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How lucky I am.
We crawl under her covers and the moment she slides up next to me, I’m hauling her in closer, her head on my chest, her hair in my face.
We lay like that in silence for a few minutes, the only sound I can hear is our breathing.
The steady beat of my heart.
“I’m so happy right now,’ Harper murmurs, her lips moving against my chest, making me ache.
Even though we just had sex and we’re fully clothed, every little thing she does turns me on.
I give her shoulders a squeeze, kissing the top of her head.
“Me too.”
“I can’t believe we’re going to UCLA”
“Proud of you,’ I murmur.
“I’m proud of you too”
“We lucked out, that we got in together”
“We totally did”
She glances up at me.
“Now I just hope I can get enough scholarship money so I can afford tuition.”
“You can do it.
We’ll figure it out”
“I hope so”
She sounds so worried, and I hate it.
I’ve never had to worry about money ever in my life, and it’s such a concern for her.
I wish I could fix her problem.
I wish I could fund her college and make all her worries go away.
“My parents don’t want me to go,’ Harper admits.
“Not that they’d ever fully stop me, but if I do go, this is all on me.
I have to come up with the tuition.
Get scholarships and grants.
Take out student loans.
Work a job every summer.
I might have to work when I’m in school too.’
“That’s going to be really intense.”
“I can do it.” Her voice is firm.
“I know you can”
“Hey!” Ryan pounds on Harper’s bedroom door.
“Please tell me you’re not fucking in there right now!”
“God Ryan, why did you have to say that word?” Harper groans.
I can’t help but laugh. These two are funny when they’re like this.
“Because that’s what you two are always doing.
Like, all the time,’ Ryan explains.
“Please, you and Sadie are the worst”
Harper glances over at me.
“Why am I having this conversation with him right now?”
“Come in; I yell and Ryan immediately opens the door, staring at the two of us lying in bed wrapped around each other.
“Thank God you’ve got clothes on,” he says.
“Like I’d invite you to come in if we didn’t,” I mutter.
“What do you want?” Harper snaps.
“Shit, chill out. Sadie and I are bored. We want to go grab some food. You guys in?”
“Definitely, I answer for the both of us.
“Good. Meet us downstairs in a ten.” Ryan leaves my room, shutting the door behind him.
“I don’t want to go with them”
Harper sighs, snuggling closer to me.
“I’d rather stay here with you”
“Babe”
I kiss her forehead.
“We need to get out of here before your parents come home. And I’m starving.” My stomach chooses that exact moment to growl.
Loudly.
Harper giggles.
“Guess your stomach just decided it for us”
“Yeah. That was kind of embarrassing”
I try to shift away from her but she clamps down on me, not letting me go.
“You’re not going anywhere.” She rises up, pressing her mouth to mine before she says,
“You can’t be embarrassed around me about anything. We’ve done so much together. We’ve shared so much. I love every piece of you”
My heart freaking flips over itself.
“I love every piece of you too, baby.”
Harper
We all jump in Easton’s Jeep and end up at a restaurant not too far from our house.
After we order our food at the counter, Sadie and I make our way over to an empty booth, the guys getting our drinks before they come join us.
The moment we’re seated, Sadie leans across the table, her voice lowering to a near whisper.
“Your brother is pissing me off”
I frown.
“What did he do now?”
“He got into a couple of colleges, but he hasnt made his decision yet.
He got into Chico State, and so did I.
That’s literally the only college I got into.
The only one I ever wanted to go to.” Sadie glances in their direction, making sure they’re not close.
“He won’t tell me where he’s going.
Did he tell you?” I slowly shake my head.
“Ryan and I haven’t really talked about college at all”
Which is odd, because Ryan and I usually talk a lot, especially about school, homework, all that stuff.
But we’re both so busy lately.
We spend a lot of time together, but never one on one.
“You don’t talk about college with him at all?” Sadie leans back against the booth, her shoulders falling.
“I dont know what’s going on with him, and it’s so frustrating.”
“Why don’t you just ask him?” She drops her head, gazing at the table for a moment before she finally lifts her gaze to mine.
“I don’t know.
I guess I’m just…scared.” I gape at her.
Sadie’s not scared of anything.
She’s definitely not scared of my stupid brother and all of his antics.
“Oh come on.”
“I’m serious.
What if he tells me he doesn’t want to go to college with me? I’d be devastated.
And what would that mean for our relationship?” She thunks the back of her head against the booth once.
Twice.
“He’s so frustrating.”
“I’ll say”
He’s one of the most frustrating boys I know.
Besides my very own boyfriend.
“I should talk to him”
“You totally should,” I agree.
“We talked before things got serious between us.
He always mentioned he wanted to go to Chico State.
That it was his dream school.
So…I applied there”
“Sadie, please tell me you actually wanted to go there versus just doing it for Ryan”
“I partially did it for Ryan, but I also did it because I didn’t know where else to apply.
I have no idea what I want to do, or what I want to major in.
Why do they expect us to know what we want to do for the rest of our lives when were only eighteen?” Sadie is full blown whining now, and I feel sorry for her.
“It’s okay.
You’ll figure it out.
Chico State is a good school,’ I say, trying to comfort her.
“You really think so?” I nod.
“And if that’s where Ryan wanted to go, I’m sure he’ll stick to that plan”
The distress is written all over her face.
“But what if he says he’s going somewhere else?”
“Then you’ll deal with it.
I know you guys can make it.” They really are a perfect couple together.
Sadie balances my brother out.
He’s not as snappy as he used to be.
Not nearly as protective either.
He’s come a long way.
We all have.