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I was only thinking of one thing, how could I get Nate alone again? I had to know what would’ve happened if we weren’t interrupted. As silly as it may sound, I wanted him to kiss me, and now, I needed him to kiss me.
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 6
     
     
    I didn’t get much sleep last night because I was too busy thinking about the kiss Nate and I had come close to sharing. I ran through all the different scenarios of what might have happened if Brent and Tori hadn’t come back when they did. I had finally tired myself out to the point of falling asleep, but by that time I almost had myself convinced I had made it all up in my head…almost.
    We ate breakfast and made our way out to the boat. We were excited to get the day started and Brent and Nate were ready to do some cliff jumping. On the way out to the cliffs, Brent drove and Nate kept his distance from me. I hoped he wasn’t freaked out by what happened last night. I’d been trying to act as normal as possible, I thought I was doing a pretty good job.
    Tori and I laid on the front of the boat and soaked up some sun. Every once in a while we’d get a holler or someone would honk a horn and Tori would smile and wave. Brent wasn’t to o happy about it, of course. I was pretty sure he was going to have a permanent wrinkle between his eyebrows.
    Once we reached the cliffs , the guys jumped off and swam to shore. Tori and I waited in the boat. The water was freezing and I didn’t want to have any part in that. I watched as some random guys threw beers off the cliffs into the water while other guys jumped in after them. There weren’t many girls jumping in. Most of them were tanning on top of the rocks. I watched as Nate stopped at a group of girls and talked with them. They all laughed and giggled at whatever he was talking about. I felt a small bit of jealousy creeping up. I wanted him to be telling me whatever he was telling those girls.
    “Still got your eye on Nate , huh?”
    “What?”
    “You heard me.”
    “No , I’m just watching. No one in particular.”
    “Yeah , I’m sure.” Tori rolled her eyes.
    “Is it that obvious? Do you think he knows?”
    “For me? Yes. For him? He’s a guy, he has no idea.” She grabbed her sunglasses out of her bag and slid them over her eyes. “Did you guys talk very much while Brent was helping me get untangled last night?”
    “No , not really.” I looked away from Tori but it didn’t do me much good, she knew I wasn’t telling her something.
    “What happened?”
    “Nothing,” I lied.
    “Yeah , right! Don’t lie to me! Spill it or I’ll ask him.” She smiled.
    “You wouldn’t dare.”
    “Watch me.” She stood up from her towel. I should’ve known better than to challenge her. “Na—”
    “Okay! O kay. Sit down.” She smiled as she returned to her spot next to me. Once again Tori got what she wanted. “Well, I think there may have been an almost kiss before you and Brent came back.”
    Tori squealed. “Are you serious?” I just nodded. “Aw. You have to tell me all about it!” I recalled the e vents of last night and she hung on my every word.
    “You guys would make a cute couple, you know.”
    “One thing at a time there , Tori. I doubt he’s looking for a relationship—doesn’t he have a girlfriend?”
    “Who? The girl from the barn?”
    “Yeah.”
    “There’s no way she could be his girlfriend. He could do way better than that thing. Gross. She’s probably just a fling. I can ask Brent, though, and see what I can find out.”
    “ Just try not to be too obvious about this whole thing.”
    “Me? Obvious? Please.”
    When the boys were done cliff jumping they swam back to the boat and Brent started up the engine. I was lying on the back of the boat above the coach enjoying the summer sun. I was just starting to doze off when I felt someone near me. I opened my eyes and watched Nate lay down on the couch below me. Well, at least he wasn’t avoiding me. The warm sun