"Really?" Ben doesn't even bother to hide his annoyance. "I hadn't noticed."

Oh, meOW, Ben!

by taking the training wheels off and leaving him three miles from home.

Yes, exactly. At the top of a hill, no less.

ason hoots with laughter. "Does Cooper know? Tell me Cooper knows you've been pining away like a fucking twelve year old-girl for the last ten years. TELL ME. You do call him your boyfriend, don't you?"

Ben belts Jason in the ribs hard enough for Jason to double over.

I love this. I love this whole conversation. The dynamic is *perfect*.

Okay, I have to go trek to the airport. More definitely later.