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"I think that was around when Trevor’s old brother told us he erly so he’ll go on "He clai her"
I let out a shrieky laugh and clap est lie I ever heard! I never saw hiirl Besides, I don’t think that’s even possible And if it was possible, I highly doubt Sean Pike was capable of it"
John laughs too "Well, I know it’s a lie now, but at the tireat kiss? No, it wasn’t" John winces and I quickly continue "But it wasn’t an altogether terrible one I swear And listen, it’s not like I’ anyway Who a to otten irls tell e and confessional turn, and I’ coconspirators "Oh, so you’ve kissed that ain "A respectable number" He pauses "I’m surprised you even remember that day You were so into Kavinsky, I don’t think you even noticed who else was there"
I push him in the shoulder "I was not ‘so into Kavinsky’!"
"Yes you were You kept your eyes on that bottle the whole game, like this" John picks up the bottle and lasers his eyes at it "Waiting for your hing, he says, "Like a hawk on its prey"
"Shut up!" Now I’ too "How do you even re," he says
"You were staring at Peter too?" I say it like a joke, to tease, because this is fun For the first tiht at me, navy-blue eyes sure and steady, andat you"
There’s a hu in tripleseems to happen to erie If I close my eyes I can almost hear it, that day in John Ambrose McClaren’s basement Years from nohen I look back on this moment, what music will I hear then?
His eyes hold mine, and I feel a flutter that starts in my throat and moves across my collarbone and chest "I like you, Lara Jean I liked you then and I like you even more now I know you and Kavinsky just broke up, and you’re still sad, but I just want to make it unequivocally clear"
"Umokay," I whisper His words--they come clearly; they don’t miss in either direction Not even a trace of a stutter Just--unequivocally clear
"Okay, then Let’s win you a wish" He takes out his phone and pulls up Google Maps "I looked up Gen’s address before I caht--we should take our tio in half-cocked"
"Mm-hm" I’m in a sort of dream state; it’s hard to concentrate John Ambrose McClaren wants to make it unequivocally clear