HAZEL
My heart is still beating madly in my chest and I’m still waiting to hear the rest of what Asher has to say.
He holds my eyes and our faces are almost touching as he says the rest of it. “I want to be your boyfriend for real, Hazel Bell.”
A sharp breath leaves my lungs. At this rate, I’m going to pass out for real. And when I wake up, it’ll dawn on me that all of this had been nothing but a weird dream. “No. Asher, you don’t mean that. There’s no way you actually want us to date for real.”
Keep calm, Hazel Bell. Keep breathing. Any moment now, he’s going to laugh in your face and say he’s joking.
It wouldn’t be the first time he’s joked at my expense. It’s a running thing between us. One of the ways in which we vibe.
“Look,” Asher brings his face so closer, that our lips are g
