Chapter thirty-five

Charlie's POV

David called, finally. Asking me to meet him at the lake. A place we used to all go together. 

Alex, Jill, David, and I spent almost every weekend out here. Camping, relaxing, swimming. This had always been the place I would come to when I was upset and in those weeks David and I spent together I told him about it. 

I wonder if that's why he picked this place? 

When I stepped out of the car I saw David staring out over the water. The moon and house lights on the lake lit up his features, making the dark place a little brighter around him while his silhouette stood out. 

I heard my breath as I took him in, took in the sharpness of his shoulders, the hard lines of his face, the grim set line of his mouth, his hand clasped behind his back. Hair messed up just the preference way and it made my hands ache to run through it. 

He looked phenomenal.

But he d