r that

sing in pitch. Realizing he was being loud, he lowered

en I believed him for a second. Stuck in the moment with

nd sugary frosting, the slight coolness coming from the display case, the taste of bile

g into my face, sounding les

isily in my ears as I looked for

tt. I have people looking at me wherever I go. Both sexes,

" Scott stepped away an

s hand on my neck from just a moment ago. Here I was, on the verge of p

ck around and w

on you, I've been committing you to memory. I have never once forgotten how beautiful you

your friend, Scott. Friends move away. Friends g

I wanted so badly to tell him, but at this poi

looking like I'd just

e near perfect GPA. Does he know that? You suck at being a barista, but you keep getting jobs at coffee shops. Does he know that? The closest thing you've ever come to seeing a rom com is literally The Dark Knight Trilogy. Does he know that? You think ice cream cakes are

to be rational. He was my best friend. Knowing all of these things about me was nothing to writ

voice almost a plea. "If he doesn't know a

be hard, but what I did ne

his hands into mine. "He

thers are simply unavoidable. We were d

before my eyes closed and our

. Hesitance and featherlight pecks on the lips soon turned into something deep

houghts gradually trickling back into my mind. He pulled me close, my body heating up as his form molded to m

eard Kenny's voice t

nections baby. Back to you, Sandy," he

slowly filling my lungs. The first thing I saw, post kiss, was Scott t

time in a different way. I walked over

o you have any idea what you just did?" I yelled at him, th

ratings?" Kenny

us and taking me aside. "Look, it's not

trying to ignore the anger t

s in the making and he t

didn't know. "My fiancé is the son of the second most powerful don in America and I was just

I was an alien actively

what? You'