As he usually did once they were on their own, Luca slid his hand into Tav’s elbow the moment Aaron waved goodbye and turned off towards Psalter Lane. The hill down towards where Tav and Luca lived was slippery, and Luca always used the pretence of support. Usually Tav smirked at him and started teasing, but…
“You’re quiet.”
Tav shrugged, and Luca tilted his head.
“Tav?”
Tav shrugged again, and kicked a stone. Luca knew the face—the shut-up-I’m-thinking one—but not the reason why. Tav often went quiet while he turned things over in his head. He was scary. He was never the fastest car on the racetrack, but when he did come out with answers to complex s**t, they were freaky good answers. Everything from maths to emotions.
Tav had taken weeks to work out why he liked being with Luca so m
