“Nobody knows,” I say, looking up to add, “how I am on a date. I’ve never been on one. That’s actually part of my next question. Is it a problem that I’m a virgin?” All the air is sucked out of the room and replaced with panic. Jace stands halfway before sitting back down, muttering, “Wait a minute… what?” Reed’s frozen. He hasn’t even blinked. And Cole’s staring at me like I’m a puzzle he hasn’t figured out because he doesn’t have any edge pieces. Wow. But Alec gives me a wink and mouths, liar. I press my lips together, raising my brows at him in challenge, but he shakes his head, not buying
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