Fool.

5: Food

"We're going to stop by McDonald's, get some Big Macs, and have a picnic." Wyatt was speeding so I decided to buckle on my seat belt...which I should've done in the first place. "Really? That's your idea of a date?" I quickly realized what just I said..'date'. "Or, um, er... Hang out--." "Relax, hun. It's a date." He moved his hand down to mine. He intertwined our fingers, then smiled at me. I politely smiled back before saying "watch the road."

We pulled up to McDonald's. He ordered 4 Big Macs and 8 large fries, along with 2 large sweet teas. We pulled up to the window. The girl there was someone from our school that seemed to know Wyatt pretty well. She got happy...no, not happy, ecstatic to see Wyatt. "WYATT DARLING!" She yelled as she gave us our food, almost dropping it. "Hello Imogene." He handed her the cash and she took it, then held Wyatt's hand. She leaned down and started whispering something into his ear. I started to slowly pull my hand away from his, but once I almost got my hand away he grasped it firmly. The girl stopped whispering after the car behind us beeped their horn twice. "Man, I'm sorry, but I don't think I can do that." For the first time the girl looked at me and noticed our hands. She finally let go of his hand and shut the slide window with anger. As we drove off I saw a tear go down her face.

"The fuck was that?" I almost screamed, but decided not to. I pulled my hand away from his aggressively. He tried to reach back for it, but put it on the steering wheel instead. "Why are you so up tight now, baby? She doesn't mean anything to me." He looked at me with a pathetic face, then looked back at the road. "What did she whisper in your ear?" I asked firmly. "She asked if I would run away with her." He shrugged then sunk into his seat a little more. The car fell silent for about 5 minutes. "Why wouldn't you?" I crossed my arms trying to seem angry, but in all honesty I expected something like that...no I expected her to ask him for sex. "Because it was one night. One night only, for fun. I told her I didn't want to attach any strings." As he talked i uncrossed my arms and relaxed my posture. "She's great, really, and I don't want you to seem like I was using her. She asked for it." He faced me and sighed. "Typical" I said and turned to face the window. "I bet Skyler told you I was a fuck boy, right? A total man whore?" I looked at him, he seemed sad by this. "Well--" I was going to say yes, but he cut me off. " yes, I know she has. I also give off that impression, I know. Look babe... I'm a virgin. I know it doesn't seem like it, but I am. It's to fit in. All those girls were for make outs... And other things. " he chuckled at that, then got serious again. "I don't do this often, feel special." He put his hand on my knee for reassurance. I did feel special. That took a lot of guts for him to admit, I give him creds. "So, where are we going now?"...