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Chapter 23: THIN ICE by Devon Collier

I thought about a few different titles for this post: 1.) When Worlds Collides 2.) Not A Chance 3.) Somebody’s Watching

Because Shay wanted to go to Rockefeller Center to skate, I went with “Thin Ice.” That, I think, is where this whole thing stands.

We made a few circuits, me probably looking like a hockey defender and she looking like a featured skater from Swan Lake on Ice. Then we stopped to catch our breath.

Her security guy for the day was former Navy SEAL Ray Becker. Speaking of thin ice, he probably felt like he was standing on it trying to keep an eye out for every possible threat, plus not knowing what was going on with the kid from the Bronx.

“Devon, can we do things like this more? Can we try out being together and see if it becomes more than friends?”

I took a breath. “Of all the guys out there, why would you settle for me?”

“I don’t think it’s settling for you. Not the way you mean it.”

I looked at her, puzzled. “What do you mean?”

“Oh… so…” she shook her head. “I’m settled by you. Settled in a good way. Like, when I get things wrong, I don’t feel so bad. I don’t know why, but you… I just don’t know. All I know is being around you and just seeing your texts… I feel really good. I like how it feels.”

“I do, too,” I said.

“Then we have to try this, right?”

I looked down. “Shay, I’m not in your league. Your social status… it’s…”

She broke in when I paused. “I don’t care about the money.”

I guess I was a little snippy. “Because you have some. I care about it because I’m barely getting by.”

“Devon, just let’s try, okay? If you want, we can get on motorcycles and ride across the country… No guards… just us—anonymous.”

“Shay… how would I pay for that?”

She looked down and nodded. “Can we just try? Please…”

How could I say no? I’ve said already that I really like her.

So that’s how a guy from the Bronx ended up trying to be the boyfriend of one of the richest girls in the country.

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