Before, while they sat in the worn seats of the theater, waiting for the movie to start, Buck was feeling mildly annoyed: at Josh for the awkward tension, at himself for making it awkward by mentioning it was a set-up, and most of all at Maddie for playing them both.

During the movie the annoyance abated, slowly changing into casually relaxed, into laughing at the same silly jokes the film offered, into--completely accidentally--brushing their arms together on the small arm rest, into tingly sparks when their fingertips met while grabbing popcorn.

Later, after the movie had ended, after they had lingered way too long in front of the cinema, after he had walked Josh to his car, after Josh had pressed a small kiss onto his cheek with the most bashful smile, Buck stood on the sidewalk for a moment with butterfies in his stomach, watching the tail lights of Josh's car disappear, and as he walked home he thought maybe it's time to move on.