Having Gabe's full attention, Caleb set the remote down and shifted on the mattress, slinking lower to face Gale, mirroring his body.

"Mine too. They're going to find someone for us. I probably won't even like her very much," he said, speaking his mind for the first time. He'd never voiced these thoughts aloud, and he didn't even know if he could trust Gale, and Gale probably would just call him sinful, but it felt good to get it off his chest.

"I kissed Kim Cline two years ago at youth camp. It wasn't that great," he said, unable to stop the words now that they were coming out.