irls make you feel t

he café with the

entire school was there. The

wardly. I found myself ch

to my arm by now, taking pictures and posting t

as though being seen too close to

Whenever I'd looked in her direction at the rink, s

y hadn't been enough to make

evening trying not

from a crowded table. "Looks like w

claimed whatever space they could find, with sev

st as her eyes wide

see her regretting h

nocent, good girls. They blushed, acted shy, and some

been the ones offer

ched me with this deal. I wasn't

on't mind,

at and reached for her han

ike life. Like soap and somethin

st tig

pot where her neck met her shoulder, just

of her heartbeat beneath the noise

rned towards the table, but I could imag

é was loud, but our table was even louder. Everyone was talking

se. It meant no one would

Esme. It was harder than it should h

ing to get comfortable. Every movement

lowly l

d at something h

o funny. I'd been too di

ettled in my chest at t

getting r

someone shouted

anded in front of Luke. "Dare," he said, grinning as he rubbed h

girlfriend, whom I recognized as Esme's

ith it while everyone lau

ith stupid dares and

landed in fron

arently unsure whi

ered for her w

le went

girlfriend," one of the guys said, chuc

ollered an

e f

ice was small and uncertain

ht her

asked, cutt

e. Her knees pressed against either side of the chai

." she w

y voice low enough f

t kissing her since I

n was warm, and the sensation onl

g. But all I could focus on was the girl in

ned c

't move. Her lips trem

ir, gently tilting her head

rily. No

g to imprint the moment into m

giving her time to adjust to me. I wouldn't h

be the first person to kiss her pl

ed sweet

t want

. The noise seemed to fade, and everyone else disappeared until

e pulle

her cheeks pink, and

drifting towards her neck, where he

away before instinct cou

her head lowered, her hair

le, slow kiss," someone comm

up and w

ay in the sam

wrong w

et this girl on

Logan. Beh

llect myself before r

at the table, looking

with you," I said as

ediately sta

room, lo

k id

ave now. You can go hom

ppointment cross her face,

so I'll leave with her," she r

new she couldn't see it w

he table, wondering why I'd even