16. SLOWLY

~ Zoie’s POV ~ “Wow! This is crazy!” Zoie gaped. “Pretty cool, huh?” Miles beamed proudly. Zoie stared in awe at the night sky above her. The speedboat was parked in the middle of the lake and it was pretty dark out here, making the stars very visible. There was something that felt ethereal about being out there on the water. The night air was cool and breezy and the loud music coming from the house was now only faintly heard. “That one over there, that’s the big dipper,” Miles said as he pointed at the constellation. Zoie followed his gaze to find a beautiful group of stars. “How do you know that?” she asked. “I memorized it. I also minor in Astronomy,” “What?” she gaped. “You major in mechanical engineering and minor in Astronomy?” “Yup,” he shrugged. “They’re not totally correlated, but I like them both,” “Wow,” she tsked. “Not only that you’re a freaking genius, but you’re also a star athlete. What can’t you do, Miles?” Miles laughed and put his head down. Is he blushing? “So, it’s