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I spent the whole night rerunning the whole kiss in my head. How we'd got there... how it felt. It was so early... how did that happen so quickly? I'd been here for 3 days... 3 days where everything was the same but so different all at once. The sun piercing through the slotted blinds welcomed the morning. Riley stirred in her bed, stretching out fully.

"morning" she murmured. "you been up all night?"

"most of it.." I mumbled back "I'm confused by all of this... I don't know what I'm doing here... I'm not cut out for this"

"what makes you say that?" she replied, quickly running across to my bed, before pulling the covers up over her shoulders.

I checked the other 2 beds, Ruby was gone already, her bed pristinely made. Karina was fast asleep, light snore escaping her lips. I turned to her, before leaning in "Grey kissed me last night"

Her eyes went large, her hand covering her mouth "omg" she scream whispered. "how? what? when?"

"I.. went for a run last night... when I got back he wa