Hailey’s POV
The crowd continued to count, “45…46…”
I shook my head in disbelief. How are they still going? Don’t they need to breathe?
“59…60!”
I groaned. God. I looked around for Tyler, but didn’t see him in the crowd. I really hoped he wasn’t around to see this. It would just be one more thing for him to add to the already long to-do list for later tonight.
I couldn’t take it anymore. I took one last glance towards the couple. Derek’s face was beet red, but it didn’t look like Jessica would be stopping anytime soon. My heart felt like it was shattering into a million pieces as I turned to head inside. Any hope I’d had about Derek and I being together was dashed in that minutes-long kiss. I thought I saw Derek turn towards me, but I didn’t stop to check. It was probably just wishf
