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“Not since you rejected me.”
I immediately leaned back up and flicked the light on as quickly as I could. Her smile took up half her face, and I couldn’t contain my own. What a silly little brat. “I did not reject you.”
“You laughed at the prospect of kissing me.”
“All right, smart ass.” I folded my hands in front of me and lifted my eyebrows, waiting patiently. “Go on, then. Do it.” I knew she wouldn’t, obviously. If I thought for even a moment that she would, I never would’ve put myself in such a dangerous position. But the girl actually got up. She got up from her fucking bed and approached me slowly. I leaned back with gaping eyes. “Kai?”
She just sauntered closer.
Trap. This was surely a trap.
She fell to her knees at the edge of my mattress and took my head in her hands. The soft curve to her mouth and the amusement in her eyes reminded me that this was a game, I just wasn’t entirely sure where the game would end.
My heart beat so rapidly in my chest, I worried she’d hear it. “Kai. What are you doing?”
Her shoulders rose and fell “Nothing.” She put the tip of her nose between my eyebrows and dragged it down until her lips aligned with mine. My throat ran dry as I forced myself to swallow. This joke was becoming less and less funny with each passing second.
“Kai.”
“What? I’m not doing anything. I’m just hanging out here. I never said I’d kiss you, remember? I told you to kiss me.”
“You little brat.” I wrapped her in my arms and slammed her down on the bed next to me, wrestling with her. To what end? I wasn’t sure. I just knew I had to win somehow.
Before I could, a loud thump sounded on the door. It swung open to reveal our two roommates, who stopped short at the sight of me and Kai. We were tangled, tussling in the sheets, laughing with long hair tossed every which way over our faces. We both leaned up to see Oli and June in.
“Oh my god,” Oli said, immediately covering his eyes and turning to exit the room.
June stared at us with her mouth wide open. “Don’t stop on our account.” Oli’s hand shot back through the doorway and tugged on her wrist.
“Wait, wait, wait!” Kai said with a giggle. “It’s just a friendly wrestling match, and I was so winning.”
“Untrue!” I scooped her back in my arms, but she kicked and wriggled away, falling onto the floor with a shriek and a thump.
She quickly stood with her bottom lip tucked under her teeth, scurrying over to June and Oli and lifting her middle finger behind herself. I shook my head. We were way too old for bed wrestling, but I can’t say I cared very much just now. Considering it took our minds off this horrible, horrible day, I could only be grateful.
“We were just coming to say it’s very early,” June said, glancing between Kai and me. “It’s been a long one, and we thought you two might like to do something fun, but it seems you already are.”
“We’ll do something fun!” Kai said, jumping up on June piggyback style. “Let’s drink wine and talk about our celebrity crushes. The boys can stay here and be boring by themselves.” She stuck her tongue out at me.
“Need I remind you, Kai, that I am her celebrity crush?” Oli said as June bounced out of the room with Kai hooked around her shoulders.
“Oh my god, June, did you see that new photo of Oli Awad, the drummer of…?” Kai’s sarcastic, gossipy question trailed off as the two girls got farther away.
Oli remained in my doorway, crossed his arms, and stared me down fiercely. His eyes were asking me a whole lot of questions, and I couldn’t tell if he was amused or just flat out exhausted.
“What?” I asked, pulling my blankets over my lap.
He cocked his head and lifted a thick eyebrow.
“What?”
“A friendly wrestling match, Jonah?”
I bit my lips back sheepishly and shrugged.
He rolled his eyes and began to turn toward the hallway. “Get up and come be social. The night is far from over.”
Chapter 24
