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Sophie gasped.

I’d totally forgotten that I’d told Axel about my kiss thief. If my face wasn’t actually red before, I knew it was now.

“And then made out with him in front of Jacob at the party,” Axel said. “Do you not remember that? How high were you?”

“I didn’t make out with Leo. He kissed me. It was all a big misunderstanding.”

Axel just shook his head. “You’re seriously still together?”

“Yes!”

“Does Jacob know that?”

God, I hope so... I heard the click of Gigi’s heels on the floor before she appeared right in front of me. And I’d thought my morning couldn’t get any worse.

She pecked Axel’s cheek and turned to me. “Sorry about the breakup,” she said. “Although I heard that Olivia is quite excited.”

That was a low blow. “Jacob doesn’t like Olivia. And he’s still my boyfriend.”

Gigi laughed. “If you say so.” She turned to Axel. “Shnookums, walk me to class?”

Axel shook his head. “Gigi, I’m in the middle of a conversation...”

“It’s bad enough we have to sit with them at lunch.” She stuck out her lower lip in a pout that looked creepily childish.

So gross.

“I have to go,” Axel said. “But this conversation isn’t over.”

Wasn’t it though?

“Sorry that you’ll be single for the Sadie Hawkins dance for the millionth year in a row.” Gigi blew me a kiss before pulling Axel away.

I watched Axel walk off with his arm around Gigi’s shoulders. Had she not heard me say that Jacob and I hadn’t broken up? She needed hearing aids.

I rolled my eyes when I turned around.

“You told him about your kiss thief?!” Sophie asked.

“I was high. I had no control over my brain.”

“You still had control of your brain!”

“What?! You just told me that I didn’t. That my dream wasn’t my fault...”

“Gah.” Sophie sighed. “You’re right. Fine. But I can’t believe you told him without consulting me.”

“Why does it matter? We already unmasked Leo.” Thinking about Leo in my dream had me feeling all sweaty again. “I feel guilty about my dream. Do I need to tell Jacob?”

“Tell me what?” Jacob asked and put his arms around me. Similarly to how Axel just had. But Axel was comforting me from an apparent breakup. Jacob was doing it out of affection.

“Apparently there is a rumor going around that the two of you broke up,” Sophie said.

I guess that meant she didn’t think I should tell Jacob about the dream. And now that he was right here, I really didn’t want to anyway. What did a dream when I was high matter? It meant nothing. And Jacob meant everything.

“Well, let’s silence that rumor then.” Jacob leaned down and kissed me.

I stood up on my tiptoes to deepen the kiss. What was I worried about a dumb dream for? I’d much rather fantasize about this nonstop.