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“You hesitated.”

“I didn’t hesitate. Take your jacket. I’ve been trying to give it back to you.”

He patted it on the top of my chair. “Nah. Like I said before...it looks better on you.”

Why did my heart suddenly hurt so much? “Axel, you can’t come over at night anymore.”

“Why?”

“Because Jacob is my boyfriend.”

“Hm.” He stared at me. “I see you haven’t reconsidered our vow of singledom?”

It wasn’t our vow. And I hadn’t considered it at all. “Absolutely not. Jacob is my boyfriend,” I said again.

“He was every other night the past week too, and you had no problem sharing a bed with me.”

“Well...everything is different now.”

“Is it?” He just stared at me.

“Yes. And you sleeping in my bed when I have a boyfriend is completely inappropriate.”

“Is it?” he said again.

“Yes! Just think of how Jacob must feel. I mean, if I was dating you and you had another woman in your bed every night I’d be very pissed at you.”

“You and another girl in my bed every night? That sounds a lot hotter than last night.”

I threw a pillow at him.

He laughed and caught it. “I’m fine with it just being the two of us tonight though.”

“Axel,” I said as sternly as I could. “What are you not getting? No.”

“You’re actually being serious right now?”

“Of course I’m being serious!”

“Did you find religion or something?”

I glared at him. “Stop it.”

“I didn’t do anything. I just don’t understand the sudden change of heart.”

“Because Jacob’s my first boyfriend,” I said. “And I’m taking that seriously.”

“Pretty sure I was your first.”

“What?”

“I was your first boyfriend,” Axel said. “Not Jacob.”

“Kindergarten doesn’t count.”

“I think technically it does. Jacob is your second boyfriend. And I really don’t think he cares if we sleep together, or he would have kicked me out last night.”

“Would you stop saying it that way?”