31. a kiss on the palm. - from jed
spots to kiss flori // @wclfout (jed)
“oh no, i---i’m not... no,” floribeth tells jed. “i’m not a singer. or a performer.”
he pulls a face and she giggles as she shakes her head. “besides, why are you helping an enemy faction? shouldn’t you be, i dunno, with rafael and brock and the others? brainstorming?”
“shouldn’t you be with kaleb and mg?” jed shoots back. floribeth shrugs. “we’ll probably do another sit in protest. i know how to sit still for long periods of time. they don’t need me to practice that.”
jed wastes no time and gives her a wide grin. his eyes sparkle and she’s come to know the look on his face as the ‘i’ve got an idea’ look. “pick a quiet song, flori. a song where you won’t have to move around a lot.” or at all.
“but what if i freeze up?” the words are a whisper on her tongue.
jed gives her a kiss on her palm. “look at me. flori, look at me. listen. when that happens, find me in the crowd. i’ll be there. the wolves are last to perform this year, anyway. just pretend you’re singing for me instead. just for me. no one else.”
floribeth takes a moment to mull it over and then she smiles, nods her head. “okay.”
“yeah. i’ll do it. and i do like birdy. she’s got new songs. nice songs. quiet songs.” quiet laughter escapes her lips. “i think i’ll work my way up to a cover of ok goodnight’s awake.”
“who?” jed asks, and instead of answering, floribeth moves off of her bed, and gently pulls him along with her, towards the door. “i’ll make you a playlist,” she promises, “after i’ve signed up for the talent show.”