In the two weeks since Lexi had bolted away from him like a scalded cat, Zach had agonized, thinking about that almost kiss and wondering exactly how long it would take for things to go back to normal between them. Trying to kiss her had been an obvious mistake. She hadn’t avoided him, but she hadn’t been herself either. There was a tension between them, and Zach hated himself a little for putting it there. She’d opted to pretend he hadn’t tried to kiss her, and as much as that sucked, he’d gone with it, keeping his hands to himself and putting all his efforts into being the friends they’d always been. As much as he regretted that she wasn’t on the same page, he figured it was worth some discomfort on his part to keep her in his life. The attraction would go away eventually. He hoped.
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