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    Then Gabriella moved closer to where BrookLyn was sitting on the bed. She didn’t know what Gabriella was trying to do , so she scooted over a little , giving her more room , hoping she was just trying to get comfortable. BrookLyn kept her eyes focused on the video as she felt Ga briella shifting closer to her again.
    She lean ed in so close that BrookLyn got lost for a second in the smell of her sweet breath. “Would you be mad at me if I kissed you?”
    BrookLyn hesitated . She couldn’t focus as Gabriella’s question bounced around her head. She struggled to regain her composure. “ What? Why would you want to kiss me? I’m a girl . ”
    “I don’t like boys. I like you. Your skin is so soft . ” Gabriella rubbed her hand gently down BrookLyn’s arm, sending small tingling shocks throughout her body again.
    She had never had a boy ask if he could kiss her , now a girl was . Why did she?
    B utterflies danced in BrookLyn’s belly. She couldn’t tell if time was speeding up or slowing down, but she surprised her self with her reply. “Well, if you want to kiss me, I guess you can.”
    Before she knew what she had agreed to, Gabriella pulled her close , covering BrookLyn’s nervous lips with her soft relaxed ones.
    BrookLyn had never been kissed on the lips by anybody and definitely not like this. She was feeling a little weird but good at the same time. Her entire body was tingling. Part of her wanted Gabriella to stop , but she didn’t push her away. She lost track of time, not knowing how long they kissed before Gabriella slowly pushed her down on the bed.
    Oh God .
    Gabriella lay next to her kissing her softly and rubbing her thighs with her long fingers. BrookLyn may have been eighteen , but she had no idea whatsoever what two girls were supposed to do. As Gabriella moved her hands to the top of BrookLyn’s shorts, she finally pushed her away. She wasn’t ready for whatever it was Gabriella was getting ready to do. She sat up quickly , trying to catch her breath.
    “What’s wrong?” Gabriella ’s clear blue eyes stared at BrookLyn .
    “Nothing . ” S he fixed her clothes and look ed away . Those eyes were trying to draw her in. She felt warm inside and her heart was beating really fast. BrookLyn’s body was responding to Gabriella’s touch , but her head was telling her to stop.
    She had never been like this with anyone. Some of the girls in her class had already been with boys. They bragged about it all the time. BrookLyn had never had the option to be this close with anyone. Her stomach turned as her head and body competed.
    Gabriella rubb ed her hand. “I’m not going to hurt you . ”
    BrookLyn looked toward the floor. “I’m not ready for this . ” She was embarrassed because , although she was eighteen, she was clueless. BrookLyn didn’t even know what this was.
    “I’ll take it slow. We don’t have to do anything tonight. Can I keep kissing you?”
    “Why me?” Everyone called her ugly , even her parents —maybe especially them .
    “Why not you?”
    “I’ve never been with anyone, especially a girl. I’m not pretty.” BrookLyn was what Tiffany referred to as sheltered. Sheltered , because she was never allowed to do anything other than go to school, the library and church. S he was always under the watchful eyes of the wardens who sometimes called themselves her parents.
    “You’re beautiful,” Gabriella said.
    What? “I wouldn’t go that far.”
    “I would. I’ll go further. I think you’re stunning,” she added.
    BrookLyn thought maybe she might not be ugly but she kn ew she wasn’t stunning . She didn’t even think she was pretty.
    “You have no idea how beautiful you are. Your brown eyes, your soft skin — everything about you is beautiful . Believe it , BrookLyn , no matter what anyone else says . ” Gabriella look ed at BrookLyn as if she was staring straight into her confused heart and mind.
    BrookLyn didn’t quite get it , so she said nothing.