CHAPTER 36
It seemed like it went on for days, but the kiss couldn't have lasted more than a few seconds. It took me that long to come to my senses and end it. In my defense, I'd been caught off-guard, big-time. After I broke it off, I tried to read Duke's expression, but I couldn't because he was trying to read mine. I didn't know what was going on with him--whether he couldn’t deal with the break-up, or whether it was something else--but I had to set him straight asap.
"What I read on the bathroom wall is true, Duke, you are a good kisser, but that's never gonna happen again, got it? Next time you want to tell me something, try using your words."
Duke laughed it off. At least he had the decency to look a little embarrassed. I knew he wasn't drunk (because I'd seen him drunk), so that
