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For Real Another Time.

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Noah's Pov.

The guest room was quiet when I stepped in, but my thoughts were anything but.

I shut the door behind me, leaned against it for a second longer than necessary. The air in the room felt cooler than the hallway, but I was still burning up from earlier. I exhaled hard, rubbing a hand down my face before walking toward the bed and sinking into it with a soft bounce.

I should have kissed him.

God, I should have.

But I didn’t. And maybe it was for the best. Maybe.

I tilted my head back and stared up at the ceiling. The chandelier overhead looked too fancy for what I felt inside, nervous, restless, ridiculously drawn to someone who still didn’t fully see me.

River.

I ran a hand through my hair, biting down a groan. That look on his face when I leaned forward in the store... his eyes wide, his mouth parted just a little, like he was caught between breathing and not. He thought I was going to kiss him.

Honestly, I thought I was too.

But then I saw it, just the tiniest flicker of pa
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