Chapter 98 - Chapter 95: WOW

Jay POV

The moment Yuri, David, Ci-n, and Keagan disappeared inside Kingsground...

Everything became quiet.

Too quiet.

Just me.

And Keifer.

Which was somehow worse.

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Keifer sat on the low wall, hands in his pockets.

His bruised face made my chest hurt.

Without thinking...

I walked over and hugged him.

The second I did it...

My brain froze.

Why was I hugging him?

I didn't even know.

Maybe because he looked tired.

Maybe because he disappeared.

Maybe because seeing him hurt made me angry.

Or maybe...

I just wanted to.

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For a moment he didn't move.

Then I felt him laugh softly.

"You're weird."

"Shut up."

"That wasn't an insult."

"Still."

His shoulders shook with laughter.

And somehow that made me smile too.

Eventually they moved to the back seat of Yuri's car.

The city lights shined through the windows.

The atmosphere felt strangely peaceful.

Keifer leaned back.

Then suddenly rested his head on my lap.

I froze.

Completely froze.

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"Keifer."

"Hmm?"

"What are you doing?"

"Resting."

"On my lap?"

"Comfortable."

"Get up."

"No."

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I stared at him.

He stared at the ceiling.

Completely shameless.

"Please?"

That surprised me.

Keifer almost never said please.

"Just for a while."

The way he said it made my heart soften immediately.

So I sighed.

"...Fine."

Victory.

The idiot actually smiled.

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A few moments later, I grabbed the first-aid kit.

"Stay still."

"Bossy."

"Do you want help or not?"

"Yes, ma'am."

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Carefully, I cleaned the cut near his eyebrow.

He winced.

I cleaned the bruise on his cheek.

He complained.

I cleaned the scrape near his lip.

He complained louder.

"You complain too much."

"I'm injured."

"You're dramatic."

"That's hurtful."

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"How did you get hurt?"

Keifer looked away.

"It's nothing."

"Your face disagrees."

"My face has trust issues."

"Keifer."

"Jay."

"You're impossible."

"I've heard that before."

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I couldn't help laughing.

And for a second...

He just watched me.

Not teasing.

Not joking.

Just watching.

The laughter slowly faded.

The car suddenly felt much smaller.

Much warmer.

My heart was acting suspicious.

Very suspicious.

Then I noticed his eyes.

And he noticed me noticing.

Neither of us looked away.

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The silence stretched.

Longer.

And longer.

Until finally Keifer sat up.

Slowly.

Neither of us spoke.

For once there was no teasing.

No jokes.

No arguments.

Just the two of us.

And a feeling neither of us could ignore anymore.

Keifer smiled softly.

"Hi."

I blinked.

"...Hi."

"You're staring again."

"You're closer."

"Fair."

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For a second both of us laughed.

Then the laughter disappeared.

And before I could overthink anything...

Keifer gently kissed me.

Soft.

Brief.

Sweet.

The kind of kiss that made the entire world disappear for one second.

And when we pulled apart...

Neither of us knew what to say.

Which was a first.

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"...Wow."

I finally whispered.

"...Yeah."

Keifer answered.

Another silence.

Then—

BANG!

The car door flew open.

Ci-n's face appeared.

"I KNEW IT!"

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I nearly screamed.

Keifer nearly fell off the seat.

Outside, Yuri looked embarrassed.

David looked shocked

And Keagan was laughing so hard he couldn't breathe.

"YOU WERE SPYING?"

I shouted.

"ABSOLUTELY."

Ci-n replied proudly.

"GET OUT."

"WORTH IT."

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End Chapter ✨🚗💖📖😂