watch -”
Taz’s mouth dropped open as her brain tried to filter the
words Pedro was saying. And then he kissed her, roughly
but desperately, and it was all too much, too fast for her to
comprehend. He tasted like yellow river water. But Up -
And something in her brain realized that Up had fallen
silent, that he was right there, seeing everything, and she
garnered enough sense to break the kiss and pull away from
Pedro, her eyes wide and blinking.
“Taz-” Pedro began.
She pulled her arm back and punched him in the nose.
Later, as the three of them walked to the site where the
Arrow was hidden, Pedro sullen and Taz fuming, she
realized that Up was chuckling silently to himself.
“What are you so happy about?” she hissed.
“Just remind me never to try anything like that with
you,” he said, his smile a mile wide. “I like my nose just
fine the way it is.”