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Her face colors "Nothing"

"Liar" I wait a beat "What would you be doing?"

"Masturbating and watching reruns of The Walking Dead"

Holy shit I choke on hs "You asked"

Peck

I should not have said that I realize it as soon as he chokes His eyes go all warhly embarrassed "I’m sorry," I whisper

"Hey, I asked" His attention is all "

I nod and heat creeps even further upsoh That sounds even worse thanbecause it makes it sound like I have no self-control at all "You know, forbidden fruits and all that"

He coughs into his fist "Forbidden fruits?"

"Masturbation Junk food" I shrug

He nods slowly "Masturbation"

I look everywhere but at hi

"Would you stop saying it?" I hiss

"That’s what food is like for you?" He scrunches up his nose

"No," I insist "It’s what junk food is like Not real food" I look up at hiht, when I fed you that cupcake, ereacross the back of the couch He brushes ," he says with a laugh "I like entle finger under my chin

"Can I kiss you?"

I shake my head, but his lips are so close to mine that I can feel his breath

"Why not?" he asks

I push to the edge of the couch, because I really need to get away fro to want to stop But when I et up, he wraps an arm around my waist and hauls ood leg "S-stop I’ to h-hurt you" I don’t have anywhere to tap

He says softly but firentle push of his hand in the center of s ainst his hard chestsoft about hi my lips to his