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"So, this is it?" I asked, painfully

He let go of me and the removal of his touch was like a painful withdrawal "This is it Friends fro lot, then at my watch I saere late for hoer than I intended "We’re late"

He smiled and said, "Yeah, I know, but I don’t care"

I took another look around The parking lot was full of cars, but their occupants were long gone "If we’re going to be late, we shouldn’t be just a little late If we have to take a tardy, one minute is no different from ten minutes"

He s at, Princess, because I know there’s a hidden ?"

My heart rejoiced when he called me Princess because I loved it so I scooted so closely to hioodbye if we’re only friends frohtly and said, "I don’t think that’s a very good idea You know it’s going to start so that we’ve clearly decided should end"

"You decided it should end," I reoodbye"

I leaned around and tilted my face toward his to take the kiss I deserved I teased hiht kiss on his ed on it lightly I prolonged the playfulness of our kiss another htly and it sent me into orbit I simultaneously knew I loved hi to be like this with again and I felt an intense desire to make the most of it

I raised onto my knees and cli and he didn’t stop ht he would Instead, he reached under ainst hiainst me firmly I reached down for the button on his jeans and said, "I want you to do it Right now I don’t want to wait any longer"

He reached down to help rabbedfurther, but I continued kissing him down his neck even as he told me, "This isn’t what you want"

Between kisses, Iently pushedlot in a parked vehicle for anyone to walk by and see"

I was desperate to not lose this moment I licked my lips while I looked at his et a room Drive away from here and park where no one can see us I don’t care"

I felt the tears building and I coveredI heaved fro and said, "I just want to be with you I don’t care where"

When I openedwith ainst his "I know I know"

I sat straddled on top of him and we held on for dear life while we both cried about our ioodbye When it felt like I didn’t have anyo in"

I kneas right He was always the voice of reason, but I squeezed a little tighter and hoarsely said, "Give ave me five more and I cherished each one like it was the last I’d ever have with him because for all I knew, it was

32 Accidental Grazes

Jessie

It was a silly notion to think Claire and I could have a goodbye kiss that didn’t turn into…that The physical attraction we shared was crazy and I agreed to her proposed goodbye knowing it would be intense, but never drea in each another’s arain