Page 80 of Melt His Heart

“We should head out. I have something to show you.” Liam grins.

“What is it?”

“Something I think you’d like, something very Jersey.” He says, and I shake my head, smiling a bit.

We throw away our empty cups and lingering wrappers before heading for the door. The crisp air, whipping across my face gently as we walk toward a set of trucks parted not too far from the cafe.

“A food truck?” I tilt my head.

Liam grabs my hand and pulls me toward the front of the truck. There’s already a line formed, but it’s short, thankfully. I flex my hands and rock on my heels. It’s freezing today.

“You’re gonna love it, trust me.”

“If you say so.” I chuckle.

The line dies down fast, and we walk up, “Can we have two Italian hot dogs, everything on them?” The worker manning the truck’s window nods before sticking the order note next to the previous ones.

“Hot dogs, Liam?” I laugh.

“Shush, you. Let’s grab a seat!” He says, waving me off. We secure a table nearby, and I try my best not to be grossed out at the trash on the surface. Liam shakes his head and grins at me.

The food doesn’t take long to finish up, and Liam heads off to retrieve them while I make sure no one takes our seats. He returns with them, the hot air wafting from the hot dogs that look super overstuffed in my opinion. But he’s right, I’m intrigued. I haven’t had much food here that really stands out to me. Although what I have had through Carson has been really good.

“Ta-da! Italian hot dogs, a Jersey classic. You can’t come visit and leave without trying it.” He seems so excited to share this with me, and that makes me smile.

“Looks good, but are those french fries on it? Don’t they go on the side?” I say.

“Just eat it, silly.” Liam laughs.

I giggle, grabbing the hot dogs and trying my best to take a bite that won’t get all over the place, but it’s inevitable, this thing is huge. The flavors all together work surprisingly well, so Liam is right, I do love it.

“This is good,” I say through chewing.

“I told you.” He grins.

“By the way…” I start, “How did you and Kevin meet? At university?”

“Oh yeah, we started at the same time, and he was in one of my classes.” He takes another huge bite of his hot dog, wiping his mouth after, “He was my class crush.”

“I can see how that would happen with you guys.” I chuckle.

“Yup, then I saw him at a party of a mutual friend, we hooked up, it was hot. Rest is history.” He wiggles his eyebrows at me, making me laugh.

“Can you please cut it out!” I chuckle.

“Hey, I’m just giving you a little hope.” He laughs.

“Yeah, but you weren’t a virgin, were you?” I roll my eyes. I feel like there’s such a thick layer of unknowing when it comes to me and Carson. Especially sexually. It makes me nervous and overwhelmed. The experience gap definitely doesn’t help either.

“Well, no. I had lots of fun in university, let me tell you.” Liam laughs, holding his stomach.

“Please don’t.” I laugh before taking the last bite of my food and cleaning the ketchup that’s spilled onto my fingers.

“Don’t worry, you’ll be fine! We all start somewhere.” He grins, “Besides, I think Carson will love whatever you do to him.” Liam teases.

“You’re absolutely ridiculous, you know that?” I laugh, my face burning hot.

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