“Please, ba—ummm, Legacy…I, er, can’t go back to how it was before,” he whispered, shaking his head and shutting his eyes.
“Why, River? Everything was great. You respected our friendship, and I didn’t have to worry about how you’d act around me.”
“Because it’s not just me who doesn’t want the no contact rule.” River leaned closer to her, putting his lips by her ear. “Why should there be no contact when neither one of us wants that?”
She put hands on his chest and shoved him away from her. “Move!” she screamed. River flew against his car and stared at her. She’d shocked him. But as he stared, a playful smile crept onto his face, and he stepped back up to her.
“You were much stronger that time. But I think you can do better.”
He threw his arms around her so fast, but unlike the night when River and Adin were fighting and she couldn’t keep up, she was able to see his arms in clear detail. They were slicing through the wind, and she could see the gusts he was creating as he moved closer to her. She threw her arms up against both of his and knocked them away. Then she pushed her hands up against his chest, and he flew back again without her exerting any force.
“Ahh!” River half-yelled, half-laughed as he hit his car. He stood up, staring at her. “That was much better, baby. Want to go for three?” he said, stepping up to her again.
She put her hand on his chest. “If this is your idea of foreplay, you’re
When she walked out of the gym, she saw River leaning against the wall by the door. She half-smiled at him. She should have known he’d be waiting.
“You didn’t have to wait for me,” she said as she walked toward him.
“I wanted to make sure you got safely to your car.”
He took her backpack and followed her out to into the parking lot. When they got to her car, he opened her door, which was right by his door. River always backed into his parking spot so that their driver side doors would be beside each other. When he got her door open, he tossed her backpack onto the passenger seat.
“Drive safely,” he whispered as he started to wrap his arms around her in a hug.
She stepped back against her car. “What are you doing?”
“I was, er, giving you a hug.” River shrugged.
“No, River.” She shook her head as she started to get into her car.
“Legacy,” River said, and she turned back to him. “I thought after the weekend you were dropping the no physical contact rule.”
“No.” She turned to get into her car, but her door slammed shut. She hadn’t touched it and neither had River, but she knew he’d caused it. She turned around and glared at him.
“Why not?” There was a slight edge to his voice. He didn’t sound mad, really. He was more shocked than anything.
“Because nothing has changed, River.”
“That’s not true. We danced Friday night, and you let me touch you at my house.”
“It was your birthday.” She shrugged as she turned to open her door.
River’s arm flew up to her car, blocking her from moving and opening the door. “It wasn’t my birthday Friday night.”
She sighed as she turned back around to look at him again. “I just wanted to dance with you.”
“Legacy,” River whispered, stepping up to her and putting his other hand on her car beside her so that she was pinned. “I have already proved to you that I can keep a healthy distance. I’m not going to act inappropriately toward you. There’s no reason to keep me at arm’s length.”
“You think pressing yourself against me while we were playing pool was appropriate behavior for friends?” She laughed sarcastically.
“No, but it was my birthday.” River shrugged with a crooked smile.
“And your birthday’s over.” She turned again to open the door, but River didn’t move his arm. She looked up at him, and his eyes were pleading.
“Please, ba—ummm, Legacy…I, er, can’t go back to how it was before,” he whispered, shaking his head and shutting his eyes.
“Why, River? Everything was great. You respected our friendship, and I didn’t have to worry about how you’d act around me.”
“Because it’s not just me who doesn’t want the no contact rule.” River leaned closer to her, putting his lips by her ear. “Why should there be no contact when neither one of us wants that?”
She put hands on his chest and shoved him away from her. “Move!” she screamed. River flew against his car and stared at her. She’d shocked him. But as he stared, a playful smile crept onto his face, and he stepped back up to her.
“You were much stronger that time. But I think you can do better.”
He threw his arms around her so fast, but unlike the night when River and Adin were fighting and she couldn’t keep up, she was able to see his arms in clear detail. They were slicing through the wind, and she could see the gusts he was creating as he moved closer to her. She threw her arms up against both of his and knocked them away. Then she pushed her hands up against his chest, and he flew back again without her exerting any force.
“Ahh!” River half-yelled, half-laughed as he hit his car. He stood up, staring at her. “That was much better, baby. Want to go for three?” he said, stepping up to her again.
She put her hand on his chest. “If this is your idea of foreplay, you’re
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