Page 9 (1/2)

“I shouldn’t have done that I’ize, because I wasn’t sorry for wanting to kiss her, but I was sorry I’d made her uncomfortable I didn’t hatever this was to end before it even started

“Oh” She looked down again “Right”

Shit, we’re getting our wires crossed all over the place

I decided to lay it out “Juliet” I grabbed her hand, tugging her closer, forcing her to look at s aard I won’t try to kiss you again if you don’t want me to” Her friendship meant more to me than a quick make-out session

She blinked “It’s not you It wasn’t you, I mean It was…not there”

It took me a minute Shit, her uncle came home about five seconds later How dense was I?

“You didn’t want to get caught?”

Finally, a half-seous lips “Sort of Yeah”

I stepped closer, backing her up against the lockers Her breathing sped up, drawing e bared by the V of her T-shirt Her pale skin was flushed and dotted with little freckles I had the sudden urge to dip ue into the hollow at the base of her neck and run it over her collarbones, tasting every inch of exposed, creamy skin

Not here

It was al out with a girl at school, they’d notify the hoes Worst case—I’d be ain would be almost impossible

Already happened to irl at another school I was curious and she illing We got caught iven fifteenand shipped off someplace new

I wasn’t ready to disappear frohher senseless the way I wanted

“I’m supposed to be down in the cafeteria until first bell” It was e to admit that to her, but I really wanted to stay out of trouble Even when I was out of the house, it still felt like I was in prison

“Oh, okay” She stared up at me “Am I allowed too?”

“Yeah, I don’t see why not” Lots of kids other than the ones fro

I grabbed her bag again, but before I slung it over my shoulder, she stopped me “How’s your arm today?”