RIVER

“Do you…uh…wanna get something to eat?”

I licked my lips and nodded. I couldn't explain it, but I felt like having lunch together was not supposed to be our next line of action – something else but that.

“Sure,” my voice betrayed me, making me sound all excited.

“Oh… I’m sorry you must have been hungry,” he said, and even though I tried to shake my head and explain, there was really nothing I’d have said that would have made sense to us both.

“I guess I got ...