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I pulledthe butterflies inside to still They weren’t having it

Wordlessly, he raised a hand tomy hair back, then left it under my chin There was a hint of a s up, I’d iined a hundred first kisses with Clarkson Apparently, I didn’t dreaht maybe I’d misstep or stu hihtly as he was me He bent and I curved into him, happily surprised at hoe fit

This was joy This was love So many words you hear about or read about, and nownow I knew them

When he finally pulled away, there were no more butterflies or flickers of nerves An entirely new feeling was pulsing throughwas fast, but it didn’t stop hiht you should know" His fingers traveled down my arms, across "

He kissed ive me a final look at the door

I wandered over to the bed and fell into it I et her to help me out of my dress, but I felt so beautiful, I just let it be

CHAPTER 10

THE NEXT MORNING MY SKIN would tingle without warning Everyall over me, and ht his eye at breakfast twice, and he earing a similarly contented expression on both instances It felt as if a delicious secret was hovering above us

Though none of us were sure if the rumors about Tia had been true, I decided to take her expulsion as a cautionary tale and keep last night to myself The fact that no one knew made it even better, more sacred somehow, and I stored it like a treasure

The only downside of kissing Clarkson was that it made each ain, touch hiain If anyone had asked me what I did that day, I’d never be able to tell thefor dinner, the proether

My hts on ht’s dress was even better A honey color, with a high waist and a bottom that belled out behind ant for dinner, but I loved it regardless

I tookwhen Clarkson winked atin here so I could really see his face I was jealous of the girls on the other side of the roo in over their shoulders through the s

"She’s glowering again," Kelsa muttered in my direction

"Who is?"

"The queen Look at her"

I peeked up at the head table Kelsa was right The queen looked as if the air itself was irritating her She picked up a wedge of potato with her fork, eyed it, and slairls start at the sound