✽ Mandy ✽
I woke up smiling, and it annoyed me because I couldn’t stop. My cheeks felt sore, like I had been smiling in my sleep. The apartment was quiet, warm, and bathed in morning light, and for once, that quiet didn’t make my skin crawl. It felt safe. Jason’s kisses replayed in my head the moment I sat up. The way he held my face. The way he didn’t hesitate. The heat in it. The certainty. It should have scared me. It didn’t. It made me feel chosen. And honestly, it made me feel special. I ran my fingers over my lips, then groaned softly. I was crushing hard. Hard enough that my stomach fluttered just saying it to myself. I got ready quickly as I tried to act normal and not act like a love-sick puppy. And when I stepped into the kitchen, Jason was sitting at the counter with a fresh po
