KISS ME LAURA

The silence in Josh's car was suffocating.

I sat with my hands clasped tightly in my lap, staring out the window as the streetlights blurred past. My heart was hammering, and I felt like I was sitting on the edge of a precipice, teetering dangerously close to falling.

Josh hadn't said a word since we got in the car, but I could feel his tension. It radiated off him in waves, thickening the air until it was hard to breathe. I could hear his fingers drumming on the steering wheel, a staccato rhythm that matched the pounding of my heart. Finally, he broke the silence. "We should talk about it."

I flinched.

"There's nothing to talk about," I said quickly, too quickly, my voice barely steady.

He let out a low, frustrated sound. "Laura, come on. You can't just-"

"I said there's nothing to talk about!" I snapped, turning to glare at him. But my voice cracked at the end, and I hated how weak I sounded.

Josh's jaw tightened, and his grip on the steering wheel turned his knuckles white. "You're unbelievable," he muttered under his

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breath.

I turned back to the window, my pulse pounding in my ears. I didn't want to do this. Not here. Not with him.

And then, without warning, the car jerked to the side of the road and came to a sudden stop.

"What the hell, Josh?" I exclaimed, whipping around to look at him.

He didn't answer.

Instead, he unbuckled his seatbelt in one swift motion, turning toward me with a determination that made my stomach flip. Before I could even process what was happening, his hand was on my neck, his thumb brushing against the edge of my jaw. "Josh-" I started, but the word died on my lips when his eyes met mine.

were stripping me bare. And then his

The world tilted.

from my lungs. His hand slid up, tangling in my hair, tilting my head back so he

frozen under the weight of his touch. But then, like a

his shirt as if I needed to anchor myself.

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splayed against my cheek, his thumb

was alive, electric, as his lips pressed against mine. He kissed me like it was the only thing keeping him from

him, the way he smelled, the way he tasted. The world outside the car faded

forehead rested against mine, and

do you do this to me?" he whispered, his voice

wasn't sure I could even form words if I

the line of my jaw, I knew one thing

And there was no stopping

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chest heaving as I gasped

lips, soft and

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at me afterward, her cheeks flushed, her breath coming in

It wasn't real.

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of the hospital room. My heart was still racing, my skin damp with sweat as I leaned forward, rubbing my hands over my face. The air was sterile, cold, and devoid

Laura.

machines that beeped and hummed, measuring every second of her fragile

closer, my elbows resting on the edge of the bed. I studied her face, every delicate line, every curve I'd memorized a thousand times over.

move. She didn't even

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