Kimberly POV
“I heard from Ryder that he slept in your room last night.”
River and I were the first ones to arrive at our hang-out place at the end of the field. We sat at our usual place beneath the shade of a big tree.
“Yeah. He did.”
I was in a better mood as I had slept better. All is forgiven, but I wanted to hear from River, too.
“Ryder apologized for his attitude yesterday.”
“That’s great. I’m sorry I was not able to come to join him last night.” River took my hand, kissed the back of it, and gently cupped it to his cheek. He took my other hand and did the same to his other cheek. “I had to finish a project and did some student council stuff.” He stared at me before continuing to speak. “I’ve missed you.”
Is this what they called romance? I was feeling those sparks again.
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