Taryn
I didn’t even tell Heidi I was leaving. I just grabbed my bag and walked out of the library, my heart still hammering from Caz’s kiss.
My lips still tingled. My skin still burned.
And I hated it.
He wasn’t supposed to be real. Just a dream. A fever vision. A mistake.
But his mouth on mine had felt like truth.
I slammed the front door behind me and kicked off my shoes hard enough to send one flying into the wall. “Damn it!” I shouted, to no one.
Stella was silent. No smugness. No comfort. Just... quiet.
Coward.
I flopped down onto the couch and buried my face in my hands. The silence buzzed in my ears. I didn’t even have time to breathe before my phone buzzed.
Gavin.
I answered instantly. “Hey.”
“Hey, pretty girl,” he said, his voice already making me feel lighter. “You so
