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"Okay, clearly you need this hts to see Seth holding out a beer bottle

"Here," he said gruffly "Thisoverti about the apartment, huh?"

She nodded After a second, she accepted the bottle and brought it to her lips As the cold liquid slid down her throat, she suddenly realized that Seth’s o Her heart beat a little bit faster And faster still when the memory of their kiss flew into her head

Oh God

The kiss

She’d tried blocking it fro She’d curled up with the twins on the cohed at the crazy antics of Shrek and the gang Munched on the popcorn Dylan had brought out

She’d hoped that if she pretended the kiss hadn’t happened, she ht be able to erase it froly aware of Seth’s presence all night, even though he’d barely said a word He’d isolated hi rooaze burning into the side of her face for the entirety of both aze was glued to her again, knowing, , a tad contemplative

"You hungry?" he asked after the silence between theed on

She shook her head "I’hetti we had for dinner Did I even thank Dylan for cooking? I can’t reht Okay Well"

She fidgeted with the label of the beer bottle The condensation had softened the paper, and she found herself slicing her fingernail underneath it and peeling away the corners For so incredibly unsettled in Seth’s presence

"Where’s Dylan?" she blurted out

"In the shower"

"Oh"

"Should we sit in the living rooested