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Kyle Hunter belongs to Universal Pictures and Higher Ground belongs to Fox Family.
After breakfast and kitchen duty, Juliette walked into a classroom. She blew out a breath and ran her fingers through her hair. She couldn't believe she was actually doing this. She never did this kind of thing!
"Am I late, Chica?" a voice asked.
"Nope. You're right on time," Juliette grinned. Auggie walked up to her and pulled her to a corner of the room.
"I can't believe we're actually doing this," Juliette confessed.
"Well, hey. We need some "us" time," Auggie stated. He leaned in and kissed her. She pulled away.
"If we get caught, we'll be in so much trouble. Chopping wood or shuns for a month," she reminded him.
"You wanna stop?" was his question.
"Nah," she answered. They kissed again. But it wasn't a violent, passionate, breathless kiss. It was a gentle kiss, full of tenderness and love. A few seconds later, they parted.
"You're beautiful, you know that?" Auggie asked.
"Say it again," Juliette requested.
"You're beautiful," Auggie repeated, kissing her once more.
"Really?" Juliette queried.
"There's only word that can describe you," Auggie stated.
"What?" Juliette wondered.
"Radiante," Auggie told her, stroking her long, dark hair.
"Huh?" Juliette asked, looking confused.
"It means 'Radiant," Auggie explained.
"Wow. Augusto," Juliette gasped breathlessly. They kissed again.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
I know Juliette may seem too surprised at what Auggie calls her, but I figured it fit since all she got from her mom was criticism.