Chapter Title: (91) On My Life-02

The car ride was silent. Dallas was driving the mustang, and Marley took shotgun with all the self-assurance in the world. The radio played soft classical, the sky nearly dark as she drove them along gravel backroads. She could feel Aiden's eyes on her. His silent pleading as she sat in the passengers side, surrounded by the warmth of his leather jacket. Without a word, he had handed it to her before they got in the car. Given that he was wearing a tight grey, long sleeve t-shirt and jeans, while she was wearing a dress, she needed it more than he did. Not that Marley would've taken it if she thought she had a choice. It was easier to comply with this simple, easy ask than to throw herself into another argument. She leaned her head on the window, feeling odd without his arm on her shoulders or his hand in hers. Marley came to the startling realization that even when they were friends, they've always been touching when riding in a car