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he turns his head straight staring out into
the darkness the same as me. “You are only sixteen, and you are
already so…. ” He mumbles under his breath not finishing his
statement. This makes me blush even more, knowing that he thinks
I’m beautiful and stunning. I can’t wrap my head around it.
    Jane always tells me that I am so ordinary
and I will probably never land a husband. Miss Finnegan tells me it
is what’s on the inside that counts. Emma says I’m drop dead sexy,
but compared to her I feel like an ugly duckling.
    “You never said goodbye. I thought I would
never see you again.” I blurt out the words before I realize how
pitiful they sound.
    “I’m truly sorry Lilly. Don’t think it wasn’t
hard. Dad insisted that I not come anymore. I think you know why.”
Regret fills his voice, and deep down I know the truth. I know
why.
    “I was a foolish little girl with a crush.
I’m sure it was awkward for you having me hang around you all the
time. You surely had a girlfriend.” The thought makes me cringe. I
hope he doesn’t tell me that he has one even if he does. I can live
in my fantasy world. The thought of another girl having what I have
desperately wanted for so long makes me queasy.
    “You were not foolish, but you were a girl.
You still are a girl, Lilly, but I never felt awkward. In fact, I
loved spending time with you. And just for the record, there was no
girlfriend. There isn’t one now either,” he says bumping my
shoulder with his again. My belly flips flops from the simple
touch.
    “Are you helping your dad for a while?” I’m
desperate to know how long he will be around.
    “Yeah, he’s been busy with all the
landscaping Mrs. Sumnor is wanting done.” I can feel him staring at
me as I look off into the darkness. Everything is silent for a
while. All we hear is the chirping of the night’s insects and the
rustling of the trees in the timber from what little breeze there
is. It is a muggy June summer night and I’m very warm. Not just
from the temperature of the air, but from sitting so close to Luke
that we are almost touching.
    Luke’s leg moves a little touching mine, and
even through his jeans I can feel electricity run through my body.
My breath hitches, embarrassing me immediately, as Luke turns to
me.
    “Are you ok?” He has concern in his voice,
but something else in his eyes. Does he feel it too?
    “Umm, yeah. I’d better be getting back in the
house.” I stumble for words not knowing how to explain what just
happened. I can’t explain it because I don’t know how a simple
touch can have such an effect on me. I go to stand and Luke
hurriedly stands up first taking my hand. He helps me up very
gentleman like. This too is having a reaction on me. I feel weak at
the knees but try very hard to not let it show.
    We start walking back to the house in
silence. Luke is still holding my hand, and I feel like I am
walking on pillows. We are walking slowly so I am able to hide the
fact that my legs feel like jelly. He’s so strong and confident
next to me. I wonder if he is feeling the same thing that I am,
surely not. He probably has beautiful girls throwing themselves at
him all the time. What would he want with someone like me? Was it
pity that made him come to see me tonight? Had he heard about what
Jane had done today from Miss Finnegan? I don’t want him knowing
any of it and will try my hardest to make sure that I keep it all
from him.
    We make it back to the patio on the backside
of the house. Luke leans down so his lips are close to my ear and
whispers, “Goodnight, Lilly flower. I’ll see you tomorrow.” His
lips graze my ear lightly causing me to gasp again as chills run
through me. He looks at me and I can tell his mind is racing.
Before another word can be said, he squeezes my hand and takes off
into the darkness. I am standing alone in the darkness and can
still feel his warm breath on my ear. A shiver runs down my spine.
My insides feel toasty warm even