A Summer to Remember

didn’t really ask but he hinted at it this morning. He works all week, so I’d like to spend as much time with him as possible.”
    “You totally should. Get in all you can, if you know what I mean.” She grinned and winked at me.
    “Lily!” I could feel my cheeks turning red. I looked around to make sure no one around us heard what we were talking about, of course they didn’t, or at least they were pretending like they didn’t. She knew how to embarrass me and she loved to do it.
    “Call me as soon as you get home, though!”
    “You know I will.” She got up and went back to her table. Adrian soon filled the empty seat in front of me.
    “I’m so sorry about that. She can be a little demanding sometimes.”
    “It’s okay. I like her. She seems like a good friend.” He handed me a burger and fries off the tray in front of him.
    “She really is.” I glanced over and waved as Lily, Steven, and Jason walked out the door. “So do you have any plans tonight?”
    “Well I thought we could order some food and watch that movie we never got to watch last night.” A smile crossed his face.
    “First off, we won’t be ordering food. I’ll be cooking you food.”
    “You don’t have to do that. You did that last night, and judging by the way it tasted, you must have spent a lot of time making it.”
    “I want to, though.” I put my hand on his. “I only get to see you on the weekends, and we only have a couple months left. I want to make sure we do things you’ll enjoy and remember.”
    “After last night, I can guarantee this will be a summer I’ll remember.” I felt my cheeks turning red again. I knew I’d remember this summer forever.
     

 
     
    CHAPTER 18

    I spent the remainder of the weekend at Adrian’s. We spent our days inside watching movies and playing video games and we cooked dinner together both Saturday and Sunday night. After dinner on Sunday, I decided it was time for me to go home.
    “Please stay,” he begged as I grabbed my makeup bag and toothbrush out of the bathroom.
    “You have to work early in the morning, or else you know I would.” I gave him a kiss as I walked into the bedroom.
    “But I want you to be here when I get off work tomorrow.”
    “Well I can come by when you get off.” I grabbed my clothes off the dresser and laid them on the bed to be folded.
    “No, I mean I want you to be here. Every day.”
    “I can come over every day, but usually you’re so tired.”
    “No, I don’t think you understand.” He sat down on the bed, grabbed my hands, and pulled me between his legs. “I want you to be here every day, all day. I want to wake up to you in the morning and go to sleep with you at night.”
    “You’re crazy.” I giggled nervously. I tried to pull my hands away but he gripped them a little tighter.
    “I am. I’m crazy about you. Will you move in with me?”
    I felt my heart jump into my throat. He had to be kidding me. This was the first weekend we’d spent alone, just the two of us. I couldn’t just go moving in with him, he was losing it.
    “I can’t just move in with you.” I tried not to sound overwhelmed.
    “Why not?” Disappointment spread across his face. He was serious.
    “Because you do realize we’ve only known each other for a couple weeks, right?” Was this normal? It was hard not to wonder if he’d done this before. He seemed so sure of himself.
    “Ava, just so you know, I’ve never done anything like this before.”
    “Like what?” I looked down at our hands. I swear sometimes it was like he could read my mind.
    “Like ask a girl to move in with me.” I felt a sense of relief flood through me. “But I can’t help myself. I’ve never felt this way about anyone. You’re amazing and I want to spend as much time with you as I can before…” I looked up at him. “Before I have to leave.”
    I could feel the rims of my eyes filling with tears. Just the thought of him leaving upset me and we’d grown so close in such a short amount of time. I couldn’t imagine what it’d be like after we’d spent a whole summer together. But moving in together? I didn’t even know what I was doing. He was going to have to leave when summer was over, but I was still choosing to fall for him when I knew I was going to end up getting hurt in the end.
    “Don’t be upset. I didn’t mean to make you cry.” He pulled me in and hugged me.
    “I don’t want you to leave.” I wiped away the tears with the back of my hand. I was