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Putting my hand over his, I squeeze “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean - “

“Don’t worry about it,” he cuts me off We look down at where my hand touches his and for a second I wonder if he can feel the che around us like a live wire His eyesit He holdsani bored I orried that it would feel aard, having beco the possibility of there being ‘more’ between us But it’s not In fact, it’s easy, and coht, natural

“Hoas it?” Cameron asks anxiously

Giggling, I retort, “My iveaway?”

“No, that was just sexy as hell and a very big distraction”

I stand to meet Cameron at the sink where he rinses off our dirty dishes and stop next to hi ontofood I’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting and knowing that you went to so much effort to make our first date so special made it even better” I kiss hier as I ainst his skin He drops the dishes, , but neither of us notices He facesthose dimples “You’re welcooes by, he speaks “Hayley?”

“Hmmm?”

“Can I kiss you?”

My heart stutters I never iht he would just take it So that bad boy exterior

I nod and Cameron wraps an ar fro will stop this kiss fro

He steps into htly before his entle at first, but when er, not only in Cahtens My hands hold onto his biceps for support becauseon air I know it’s not normal for two people to share a kiss like this on their first date but if this were to becoe and accept that nothing about us would be normal I’m a nineteen-year-old mother to a two year old and Cameron is the school playboy We’ve already broken several rules according to society, why not obliterate one more

We break apart and Ca his forehead onyou here for that,” he says quietly “But I’lad it happened”

I smile “I know, and I’m pretty sure I wanted it as badly as you did”

“Dessert?” he asks His eyes are bright and I can’t help but wonder if I’ into his soul

“I thought that was it?” I tease I purse h act to follow”

“Even with homemade peppermint crisp mousse and chocolate soufflé?”

Before I can reply,our littleet dessert ready”

I slip out of his grasp and walk briskly to where rand of panic sinking intoI don’t like this

“Hello?”

My grandmother’s words fly out of hershe’s saying “OhHayleyI’AriToTheHospital - ”

I cut her off “Wait, Ga”

Her inhalation on the other end is sharp, and wobbly, like it’s filled with tears “I’ve taken Ari to the hospital,” she says, her voice cracking “You need to come”