Page 71 of Summer Official

“Great. Go be young while I figure out how to replace all this back-to-school content.”

I cringe. I know a lot’s planned already, tons of ads, but I appreciate that Mom isn’t giving me a hard time about it. Maybe she’ll stick to her word. I take Heaven’s hand, and we go into the living room. It is pretty quiet without the twins around. We sit down together, both looking at the Polaroids, and even though I know there’s a chance Mom will still make this weird, I can’t stop thinking about how cute my girlfriend and I look together in matching shirts she will never, ever, ever wear with me in public.

“What do you want to watch?” I ask when we’re nice and comfortable under one of my mom’s fancy throw blankets.

“I need to see if Maya gets Josh back. She’s the only one I care about,” Heaven admits.

“Ha! You’re a fan.”

“Is that what they call it when you join a cult?”

I lean over and kiss her, and she kisses me back.

Halfway through the episode, I get a text from Bethany.

Back in one week.

I can’t wait to see you.

I text her back, thinking about how my friends are gonna respond to the news, that this grumpy goth girl is now my princess cutie who was willing to put up with Polaroids and matching T-shirts just for me.

I can’t wait to see you!

I have something to tell you.