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“Well, there's something I'd like your help with right now.” Jessica started rubbing her fingers together as if
summoning courage.
Melvin met her gaze. “What do you need?”
“I want to kiss you.”
Nothing could have prepared Melvin for that.
“Would you mind helpingout with that?” Jessica's eyes sparkled.
Melvin hesitated more than usual. His composure slipped for a second, and a trace of feeling flickered in his cool
stare. “Why do you keep wanting to kiss me?”
“I just want to know what a kiss is like.” Jessica’s eyes stayed on him, searching his face for any sign of what he
felt. “If you don’t want to, that’s fine with me. | won't push it.”
When she finished, her gaze dropped to her lap, making her seem suddenly small and lonely. A look of quiet
sadness settled on her face. The sight struck Melvin harder than he expected. His resolve softened, and all at
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“All right.”
A little stunned, she asked, “You mean it?”
“You can go ahead and kiss me.” Melvin nodded, though his hand had started to sweat. “Just on the cheek,
though.”
“Are you certain about this?”
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“Truly?”
A bright grin spread across her face.
Drawing a little closer, she kept her gaze locked on him, her eyes shining with mischief as she teased him with
the growing closeness but paused just before making a move. “All right, I'll kiss you now.”
Unaware, Melvin’s fingers dug into the sofa cushion, his breath held tight as tension gripped him.
Seconds crawled past. His pulse thundered in his ears while she hovered there. When the wait bectoo
much, he turned toward her, wanting to say something. “You...”
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“You sound doubtful,” Melvin replied, sensing there was more beneath her words.