Chapter 26

My mind is numb.

Everything around me is still spinning from what just happened. From the kiss. From the nerve. From the audacity.

I don’t know how long Caleb’s lips stayed on mine, or if they were even moving against mine, but the moment he let go of my coat, I knew it was over. Whatever moment he thought we were having—it had expired.

He’s smiling.

"You have very soft lips," he says. "What's tha