"Brendon." Her voice is shaky. "I'm not leaving until you answer."

"You're my best friend, Kay."

She stares back at me as if to say and?

"If a million things were different, yeah. But they're not. Why focus on what ifs?"

"But you... you want to be with me." She sits up straighter. "You want to fuck me."

"If you were some girl I knew, one who wanted me, then yeah, I'd fuck you."

"But you... do you want it now?"

Fuck yeah.

Let's go home now.

Straight to my room.

I'll strip you out of that dress.

Pin you to my bed.

Teach you every fucking thing you need to know.

Her voice gets firm. Confident. "You must have bet Dean for a reason. Because you like the idea of me as a virgin."

"No. It didn't mean anything."

That's bullshit.

I fucking love that Kaylee is a virgin. I love the idea of being the first person inside her. Of my name being the first on her lips. Of my hand being the first on her ass.

It's not because I'm hot for virgins.

It's because it's Kay. Because she's an angel. Because she's sweet. Because I want to watch her bloom in every fucking way she can.

"It doesn't matter, Kay. We can't." I take her hand and pull her to her feet. "Get the thought out of your head."

"What if it won't go?"

"It will. It just takes time." I take a step backward. I can't lie to her. Not when she's looking at me with those gorgeous green eyes. "Forget about me. Find another guy. One you actually want to be with."

"But I..." Her eyes turn down. She wraps her arms around her chest. "I need to get my purse."

"I will. S

tay here."

She nods.

I move back into the shop.

Everyone—save Ryan and Dean—is sitting on the benches. Staring at me like I'm holding a hundred-thousand-dollar vase.

Emma glares at me. "Is she okay?"

"Yeah," I say.

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