Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)

by Chloe Walsh

“Did you listen to track nine?” Now I was embarrassed again. “I did,” I whispered. “Did you like it?” “Um.” I shrugged, unsure what to say. “What’s wrong?” “I don’t know what to make of it, really?” He frowned, waiting for an explanation. I shifted uncomfortably before saying, “‘Fuck Her Gently’?” Johnny gaped at me. “What?” “Track nine on the CD?” I shrugged. “It was ‘Fuck Her Gently’ by Tenacious D.” “Dammit.” “No, that’s Blink 182 and that was track four,” I replied. “Fuck it.” “No,” I corrected, “‘Fuck It’ by Eamon was track ten.” “What—no!” Johnny shook his head and groaned. “Jesus, what else was on it?” I thought about it for a moment before saying, “‘Pretty Fly for a White Guy,’ ‘The Ballad of Chasey Lain,’ um, ‘Stacy’s Mom,’ ‘The Bad Touch,’ ‘Pony,’ and a few others that I can’t remember.” Johnny groaned again. “I gave you the wrong CD.” “You did?” He nodded slowly. “That was Gibsie’s.” “What one did you mean to give me?” Johnny had a pinched expression when he said, “A Maroon 5 song.” “Oh?” I looked up at him. “Which one?” He shifted in discomfort. “‘She Will Be Loved.’” Oh. Oh wow.