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Frowning, Mrs. Whitehall asked, “Driver...?”
“Leo’s family has been wealthy for generations. It’s nice to know he’s not friends with me because we have money now.”
Amelia walked him outside and stopped a dozen feet from the driver who waited at the bottom of her driveway. She turned to face him. “Thank you for coming tonight, Leo. It meant a lot to me. I-I hope you don’t mind me telling my mom you were going to keep helping me. I know you’re busy…”
“I’d love to help.” He cleared his throat. “Thank you for inviting me. I had a wonderful time.”
She held up her wrist and watched as the charms on her bracelet sparkled in the moonlight before meeting his eyes. “I’ll wear it always. I’m glad you braved my house and my mom. I hope you’ll keep doing that now.”
Tilting his head, he considered her words. Unsure what to say, he gave a slight bow and leaned forward to kiss her cheek.
He was floored when she turned her face at the last moment and accepted the kiss on her lips.
After a single heartbeat, Amelia lifted her hand to the side of his neck and sighed against his mouth.
The rapid fire of teenage male hormones tried to cloud Leo’s mind but he gently lifted his hand to Amelia’s cheek and caressed her silky jaw with his thumb.
He moved his lips over hers for a few seconds then pulled back and looked at her with a smile. “You taste like honey.”
“My lip gloss,” she said breathlessly. “Thank you for my first kiss, Leo.” His eyes widened. “What’s that saying about perception?”
“Perception is reality,” he supplied for her.
“Exactly. People perceive me to be a certain way, so that’s who I am. It’s not real.”
She brought his mouth back to hers, kissed him more firmly, turned and ran up the driveway. Her dress shimmered in the moonlight.
“Goodnight, Leo!” she called over her shoulder.
That was how Amelia Whitehall, the most popular girl in the ninth grade and beyond, became his girlfriend.
