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Zoe jogs up to walk beside her.

Samantha matches my pace. “Why were you going home early tonight?”

“Just tired.”

“I thought you were fantastic.”

I cut a glance to see her expression, and find it open and filled with sisterly love.

Dammit.

“Thanks Sam.” I run distracted fingers through my hair, wondering how I’m going to deal with this whole Asher situation. “How was that kiss, huh?”

She smiles on a shrug, “It took me by surprise.”

“A good surprise?”

“Yeah.”

That smile on her face! It tears me up.

I should be making her smile like that.

You can’t make someone love you.

And there is no way she would be telling me this if she did love me like I want her to.

But I love her so much I can’t be near her without wanting to gather her closer.

How do you go from friends to lovers?