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She gasps under me. Her whole body stiffens then relaxes, and for a beat—the sweetest fucking beat in the history of time—she kisses me back. Her hands fist into my shirt, and her lips part. Fuck yes.

The moment is gone as quickly as it came. She releases my shirt and pushes me away. “Jake, stop. What are you doing?”

I search her eyes and see panic and confusion there. “I’m in love with you