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I sed “Back there, when you said you wanted to kiss me”

“Yeah?” he asked

“Did you mean it?”

His eyes zeroed in onabovestood at attention My breathing rasped in and out ofaround nified times one thousand

“What do you think?” he whispered

CHAPTER NINE

“Carson!” Jeremiah Dermot yelled from the hallway

My eyes fluttered open, and I was staring straight into the dazzling blue of Carson’s eyes His hand slid to the back ofme closer I could practically feel his lips on o, man!”

Carson sighed, then straightened just as Jere ambled into the kitchen “Yo man, you’re supposed to be our DD and drive us home And we need to jet”

Gru, Carson squeezed his eyes closed, and said, “Okay Just one second Be right there”

Then he turned back to ot they had to leave early, and I promised them”

“It’s fine,” I said, feeling equal parts relieved and desperate for him to stay

“Be here when I get back?” His eyes scannedmy stomach to turn inside out

“Yeah, sure,” I said

He nodded and flashed uys “Okay, pin-heads, let’s go”