Chapter 16
Ashley
"You remember that time you slipped and fell into the fountain at the mall?" Cody asked as he held me in his arms. We were lying in his truck bed in the middle of nowhere just watching the stars, snuggled in a blanket together. We did this all the time.
"I remember you jumping into the fountain when I fell in to make it look like we did it on purpose," I laughed.
"That's the day I fell in love with you," he says softly, looking down at me to meet my eyes.
I look up at him and smile. "We were in the eighth grade when that happened."
"I know."
"You've been in love with me since the eighth grade?" I asked.
He brushes his fingers across my face, his eyes never leaving mine. "I would've been in love with you sooner if I'd known you before then."
I couldn't speak. I
