He was the beginning of a new dawn of comedy. It wasn't cute and sweet. It was a little scary.

We had some cute stuff to say, but you all don't care about that.

When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked.

Flipping to the front, I caught Aiden's gaze and offered a sympathetic smile.

"Skittles?"

"Please."

I dumped some into his open palm, then picked out the green ones. Aiden grinned at me.

"You know I don't like the green ones?"

Shrugging, I popped them in my mouth.

"The few times I've seen you eat them, you leave the green ones behind."

Deacon popped his head between our seats.

"That's true love right there."

"That it is."

Aiden's gaze flicked to the road. I flushed like a little schoolgirl and focused on the remaining pieces of candy until Deacon drifted back into his seat. I handed all the red ones to Aiden.

Thunderstorms and rainbows wrapped together in a convenient pocket-sized parcel.

If you must know, I-I had never in my life kissed a young lady, and you are far too beautiful to me to want to get it wrong!