I drove Jamie er t nig first I    sure o be , I didnt knoly    me. Granted, s    Id ever received, and even t and read it like s ype of person o a stranger s reet, if    exactly sure o make of it.

        Jamie old me o s a dim, and I guess I finally came to t s. S . . .

        but s ting on t a miracle, I guess salking specifically about me.

        , I remembered, came into talking about it, but    o say. Old     been ely, at least as far as I could tell. Oill on till talked about tors, but lately er t in trange look would e over hing sad.

        I didnt knoo make of it, being t I really didnt know    well.

        And Jamie,    o describe someone else entirely.

        I could no more imagine    he sky.

        So aood up ears in    didnt eveo realize I old        to tco tinue ly been t spiritual kid in tion, but I still found    of odd.

        As I    , I gla Jamie sitting beside me. S t far a time. I smiled. Maybe s me. My arted scooting across t closer to    before I reac, Jamie broke the silence.

        "Landon," suro;do you ever t God?”

        I pulled my hand back.

        No God, I usually pictured ings Id seen in c e robe, ing -but I knealking about t. Salking about t took a moment for me to answer.

        "Sure," I said. "Sometimes, I re.”

        "Do you ever urn out they do?”

        I nodded uainly.

        "Ive been t it a lot lately.”

        Even more ted to ask, but I didnt. I could tell so say, and I stayed quiet.

        "I kno sometimes, I just dont uand    ever o you?”

        S    about all time.

        "ell," I said, trying to bluff, "I dont t    to uand it all time. I t sometimes    o h.”

        It ty good ans. I guess t my feelings for Jamie tle faster tell s my answer.

        "Yes," s;youre right.”

        I smiled to myself and c, sialking about God    t of t made a person feel romantic.

        "You kno; I said casually, "it sure onigting by tree earlier.”

        "Yes, it ; sill elsewhere.

        "And you sure looked oo.”

        "thank you.”

        t oo well.

        " I ask you a question?" I finally said, in to me.

        "Sure," she said.

        I took a deep breath.

        "After orroer youve spent some time ; I paused and looked at ;ould you mind ing over to my mas dinner?”

        Even till turo outlines of a smile as soon as Id said it.

        "Yes, Landon, I    very much.”

        I sig believing Id actually asked ill s mas lig City Square. A couple of minutes later ook o plete t evening, s pull it away.

        of s in till on and I could see    beains. I supposed ing up because ed to    at t, or ed to make sure I didnt kiss er on tep. I kne of thing.

        I    t-o do    of tarted to and tent at time, and I t Id asked o e over t day. Since s enougo figure out    maybe s enougo figure out tuation as    time Id actually asked o join me of my oion.

        Just as    to eps, I sa from beains and pull s, like Angelas, for insta meant t anote or so before t gave you botime to sort of bat your eyes at eaco actually kiss. It usually took about t long.

        No kno, I actually doubted t s ty,    onig    to miss tunity if it came up. I could feel ttle butterflies already starting to form in my stomac opehe door.

        "I ; ly.    sallo ired.

        "; I said dejectedly.

        "; Jamie said er. "I wisonig was wonderful.”

        "Im so glad for you." o gat.

        "Ill give you a bit to say good nighe door open for you.”

        urned around and    bato t doo be reading, t see w was in his hands.

        "I ime tonig; Jamie said.

        "So did I," I answered, feeling s eyes on me. I wondered if he car ride home.

        " time somorro; she asked.

        s eyebro a little.

        "Ill e over to get you. Is five oclock okay?”

        S;Daddy, ed s tomorrow?”

        brougo arted rubbing them. he sighed.

        "If its important to you, you ," he said.

        Not t stirring vote of fidence Id ever    it was good enough for me.

        " s; s radition to al question.

        "You do anyt; I ans;Ill pick you up at a quarter to five.”

        e stood t    saying anytell    tle impatient.    turned a page of tanding there.

        "Ill see you tomorro; she said finally.

        "Okay," I said.

        S    for a moment, t me. "t; she said.

        it, surned around and    smile playily across    as it    to close.

        t day I picked    on sco see t er Id given    like shed promised.

        Bottle surprised    a big deal-whenever my dad was around, my mom would have helen, our ake enough food for a small army.

        I guess I didion t earlier, about t only because my family could afford t also because my mom    test    at making sandimes ain    ake    least to get over it. it ing burned masatoes and ceak. My fath us since before I was born.

        t, it    a palace or anyt e living quarters or anyt. My fat ts orical value. t    teresting to someone like me, it, ution. Spaigside of Ney miles up t        it still afforded my fats in t ted to leave. In a    made me sad, because no matter w op old Ric.

        orical events like signing titution e along only once every feer , debating farm subsidies for tobacco farmers or talking about t;Red influence" o cut it.

        Even someone like me kne.

        tional oric Register -still is, I suppose-and till kind of ac, had scored before I did.

        e     stuffy or anyt. My parents and Jamie carried on t marvelous versation-tried to i my o really go over too    least as far as my parents    as a good sign.

        After dinner I invited Jamie to    er and noter putting on our coats, epped outside into ter air. I could see our breat in little puffs.

        "Your parents are ; so me. I guess s taken s sermons to .

        "t; I responded, "in t." I said t only because it rue, but also because it    kids said about Jamie. I    t.

        Sopped to look at ticks, and I didnt see    hem.

        "Is it true about yrandfat; s;tories t people tell?”

        I guess s get my .

        "Yes," I said, trying not to sment.

        "ts sad," s;to life than money.”

        "I know.”

        S me. "Do you?”

        I did    ask me why.

        "I kno her did was wrong.”

        "But you dont    to give it back, do you?”

        "Ive never really t about it, to tell you truth.”

        "ould you, though?”

        I didnt ans ticks again, and I suddenly realized t sed me to say yes. Its    it.

        "?" I blurted out before I could stop myself, blood ruso my c;Making me feel guilty, I mean. I    t. I just o be born into this family.”

        S and touc;t doesnt mean you t undo it," sly, "unity.”

        o me, and deep do t decision, if it ever came, o my ant t baete to better.

        "Does your fat; I asked. I ed to knoo see her again.

        It took a moment for o answer.

        "My fat; s; me.”

        "Dont all parents?" I asked.

        S , t bae.

        "I t s different from most. But my fat it makes me o see you. ts o your onight.”

        "Im glad ; I said, meaning it.

        "So am I.”

        e looked at eac of a    moon, and I almost kissed    t surned a too soon and said somet sort of threw me.

        "My fat you, too, Landon." t-it    and sad at time-let me kno it    simply because    I    I used to rees and call    I er family.

        "; I asked.

        "For t I do," s elaborate any furt t s s tell me, somet made    it    until later t I learned .

        Being in love    a doubt tra only    about before toget t in t like being    time I ill    kissed Jamie. I    even aken o Cecils Diner or even to a movie. I    done any of t I normally did    somehow Id fallen in love.

        till didnt kno me.

        Oions, and I    missed t t me ely somet    exactly sure of o take t step.

        aken er Cmas dinner, Id asked if it ime to time, and s s exactly , too-"t ; I didnt take tendency to talk like an adult, and I ts h older people so well.

        to    ticed    s car    in t to ask her if I could e in.

        "; s o see me.

        Again ook tive sign.

        "; I said casually.

        Sioo t;My fat     on the porch if youd like. . . .”

        Dont even ask me    ill t explain it. One sed I anding t of ing to o t sed I . Instead of moving toook a step closer to ook it in mine and looked rig    a little closer. S exactly step back, but    a little, and for a tiny, flickering moment I t Id doed going any furt of tilting my o t t silting oo, and t our faces ogether.

        It    t long, and it certainly    t it s o t is t ouc forever.
请记住本书首发域名：966xs.com。966小说手机版阅读网址：wap.966xs.com