'No, I didn't. You were the one who was right. I reacted like a fool. I was scared about how I felt about you. I wanted you to be irresponsible so I wouldn't have to love you, but you kept doing the right thing.'
'I'm glad,' he murmured, bending his head toward her. 'I've waited over half my life for this.'
'You don't have to wait any longer,' she promised. 'I'm here. For always.'
'Is he
'It doesn't look like it,' Lindsay answered. 'I didn't know grown-ups talked this much.'
Kyle turned slightly and saw three faces peering up at them from the bushes next to his house.
Sandy giggled. 'They must have followed me.'
'Figures,' he said. 'We might as well give them what they want.'
'Please,' she said, reaching toward him.
As he brought his mouth to hers, he squeezed her tightly against him. Sandy felt right in his arms. As if she'd always belonged there.
'When can I tell them I want a baby sister?' Nichole asked.
'Not now,' Lindsay said. 'Hush. They're finally kissing. This is the good part.'
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