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"He’s great to ith," I told her "It’s been nice getting to know hi’s happened," she stated with gleeful assuredness

Gah! Dryto e to get asped and let her pal at ed your face off, din’ he?"

I coughed "Really? This is Kope we’re talking about, Marna"

"He totally did! Your acting is horrendous, Anna"

This could not be happening

I dug the heels of my palms into my eyes "You have to proer" I sat up and looked at her ogling face "I’m serious, Marna, because what happened was a total fluke We’d just been scared to death, and ere still caught up in the emotions from that He would die if he knew I told you It was just one kiss" One really steamy kiss

"I promise not to tell" I could see in her eyes and the firm set of her mouth that she meant it "But a kiss is never just a kiss, Anna, especially froht up, if you’d let hi coffee around the cup "I know, Marna, but I can’t He’s awesome, he really is, but I justcan’t"

She nodded, as if she understood the rateful

"Tellof curiosity over here" Oh no "Was it brilliant? Was he reserved and gentle, or did he unleash his inner beast?"

I buried my face in my hands as the heat rose upward Marna clapped her hands and tapped her feet on the rail, laughing lightly "I knew it! It was good and beastly! I’d alondered, although I don’t fancy hiine all that pent-up testosterone--"

"Agh, enough!" I cut her off, and she threw back her head in a ended atched each other, just two girls in a cozy coffee shop

"Kai caray eyes twinkled "I know"

"He told you?"

She nodded and set down her cup, crossing her legs and placing her hands in her lap I waited because it looked like she was trying to figure out what to say

"Remember e told you last time you were here?"

"About hi and she nodded

"Well," she continued "It’s for certain He told me himself He’ll do a halfhearted job if he’s called to his father, but otherwise, nothing"

Oh, osh I was beyond scared for him I felt nauseous

"Why did he stop?" I whispered

She licked her lips and sighed