Chapter 8:
"I keep coming back for more,
She's just the girl I'm looking for…"
Alli is the first to speak, "So guys, what's up?"
You pull away from each other. You are sure your face is beet-red. Cody is beaming, "I just asked _ out."
Angie speaks this time, "And?"
You grin, "I said yes."
Alli winks at Cody, "Good job, bro."
Angie and Brad are smiling, which you take to be a good thing. You, however, are sitting on the couch, probably looking stupid because of your huge smile. You stand up and check your phone. It was 10:45. You look at Cody awkwardly and say, "Cody, what time should I go home?"
Cody looks at his parents. Angie smiles and says, "Whenever you want, honey. One of us will take you back."
You say, "Oh, okay, so we have a while, then. What do you guys wanna do now?"
Alli chimes in, "We should start a bonfire…Just saying."
Brad nods and says, "Okay. Tom, do you want to help me?"
Tom grins and shouts, "Yeah!"
Angie and Alli go to the kitchen to get the stuff for s'mores. So it is just you and Cody again. Cody smiles and puts his arm around you, "Let's go outside."
"Okay, sounds good." You walk toward the door and out on the porch. From there, Cody leads you down the stairs and to their fire pit in the backyard. You recognize it from where you were walking earlier. Now, there were some lawn chairs set up around it. You sit down in one and Cody scoots one closer and sits down next to you. You lean back, "Cody this is so nice."
Cody looks up at the stars and says, "They sparkle just like your eyes."
Of course that makes you blush like crazy. You look at Cody. He was watching you. "How did I ever get so lucky as to have you?"
Cody puts a hand over yours, "I think I should be asking that question."