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“Like a woman who’s been through a trauma and isn’t sure how to sort out the good from the bad?”
“But I do…I mean…I feel safe with Knox. He’s…” She drew in a breath and leaned back against the stall. “He just surprised me, and I didn’t think—I just reacted.”
“What did you do?”
“I kissed him back!” She stared wide-eyed at Glo. “I just wrapped myself around him and hung on andkissed him back.”
“Good!” Glo laughed, caught her hands.
“But…what does that make me?” Kelsey looked at her. Swallowed.
“Kelsey, with the exception of Danny Mueller, who I don’t count, Knox was your first real kiss. It’s supposed to be amazing and freak you out and leave you wondering how to put yourself back together again. Unless, of course, he scared you.”
She shook her head. “No. I feel…”
“Knox is a good guy,” Glo said. “And the fact you kissed him back makes you nothing but a woman who liked being in his arms. That’s a good thing…and seriously, it’s about time you had a real kiss.”
Kelsey gave her a tentative smile and it made Glo want to march out and grab Tate and…
Nope.Nope.
Then Kelsey’s smile fell, something of horror in her eyes. “I probably need to tell him—”
“You don’t have tell him anything. Listen, you have nothing to be ashamed of. The past is behind you—way behind you—”
“It feels a lot closer,” Kelsey said quietly. “Especially right now.” She pressed her hand to her mouth, her eyes still filling. “I hate Vince Russell.”
“Me too,” Glo said quietly, then pulled Kelsey into her arms. “I wish I knew how to fix this.”
Kelsey held on. “I’ll be okay. I think I want to go home, though.”
Yes. Good. But shoot. “Okay. I’ll get Tate.”
“I’ll meet you by the door.”
They exited the bathroom, and Glo wound her way back to the table.
Tate sat straddled on his chair, and when he saw her, his eyes brightened, and her stupid heart did a sort of backflip.
Get over him.She reached for her jean jacket. “We gotta go.”
“What? Why?” Tate stood up, however.
“It’s Kelsey. She’s…she’s tired.”
He glanced past her, toward the door. “She looks upset.”
Glo pursed her lips together.
Tate’s expression turned thunderous. “Wait. She went outside with Knox. What happened?”
“Nothing.”
Tate pushed past her.
“Tate!”
He wove through the crowd, Glo following.