She smiled, tilting her head. “What about your date?” “I don’t have one yet.” “Why not?” she asked, her tone slightly scolding. “What are you waiting for?” What do you think? I wanted to shout at her. But instead, I did something crazy—I took her face in my hands and crushed my mouth to hers. A tiny squeak of surprise came from the back of her throat, but she didn’t push me away. Two seconds later, I came to my senses and stepped back. Both of us were breathing hard. Her eyes were huge. My hands were shaking.
