Evan stops and unzips the backpack, then pulls out a pair of binoculars and a blanket. I look up at the sky for the first time tonight, and my mouth falls open. There are so many stars visible, and they shine like bright diamonds.
“Oh my God,” I whisper, trying to take a mental snapshot of what I’m seeing.
“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?”
“Yes,” I say, completely amazed.
He guides me over to a spot on the ground that’s cleared and lays out the blanket. Sitting, he taps the place next to him, and I follow.
“Lie back,” he says, and I do, and the sky is all that I can see. Evan lies down next to me, our arms brushing one another’s, and my heart is racing so fast I feel like it may burst straight out of my chest.
“Do you see the backward question mark?” His voice is low and silky smooth as he
