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Jason glares at him. "The guest bedroom, genius."

Denton rolls his eyes. "Fine. The guest bedroom. Conrad, take Maisie there."

Conrad exchanges indecipherable looks with Jason before turning to me. "Why don't you go ahead, Maisie? I'll be there in a minute."

"Um, okay." I try not to look excited, but when I glance at Iris, I notice that she's suppressing a laugh. Which tells me I'm failing at hiding my emotions.

Whatever. I'm getting my first kiss before the night ends. And that's all that matters.

Chapter 6

What's taking Conrad so long?

It's been five minutes and he still hasn't followed me into the guest bedroom. And now I'm pacing the floor, waiting for him to walk through the door—which I conveniently left open.

Wait. What if he changed his mind? I mean, I have no idea what's going on downstairs. For all I know, he already left the party.

Oh, please no. That would be the most humiliating thing to happen to me. I don't think I'll ever—

"Guys, seriously. This isn't funny."

Is that Denton? What is he doing here?

I move toward the door just as Denton stumbles inside. Conrad and Jason are right behind him.

I blink at them. "Uh, what's going on?"

Conrad shoots me an apologetic look. "Sorry, Maisie. Change of plans."

"Have fun," Jason chuckles. Then before anyone can react, he's closing the door, leaving me alone with Denton.

I gape at it, then at Denton who's rubbing his arm.

"I think Jase bruised my arm, the jerk," he mumbles.

"Forget that. What are you even doing here?" I snap, crossing my arms over my chest. "Conrad was supposed to be the one in here with me, not you."

"Yeah. Well, he and Jase practically dragged me all the way up here."

"Why?" I frown at him, then stare at the door when I hear something. "Is it just me or did the music get louder?"

Denton scowls. "It's not just you. I think it's safe to say that we're the only ones playing the game."

"So your7 Minutes in Heavenidea is an epic fail. Of course, it is. You know what? You can play it alone. I'm out of here." I reach for the doorknob, but it won't budge. "What the heck?" I try again, but it's not working. I turn to Denton. "Why can't I open the door?"

"What did you do?"

"Nothing." I step aside and let him see for himself.

"Well, crap. They locked us in."

"Wait a minute. Are you telling me we're stuck in here? Oh, no, no. I'm calling Iris." I fish my phone out of my pocket and quickly dial my best friend's number. But it just rings until her voicemail picks up.

Ugh.

"Think she can hear your call over the loud music?"

"I'll just shoot her a text."

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