Chapter 4

“Anyway, we’re cool,” Micah said. “Actually maybe you should be my new BFF.”

“Huh?”

He shrugged. “Hanging around a guy who has absolutely no interest in a physical thing would be good for both of us, don’t you think?”

“No interest, huh?”

But he didn’t sound offended at least, so Micah was glad. He didn’t want to sound rude but neither did he especially want to explain why he didn’t want to get physical with Linus.

“Yep. None.” Micah grinned. “Come on, Linus, can you honestly say you have any interest in me?”

“Honestly?” Linus shrugged. “You’re not really my type.”

For a second Micah felt the sharp stab of disappointment, but he quickly reminded himself he was not interested in Linus. So the rejection shouldn’t matter. No, did notmatter.

“Great. We’re agreed. Besties, then?”

Linus laughed at that. “You can’t just walk up to someone you hardly know and say, ‘Wanna be my buddy?’“

“Isn’t that what that deer Fireball did to Rudolph in the cartoon?”