When our lips finally parted, silence lingered between us for a long beat. My pulse was racing, my cheeks flushed, and then almost at the same time, we both let out these awkward, nervous little laughs. It was ridiculous, really. One second, we were tangled up in something that felt so impossibly intense, and the next, we were trying to act like normal teenagers who hadn’t just crossed a line.“So…” I said, chewing on my bottom lip, “what about Alexa? Because this… this is so wrong.”Noah leaned back against the wall, his eyes never leaving mine. A slow smile tugged at his mouth. “Not for long,” he said, his voice steady, almost defiant. “Not for long anymore.”My stomach flipped. He sounded so sure of himself, like he’d already made up his mind.I hesitated, then blurted out the truth I hadn’t meant to. “You know you’re… you’re my first kiss.”His eyes widened, then he let out a laugh of disbelief. “That’s a lie.”“It’s not!” I said quickly, feeling heat rise to my face.“No way,” he
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