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Casey entered Java. Noah and Ameera were still sitting at the booth; Luke was lingering by the table, but hadn't actually sat down so far.
"Did you decide to help Ameera?" Noah asked him. Luke began fidgeting his hands.
"Sort of," Luke hedged, still wringing his hands, uncomfortably.
"What do you mean?" Ameera inquired.
"Casey and I-"
Casey interrupted him, "Decided we should all have Dinner this evening, together."
Luke looked a bit disarrayed, but said nothing.
"That sounds wonderful!" Ameera exclaimed in agreement.
"Yeah! And we could have it at the Cabin," Noah suggested to them.
I hate lying to them like this, Casey thought, If only Noah and Ameera knew the truth.
Ameera stood up. "I should start preparing right away then," she said.
"I'll help you," Noah told her.
"That is very kind of you," Ameera replied; then Noah and her left Java, discussing what they were going to prepare.
"Casey, what are we going to do?" Luke despondently asked.
Casey didn't answer. He just stood, looking at Luke. Eventually, he responded, "Maybe we could just put it behind us."
Luke nodded "Yeah," he agreed.
Casey couldn't help thinking about the kiss on his way to the cabin that Gwen and Will was letting Noah and Ameera stay in.
I think I…might have liked it. No! I couldn't have. Luke's a guy and…I wish it had never happened…But, the way his mouth tasted… Casey shook his head. He forgave Noah for cheating on Maddie. He knew why he had now; Luke was an amazing kisser.
Maybe I'm dehydrated, he thought, and it's making me delirious. Nevertheless, Casey couldn't even remember when he had been half as excited as he had been when he had kissed Luke.
His thoughts were interrupted when he reached the cabin. Ameera was standing outside, by the door, looking crestfallen.
"Oh, Casey! It's awful!" she cried.
"What's wrong, Ameera? What happened?" Casey asked Ameera.
"Luke was here almost an hour ago. He told Noah that they could no longer be together!" she told him in tears.
"What?!"
Casey couldn't believe it. Luke had said that they were going to forget the kiss. But then he had gone and broken up with Noah!
Ameera continued sobbing. "I think it is my fault! Luke couldn't pretend any longer!"
Casey was speechless.
She really thinks it's her fault, what should I do? Should I agree with her or should I tell her the truth? He thought to himself.
Casey sighed and said, "Ameera, I'm to blame."
She looked confused. "What do you mean?" she asked him.
