My hand found Suze's as we walked away from the crowd and the firelight and toward the sound of the waves breaking on the shore. It felt so natural, yet the newness of holding hands with Suze made me a little giddy.
"Kerry doesn't have much experience," she said.
"With parties?"
"With anything," she said. "She's this serious genius at school, all honors and advanced placement classes. She hardly has any free time at all, and when she does she uses it to build her 'college resume' by working, tutoring other kids, doing non-profit stuff, and so on. She's 18 and she's never even been on a date."
"That's weird," I said, thinking of my own lack of advanced experience. "She's as gorgeous as you. I'd think the guys would be all over her."
"You say the nicest things, Matt." She squeezed my ha
