=Then=
"I like it when you come to see me."
Esme had her head resting on his lap. Emmett was happy that they could resume their friendship and act as if his foolish act had never occurred.
Sadly, he knew it couldn't last.
Good things never did.
"So do I. But I don't know if I can keep on coming here. Eventually, I'll get caught." She didn't respond so he kept talking. "I can't run the risk of getting expelled." Emmett knew it would jeopardize his getting into Penn Law. "Every McCarty has been a lawyer since..."
Esme put a finger on his lips and chuckled. "I like your rambling Emmett." She got up and was now facing him. "Do I make you nervous?"
Seeing that he wasn't answering, she said. "Do I?"
Emmett liked this playful side of her. However, as usual, she rendered him speechless.
"Yeah." He managed to stutter.
She did something he had only ever dreamed about.
She kissed him.
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