Promised by Prom by Jessica Bucher & M.F. Lorson

Author:Jessica Bucher & M.F. Lorson [Lorson, M.F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-15T06:00:00+00:00

Nora

It was magic. The Cure blaring through our headphones, the two of us jumping up and down, arms tangling and untangling, forbidden touches suddenly not forbidden because it was dancing, and dancing was rule-free.

It was magic until the lead singer crooned, “But Friday never hesitates,” and Max apparently lost his mind. He pulled me in by the waist, his fingers deftly weaving through my hair so that my head and his head were tilted at the perfect angle. He was so close I could feel his heart beating through his shirt in what was obviously a clear, clear violation of the friend zone. Max’s eyes got real big, like I was the last piece of Halloween candy and ten kids were coming up behind him. He had to act or else. Or else what? I would run away? Maybe I should have.

Instead, I stood there looking at him expectantly. It was all the permission he needed. He took a deep breath and pressed his lips to mine. I was supposed to pull back. I knew all the reasons I should not be kissing Max Altman. I knew them, but my lips and my brain were on different frequencies. I couldn’t seem to get the message from one end to the other. Instead, I kept kissing him, squeezing my arms around him like I wasn't in a tent filled with hundreds of strangers.

Hundreds of strangers and Addy.

When I finally opened my eyes and stumbled backward, the first thing I saw was her, standing at the back of the tent, her arms crossed over her chest, tears at the ready, though she was fighting them.

“You can’t do that again,” I mumbled to Max.

Max nodded solemnly, his eyes drifting to Addy who was leaving the tent at as close to a run as you could get when wearing three inch heels.

“Hey” I called after her. Tossing my headphones to the guy at the table on the way out. “Addy, wait up.”

If she heard me, she was too mad to answer. Fortunately, thanks to her hobbly boot run, I was quick enough to close the gap between us. I grabbed her by the elbow spinning her to face me.

“Addy, we have to talk about it.”

Addy wiped a tear from her cheek with the sleeve of her flannel button down. “What were you thinking?” she asked. I had expected her to be mad, but it was far worse than that. Addy looked sad, and it was because of me.

“It didn’t mean anything,” I tried. “It was just a stupid kiss.”

Addy rolled her eyes, “Didn’t mean anything to who? To you? Because I’m not blind. I know it meant something to my brother. Max has liked you since the days of trading desserts in our Lunchables.”

I didn’t know what to say. I guess part of me had always known that, but I pretended not to notice because it was less complicated if we just stayed friends. I wanted something serious, but not so serious that Addy was crying and Max thought he had to kiss me in front of a hundred people or lose the opportunity.

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