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me a pair with diamonds on the side. “Put
    them on.” I frowned and put the sunglasses on. I had never really been a big fan of sunglasses so I didn’t own any. I tilted my head to the side as if I was modeling them and he nodded his head.
    “I like those. They look good on you.”
    I blushed. “You think so? You don’t think they make me look…”
    He moved closer to me and whispered, “Hot? Yes definitely.” I turned to face him and he
    kissed me on the lips, sending an unpleasant shock down my spine. He pulled away from me
    smiling and took the glasses off my face. “I’m buying you these.”
    “I have my own money Billy.”
    He shook his head. “Nope, I picked the store so I’m buying.”
    He walked over to another rack and started looking at belts. I sighed. “I’m going next
    door to get my shopping out of the way while you are finishing up.”
    “Okay. I’ll meet you in there. I think I’m almost done.”
    I laughed at him as he scowled at a pair of jeans trying to decide if they were worth it
    with the ten percent off or not. I hurried to the store right next door and walked in. It was my favorite place, a jewelry store. I didn’t wear jewelry, but I loved looking at everything. I walked down to the men’s jewelry spot and looked at the necklaces. They were all chains and reminded me of rappers you see on TV. I rolled my eyes and then found the necklace I had been looking at since I found out Bret was leaving. I smiled at the clerk who stood silently waiting for me to ask for help and pointed at the necklace. “I’d like that one please.”
    She smiled. “That’s a nice one.” She took it out and put it in a box. I watched the silver chain with the football on it sparkle and hoped Bret liked it. It would be my last present to him before he left. I paid for it and walked outside and almost ran into Billy.
    He smiled and looked down at the bag. “Gift for Bret?”
    I sighed. “My going away present for him. Something so he’ll remember me.”
    Billy rolled his eyes. “Like anyone could forget you.”
    I smiled at him and started walking towards the exit. He walked quietly beside me and
    opened the door for me. I looked down at his hands and gasped. “How much did you spend?”
    He shrugged. “A couple hundred dollars. Not much.”
    I gaped at the ten bags he was holding. “Oh my God. I don’t think I’ve spent that much in five years of clothes shopping.”
    He rolled his eyes. “Are you sure you’re a girl?”
    “Are you sure you’re not gay?” I asked.
    He frowned. “Would I have kissed you if I was gay?”
    I fought the frown that wanted to form and forced a playful look. “You did just question
    if I was a girl.”
    He rolled his eyes at me then started walking to his truck. I walked beside him and smiled at how easy it was to be around him. I felt for once, normal. We were almost to his truck when we heard screeching tires. I turned my head and saw Skankzilla driving J.D.’s truck and
    swerving out of control. Billy jumped in front of me to protect me from the careening truck. I tensed waiting for impact, but nothing happened. I opened my eyes slowly and saw the truck had stopped just inches from Billy. He exhaled and turned around to face the truck. “You almost killed us!”
    Skankzilla shrugged. “I wasn’t aiming for you Billy .”
    Bret was frowning angrily from the passenger seat and shook his head. “I can’t believe
    you just said that. Are you alright Artemis?”
    I patted my arms and legs and nodded. “Yeah. Billy saved me by blocking Skankzilla’s
    path to me.”
    Bret’s forehead creased further in anger. Billy stepped in my view of him and looked me
    over. “You sure you’re alright?”
    I laughed. “Billy I’m fine. If anyone would have been hurt it would have been you for
    jumping in the way. You could have died.”
    He smiled. “Well I couldn’t just let you get hurt. I had to protect you.” He kissed my
    cheek and I felt the blush spread