When Best Friends Kiss
It felt like a promise, a secret shared just between us.
“I’ll text you the moment I get home,” I promised, my words a husky vow. Acting on an impulse I didn't try to curb, I stepped forward and pressed a soft, lingering kiss to her forehead. I held it a second too long, breathing in the sweet, comforting scent of her vanilla shampoo.
I felt her still beneath my touch, her breath catching in her throat. She wasn't just holding still; she was holding her breath, as frozen in the moment as I was.