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The entrance bell chimes again. I almost don’t even look this time.
It’s a girl, similarly petite. She wears thick sunglasses and a sweater with a raised hood, strands of brownish-black hair poking out.
I nearly glance away, but she looks directly at me.
Heidi?
She slinks around the tables and quickly lowers herself into the booth across from me.
“Hi,” she whispers.
“Hey, Heidi,” I say at normal volume. “What are you doing?”
She shrugs. “Meeting you for coffee.”
“Why are you wearing that?”
“I’m incognito!”
I chuckle. “Why?”
“I don’t know. Just thought it was necessary given the circumstances.”
“Well, I admire the effort, but I chose this Yummy Bean location for a reason. It’s far from campus,” I point out. “You can take the hood off… unless you want people to think you’re selling me meth.”
Heidi hesitates, briefly glancing once over both shoulders before finally yanking the hood down. “We’re good?” she asks as she fixes her hair.
“We’re good.”
“You sure?”
“Yes,” I say with a laugh.
She relaxes and eyes the untouched coffee in front of her. “This for me?”
“That’s for you,” I say.
“Thank you,” she says as she takes a sip from the straw. “I owe you one.”
“Don’t mention it.”
I take a drink from my coffee, enjoying the quiet moment with her. Just the two of us surrounded by strangers who don’t give a shit who her brother is or how much trouble we’d be in if the wrong person caught us here. It’s nice, pleasant, and utterly addicting. If I’m not careful, I could get used to this.
I could get addicted to Heidi Newbury.
After a moment, Heidi clears her throat. “So,” she says, “you kissed me again this morning.”
I smile. “You kissed me back this morning.”
“I did. That’s true.”
“And how do you feel about that now that you’ve had the chance to sleep on it?” I ask.
She inhales sharply, but doesn’t answer. “How do you feel about it?” she counters.
I look at her kissable lips. “Better than ever.”
She turns her head, blushing. “You’ve got to stop doing that,” she says.
