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In parts, by Djmac1031- listen to the ► Podcast at Connected.
Tommy sat by the edge of the pool, alone with his thoughts as he waited for Amy to come back out of the house.
Both of them had made it back unseen and unquestioned from their little secret getaway into the woods.
He had just gotten back poolside when Amy’s best friend Cindy came over to him.
“If
Tommy
“No,
Cindy
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Tommy said, a little too defensively.
“I’m
Tommy shrugged, trying to appear nonchalant. “You guys have fun, talk about whatever you want, I don’t care.”
Cindy gave him a look that said she didn’t quite believe that, then spun and walked away.
Tommy
Cindy
Tommy’s
He thought of her final words to him before she left the wooded path for the house: “I love you too.”
Was it love, he thought? It was certainly more than just some teenage “crush.”
Was
It was all so new, so confusing. But exciting too, he had to admit.
He
He looked up from his thoughts and saw Amy’s mom heading into the house.
Tommy had a moment of panic. He hoped Amy was done doing, well, whatever she was doing in there. She’d been gone awhile.
But
He
She looked happy and carefree enough, so if she’d encountered her mom it must have gone okay.
Amy paused, looking around, and her face lit up in a radiant smile when she spotted him.
Amy
He stood as she approached, and it struck her, not for the first time, just how handsome he was.
His eyes were a strange but beautiful combo of green and brown, with yellow flecks you could only see up close.
His hair was a darker blonde than hers, although it was lightened now by the sun and spiky in a short summer cut.
By Dawkins BlogIn parts, by Djmac1031- listen to the ► Podcast at Connected.
Tommy sat by the edge of the pool, alone with his thoughts as he waited for Amy to come back out of the house.
Both of them had made it back unseen and unquestioned from their little secret getaway into the woods.
He had just gotten back poolside when Amy’s best friend Cindy came over to him.
“If
Tommy
“No,
Cindy
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Tommy said, a little too defensively.
“I’m
Tommy shrugged, trying to appear nonchalant. “You guys have fun, talk about whatever you want, I don’t care.”
Cindy gave him a look that said she didn’t quite believe that, then spun and walked away.
Tommy
Cindy
Tommy’s
He thought of her final words to him before she left the wooded path for the house: “I love you too.”
Was it love, he thought? It was certainly more than just some teenage “crush.”
Was
It was all so new, so confusing. But exciting too, he had to admit.
He
He looked up from his thoughts and saw Amy’s mom heading into the house.
Tommy had a moment of panic. He hoped Amy was done doing, well, whatever she was doing in there. She’d been gone awhile.
But
He
She looked happy and carefree enough, so if she’d encountered her mom it must have gone okay.
Amy paused, looking around, and her face lit up in a radiant smile when she spotted him.
Amy
He stood as she approached, and it struck her, not for the first time, just how handsome he was.
His eyes were a strange but beautiful combo of green and brown, with yellow flecks you could only see up close.
His hair was a darker blonde than hers, although it was lightened now by the sun and spiky in a short summer cut.