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 intense, burning, like they were stripping me

The world tilted.

in a way that stole the breath from my lungs. His hand slid up, tangling in my

touch. But then, like a spark catching fire, the numbness

their own, gripping the front of his shirt as if

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my cheek, his thumb

He kissed me like it was the only thing keeping him from falling apart, like he couldn't stop even if he wanted to. And God help me, I didn't want

the way he tasted. The world outside the car faded away, leaving just us, tangled in

we were both breathing hard. His forehead rested against

do this to me?" he whispered, his

sure I could

line of my jaw, I knew

And there was no stopping

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chest heaving as I gasped for

Her lips, soft and warm, pressed against mine. Her fingers

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she looked at me afterward, her cheeks flushed, her breath coming

It wasn't real.

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rubbing my hands

Laura.

still hooked up to the machines that beeped and hummed, measuring every second of her fragile existence. Her

in my throat as I leaned 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. A tear slipped down my cheek, hot and unwelcome. "You've got

move. She

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