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Leo stood up too. I went to walk past him, but in true kiss thief fashion, he grabbed my wrist to stop me.

I gulped. I thought about all the other times he’d grabbed me like this and pulled me into a closet. And kissed me. And touched me. I thought about all the times I fell asleep dreaming of him doing all that and more.

He leaned down to kiss me.

And I turned my head so he’d kiss my cheek.

“You don’t have to be shy now,” he said. “We’ve already done this before.” He lightly touched my chin.

“Next time!” I swatted his hand down. “Caio!” I yelled and then ran away. God, what the hell had I just done?! And why did I suddenly sound like Mr. Nigel?!

I ran out of the restaurant and onto the city street.

I thought the fresh air would help calm me down, but my slow onset heart attack was finally doing me in. I gasped for air.

“So you and Leo are dating now?” RJ asked.

I jumped. I hadn’t realized he’d followed me out. “No!”

“I can read lips, baby doll. You agreed to dump Jacob...”

“The mission is over! Stop calling me that!”

RJ shrugged. “It’s kinda grown on me. I don’t know how to stop. Are you seriously dating Leo now?”

“No!”

“Then why did you say you were?”

I groaned and put my face in my hands. How was I supposed to unravel this mess without getting dumped by my actual boyfriend?

“Ah it’s not Mr. Halifax!” Sophie yelled and threw her arms around me.

Well, at least someone was happy.

“But why did you tell Leo that you’re dating him? What about Jacob?”

Gah!

Chapter 10 – My Boyfriends Will Be Jealous

Saturday

“Do you think Leo’s spoken to Jacob?” I asked as I watched the last seconds of the game clock tick down. The Empire High Eagles were up by one touchdown. And Leo was about to kick a field goal. If he made it, the game would definitely be over.

“I mean, I’m sure they’ve spoken,” Sophie said. “They are playing together.”

“But do you think they’ve spoken about me?”

“Sh, your new boyfriend is about to kick the ball.”

I groaned.

“Long snapper!” Mr. Nigel yelled. “Placekicker! Don’t muff the punt!”

I wasn’t sure that last thing was correct...

Leo kicked the ball perfectly between the uprights and the crowd started cheering. Including Sophie. She pulled me to my feet with everyone else. I couldn’t help but clap. He’d helped them win the game. And despite how awkward I’d made everything between us, Leo had been really nice to me last night. This was all my mess.