After we had eaten, our parents went right back to their phones. I started clearing the table and Melanie helped after she finished the last of her chips. She glanced out into the living room before leaning close to me and whispering, "What was that about?"
"Oh, everyone gushed about how 'awesome' I was for being mature about postponing our family vacation. I just figured it was your turn to be awesome." I finished rinsing a glass and handed it to her so she could put it in the dishwasher.
"Oh," she said. She narrowed her eyes and gave me a searching gaze. "I was talking about how you reached under the table and squeezed my thigh. You knew I was only wearing a thong under this shirt, right?"
I gulped, and I'm sure my eyes were huge. I shook my head. Then she laughed, and I felt embarras
