Sometimes It Happens (31 page)

“So what now?” I ask when I finally pull away. I bury my head into his shoulder, not sure I want to know the answer.

But when I look at him, his face is surprised, like it should be obvious. “Now,” he says, “we figure it out together.”

We sit there for a long time with our hands intertwined, watching the water lapping up over the sand, over our toes. And then, finally, he takes me to meet Lacey.