But then he gives me the biggest, most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen in my life. “I got an eighty-one.” A rush of exhilaration surges through me, and I race over. I’m so happy I feel like I could burst wide open with the force of it. I throw my arms around him. “I knew you were gonna pass.” I grab his face. “I didn’t doubt it for a second. You’re—” Soft lips crash against mine.

