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UNDER MY SKIN
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two. pink band-aid
Sam sat in the grass, throwing Winston's cow, which he'd run to get and bring back. She smiled and scratched behind his ears when he dropped the cow into her lap, then she tossed it again. She looked over at Javi, who was sitting in the van, the side door open and his feet on the ground with his laptop in his lap.
Sam, admittedly, knew nothing about storms or any of the technology they were using. So she wasn't any help, but Javi didn't seem to mind, not even when she asked questions.
Just as Winston dropped the cow in her lap again, the radio buzzed a little before Addy's voice came through, "Javi, how's Dorothy's GPS?"
"Dorothy's coming in loud and clear." He spoke into the radio, eyes still on the screen.
"They're gonna be okay, right?" Sam asked, looking over at Javi as she held the stuffed toy in her hands. Next to her Winston sat with his tongue hanging out of his mouth waiting for her to throw it again.
"Yeah," he nodded, meeting her eyes with a soft smile. "They just gotta drop the trailer in its path. Then we'll all be eating really good barbecue."
She nodded, a smile tugging at her lips, then she threw the cow again and Winston took off after it. "Hey, Javi..." her voice shook a little, but she took a breath.
"Yeah?"
"There's this thing, um, a banquet in a couple of weeks. For the rodeo, it's a fundraiser type thing, and... I know it's not really your thing, but, uh..."
He smiled, watching as her cheeks flushed, "yeah, I'll go with you."
A wide smile tugged at her lips as she looked up at him, "you will?"
"Of course, I will." He nodded and she pushed herself up and happily made her way towards him before leaning down to press her lips against his. "Why were you nervous to ask me?"
