Page 245 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 11
“What? No.”
She laughed. “Well you certainly look like you’re in a good mood.”
“Yeah, because Jacob is my kiss thief.”
“Really? Damn. He’s way kinkier than I thought he was.” She fanned her face. “You never can tell sometimes. So how was your second kiss?”
“We didn’t kiss, but...”
“Then how do you know he’s your kiss thief?”
“Because he mentioned red pandas. He confessed that he’s had a crush on me for like forever. And he liked being myfirstdate.”
She just stared at me.
“Firstdate. Because he said he was going to steal all my firsts.”
“Um...no. None of that proves anything. And I’m pretty sure your first date was with Axel at the zoo a bajillion years ago.”
I frowned. I didn’t think that really counted.
“And honestly? I’m kinda relieved we still don’t know. Because I just got our kiss thief trap approved.”
“Our what?”
Sophie laughed. “The kissing booth for Saturday’s game, silly.”
I groaned. “Sophie, it’s definitely Jacob.”
“That’s up for debate. Time for Operation Kissing Booth!”
“What if I kiss Jacob before Saturday and confirm it?”
“If you kiss Jacob before the game thenmaybewe can cancel it. But I’m kind of just excited for it now, you know?”
No, I didn’t know because I wasn’t excited for it at all. “I can’t go around kissing random people now.”
“Why? Did Jacob ask you to be his girlfriend?”
I pressed my lips together. “No, but...”
“Were you planning on ghosting the kiss thief now that you’ve gone ononedate with Jacob?”
“No, but Jacobisthe kiss thief.”
“But what if he’s not?”
I exhaled slowly. Crap, she had a good point. I liked Jacob. And I liked the kiss thief. And I liked Axel.Gah. No.Scratch that last part. I shook my head. I was a mess.
I’d felt so good walking into school a few minutes ago. And now my stomach was twisted into knots.
“Don’t sweat it,” Sophie said. “Everything will be sorted by Saturday night. We’ll unmask the kiss thief after kissing a bunch of hot guys. And then we can have the best night ever at the after party to celebrate the first win of the season.”
Our versions of good nights were very different. But I did need to unmask the kiss thief. Because if it somehow wasn’t Jacob... I shook my head.Screw me.
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“Are you excited for your date with Pavel?” I asked as we made our way to our last class of the day.
