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"It's your decision what you do."
"Nothing happened between us tonight, and he was cool about it."
"It's whatever you want to do, really. I don't mean to put you on the spot. He's a good guy, and you can hang out with him if you want. I wasn't trying to rat him out earlier."
"Well, are you trying to get me to hang out with him now? Do you regret what we just…" I trailed off, and Charlie spoke.
"No, no, good grief, no. I'm just saying, I get it if you still want to hang out with AJ."
"I'll just tell him I can't make it tomorrow, and then hang back for a week or so," I said. "I don't want anything to be awkward with any of us."
"I'm not awkward," Charlie said easily.
"I know you're not," I replied. "You're anything but awkward." He was Charlie. He was natural and easy, and he snuck in another kiss before turning to walk out of the gazebo. He kissed me on the mouth, and then he walked away, leaving me breathless.
We were in the darkness outside, but Charlie was framed by white wood and greenery. I took a moment to appreciate the magic of it all before forcing myself back to reality.What had happened? What had we just done?
It was a world-shattering kiss.
My world was shattered.
I liked Charlie a lot, but this thing between us just wouldn't work.
I wasn't ready for any of this.
I was glad AJ was in town and I had a week to think about it.
