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He stares at

“What’s wrong?” I ask “Do you feel differently about me than you did before?” My heart thuds

“I like you o,” he says, his cheeks coloring

“Are you blushing?”

“Maybe”

“Because you likeout, like the old kids’ song But then I realize he can’t hear the tune and et it

“I do want to kiss you,” he says “But ent too far too fast, right?”

I shakefor me”

“Why did you get up and leave?”

“Because you were getting all freaked out by ”

“I wasn’t”

“You were”

“No, the only thing that freaked h it”

“Don’t ?”

He laughs “No, because I wanted to cry too It has never been like that for ers andinside you felt like where I was supposed to be” He leans over and kisses me, his lips soft and tender “All the time I spend with you is the best I ever had Naked With clothes on It doesn’t matter I want it all”