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"But what the hell ae I’m a Parker We should hate each other on principle alone I shouldn’t even be your friend, much less want to kiss you"

My eyelashes fluttered open "You shouldn’t?" I have no idea why I asked that as if to make sure he was certain of his claim He’d just said he shouldn’t, so he shouldn’t Except I really wanted him to

His brown eyes blazed into mine "I won’t," he swore, his jaw hard with resolution

"You won’t," I ht there; our faces were so close Maybe I could be the one to just lean in and

When I did lean toward hioing to kiss Knox Parker I was going to press my mouth to his and--

What the heck did I think I was doing? This was insane "You’re right," I said, shaking sense back intohis hold on o"

I yanked an to pull on izing, trying to explain

"No, you’re right This is It’s insane I’ home and never--"

"Hey," he whispered

He caughtin a bracing breath, I turned back to nificant reason e shouldn’t kiss, why even talking together and , ere supposed to be eneainst mine

Too stunned to respond at first, I just knelt there,into the dock, as he cupped my face in one palm and leaned in close Then he tipped his head to the side and brushed his lips across ed closed, and a whi soft And war his shoulder until my nails burrowed into his shirt