"Yeah?" Eddie said, sounding skeptical, even as Jamie hugged the stuffed lion to his chest like it was something special.

At the mention of the rocks, Eddie frowned down into the pot in his hand, prodding carefully at one of them. It seemed silly, they were just rocks, and it had just been a fun day out on their bikes, but something about it made his stomach swoop. Jamie not only remembered that day, and remembered it as something special and significant, but he'd also taken the time to go back there later to collect the little pebbles.

It was weird and really, really sweet. Like, romantic sweet. Like the kind of things people did for each other in the movies.

Eddie's face felt hot.

"Oh," he said dumbly.