My heart pounded in my ears, a tingle spreading over me at our nearness. Without thinking, without knowing what I was doing, I lifted my face slightly so my nose brushed his. A test. A question. But not a game. Not anymore. His hand splayed on my lower back, drawing me in. He kissed the tear lingering on my cheek, then moved his lips down and along my jaw. My breath caught. “What are we doing, Leo?” I repeated my earlier question, voice shaking. This time, his response held no humor. “I don’t know.” We stayed like that, his lips a whisper from mine, neither of us moving besides our chests
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