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He kissed her Again

And it hadn’t stopped there They had a full make-out session when he walked her to her apart in the car After a little while, Ben had said screw it He’d gone inside the apartment with her and texted their friends to leave without hi all over herself, giddy and giggling

I couldn’t reh school? Since… I could feel the glow drain from my face Since before my irth, and I focused on nuan

I remembered how his hand had skirazed over mine, how he’d cupped the side ofhis lips trail down ht, how he’d cradled hthe back of an Sex Machine Kade this

"What’s funny?"

"Huh?"

I looked up Claire had stopped talking and the corners of her lips were pinched; she looked in pain She pointed at "

"Oh" I clearedyou talk about Ben, it--uh--re about the last time I saw you this happy"

Her frown disappeared She see dramatically "Oh, Taylor" She blinked and pressed a hand to her chest "You’re right I haven’t been this happy in a long tilass of water, but even her eyes stopped They were trained on a spot on the table

I didn’t want the mood to shift, so I asked, "Does Jason know Ben?"

That launched her on a whole other discussion When they should meet? But, wait, she didn’t know if there was even a reason for Jason to be introduced Were they a couple or not? She didn’t know, and over the next half hour, Claire questioned every comment Ben had ever , but the light had dimmed a little bit, and an anxious look forhtly as alked out of the caether I was about to ask her about her weekend plans when she threw a distracted "see you later" over her shoulder to me and headed off

Well Okay, then

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