begin to clear I make the decision to go out the back way, and if they aren’t there I’ll head to Maggie’s.
Ollie is jogging up from the lot as I open the door. He spots me and comes to my side. “I was wondering if you got lost?” he jokes, placing his arm around my neck and hauling me toward the car.
“We never talked about after school. I wasn’t sure if I should just head to Maggie’s. I thought you guys might have left for the day.” Milo is waiting by the car, he’s looking at me, but he keeps looking away when my eyes land on his. Does he think I’m still mad about this morning?
“Hi Milo,” I give him a small wave, hoping it’s enough for right now. I don’t want to apologize standing in the parking lot.
His eyes travel over my face before he responds with a simple, “Hey, good day?”
I nod, both my thumbs hooked into the backpack straps. It feels so much more comfortable to have the weight evenly dispersed across shoulders.
Ollie releases me and gives me a slight shove on my back, pushing me to the passenger side of the car. Milo already has the door open and is climbing into the backseat. I move to follow, but he pulls the front seat into place before I can. I stop, my fingers going to my lips. Ollie is in the driver’s seat when I duck my head to ask, “Are we not waiting on Dante?”
“Nah, he has to finish up with the yearbook today. Delaney complained to Mr. Schroder that he wasn’t here most of the week.”
“Who’s Mr. Schroder?” Placing my bag on the bench, I slide into the passenger seat. “Milo, I don’t mind the back, do you want to switch?”
“I have an idea,” Ollie answers, grabbing the bag and tossing into the back.
“Hey,” I admonish but he ignores me.
“Scoot over here,” Ollie pulls my arm, tugging me to the middle of the bench seat. “Milo, jump out for a minute.” I end up leaning over on Ollie’s side as Milo pushes the seat forward to get out of the back. Thinking he wants me to climb over the seat, I inch over back to the other side and turn. “Good, now hop in.” Ollie adds when the seat falls back into place.
Milo doesn’t hesitate to get in the front. I’m sandwiched between them. My heart rate jumps a little. I drop my hands into my lap, feeling a little overwhelmed by their presence. Milo’s arm goes over the back of the seat, and around me. I bite the inside of my check when his fingers delve under my hair and reach out to land on Ollie’s shoulder. Milo’s head falls to the headrest behind him, his eyes already closed.
Now that I can examine him, I see crescents of dark circles under his eyes. He looks exhausted. Did he not sleep well last night? I feel a pang of sympathy. Tonight, I’ll make sure he has a more comfortable place to sleep.
“He’s fine,” Ollie tells me, even though I didn’t ask. I take another peek at Milo before looking out the front window. Maneuvering the car toward the exit, Ollie waits in the line to turn out.
When we reach the diner, Ollie puts the car in park and opens his door for me to climb out. Milo is passed out in the passenger seat, his lips slightly parted as he takes deep even breaths. “One of us will pick you up tonight when you get off, if we don’t make it here before then.” Ollie leans in a gives me a quick peck on the corner of my mouth. Before I realize it’s even happening, he’s back in the car with a devilish grin, waving as he pulls away seconds later. I, however, stand there frozen with my fingers over the spot he just kissed.
Walking into the diner I keep my head low, I don’t know if Maggie was around to see Ollie kiss me. I don’t know what she’ll think if she was. I know she knows about me being in their Infinity, but I’m still so unsure of what that means for all of us. Is Maggie in an Infinity? I’ve never seen any men here visiting her. I know she hangs out with Gus in the back if we’re slow, and I always thought they might have something going on, but it’s definitely not obvious.