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She quietly nods "Touché"

We both look back up to her ceiling I like that she was so easy to coue about it, especially knowing how stubborn she is

I like that I was right about her

"Theco a point about ru to be ht I was just being cruel, even if it was only for a minute I don’t want her to ever think that about ht about that, at least"

"I may be intense, but I’m not mean"

"Well, I’ asshole"

"So we’re all clear?"

I laugh "Yeah, I guess so"

It’s quiet for another , deep breath "I’m sorry, Holder"

"I know, Sky," I say I didn’t couilty about herelse and we both continue to look up at the stars I’ht now because we’re both on her bed and as nore my attraction for her, it’s sort of hard when I’m inches from her

I’m curious if she finds me attractive at all I’s she does when I’ht her staring at my chest when I ran with her Or the way she sucks in a breath when I lean in to speak to her Or how she always see so hard to be mad at me

I’m not positive what she thinks aboutshe definitely doesn’t act indifferent towardabout that incident and how just a few hours ago she was kissing hirimace It may not be appropriate to ask her about it, but I sure as hell can’t stop thinking about howanyone, especially Grayson And if there’s ever a chance that I’ll be the one kissing her, I need to know that she won’t be kissing hiain

Ever

"I need to ask you so she more than likely doesn’t want to talk about it But I have to kno she feels about him I inhale a deep breath and roll over to face her "Why were you letting Grayson do what he was doing to you in the parking lot?"

She winces and shakes her head ever so slightly "I already told you He’s not avebecause of any of that," I say, even though I really a because I sa you reacted You were irritated with him You even looked a little bored I just want to knohy you allow hi you"

She’s quiet for a second "My lack of interest was that obvious?"

"Yep And from fifty yards away I’m just surprised he didn’t take the hint"

She immediately flips onto her side and props up on her elbow "I know, right? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve turned him down but he just doesn’t stop It’s really pathetic And unattractive"

I can’t even describe how good it feels to hear her say that

"Then why do you let him do it?"

She keeps her eyes locked on mine, but she doesn’t answer ht here

So close

We both flip onto our backs almost simultaneously

"It’s complicated," she says Her voice sounds sad and I definitely didn’t come here to make her feel sad

"You don’t have to explain I was just curious It’s really not my business"

She pulls her arms up behind her head and rests her head on her hands "Have you ever had a serious girlfriend?"

I have no idea where she’s going with this, but at least she’s talking, so I go with it "Yep," I say "But I hope you aren’t about to ask for details, because I don’t go there"

"That’s not why I’ her head "When you kissed her, what did you feel?"

I definitely don’t knohere she’s going with this But still, I indulge her It’s the least I can do for showing up unannounced, then practically insulting her reputation before getting ht?"

"That’s all I ever want," she says, ht, then I guess I felthorny"

When I say the word horny, I swear she sucks in a breath She’s quick to recover, though "So you get the butterflies and the sweaty palms and the rapid heartbeat and all that?" she asks

"Yeah Not with every girl I’ve been with, but most of them"

She tilts her head toward rin "There weren’t that many," I say At least I don’t think there were that many I’m not sure what number constitutes a lot at this point and even then, people s on different scales "What’s your point?" I ask, relieved she isn’t asking me to clarify exactly how many there have been

"My point is that I don’t I don’t feel any of that When Iat all Just numbness So sometimes I let Grayson do what he does toanything at all"

I was absolutely not expecting that answer I’m not sure that I like that answer Ifor Grayson, but I hate that it hasn’t stopped her froet what he wants