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Nina's POV

Suddenly, he met my gaze. We stared into each other's eyes for what seemed like hours, but I knew was just a few seconds. Before I knew what was happening, we leaned in. His soft lips moved in unison with mine. I put my free arm around his neck (the other was still clutching his hand).

I don't know how we long we sat there, kissing. I pulled away and leaned my forehead against his. I stared deep into his eyes, and he stared deep into mine.

Without warning, my door flew open, and Fabian and I quickly pulled apart. Claire cam in.

"Hey, Nina, I was..." she trailed off as she noticed Fabian. "Hi," she said, clearly confused.

"I should go," Fabian said, standing up. I gave him a little smile, barely noticable. He gave a slight nod in return. He walked out the door as quickly as possible.

"What was he doing here?" Claire asked quizically as she took the seat next to me.

"Nothing," I said, then realized this wasn't enough. "He...he wanted to tell me that Ann and him broke up. That's all."

"I didn't seem like that was all. It seemed like you just pulled away from being close, which means you were either whispering, hugging, or kissing," she said. She's always been a hopeless romantic.

"We were hugging," I lied, which was, as usual, terrible. "He...needed a hug...for comfort."

"Nina, no offense or anything, but you're a terrible liar," she said.

"Oh, I know," I groaned.

"So, what really happened?" she asked.

"We, um, we...kissed."

"What!"

"Shhh! I don't want everyone in the building to hear!"

"Sorry, but I just can't believe that. I mean, when I said hugging or kissing, I was just joking. I didn't think you actuall did anything."

"It okay," I said.

"I thought you two hated each other," she said.

"I don't know," I said, putting my head in my hands.

"Well, I guess I should leave, give you some time to think," she said.

"Wait. Why'd you come up here, anyway?" I asked her.

"Oh, it was nothing. I was just bored." She walked towards the door. Claire, unlike me, had always been a natural liar, so I had no idea whether she was lying or not. I guess I'll find out if Fabian and I are a thing at the party tomorrow.

~Tomorrow. Claire's house~

Nina's POV

I got to Claire's early, to help her with everything. About 15 people had showed up since then, but not one of them was Fabian or Ann.

About 30 minutes later, Fabian came in, Ann trailing a bit behind him. I don't know why, but I felt a bit jealous, him being with an old girlfriend and all. I knew they weren't together or anything, but still.

Fabian started talking with some people. He grabbed a drink from the waitress that was nearby. It was weird seeing him with that glass. It's not like he was under age or anything, but I'd never seen him with alcohol of anykind. Granted, the last time I saw him, he was only 18.

When Ann spotted me eyeing Fabian, she came over.

"Keep your eyes off my guy," she said.

"What?" I asked.

"You heard me. Fabian loves me, and I love him."

"Really? 'Cause last I heard, you two broke up."

"No, no. We just had a little fight. We're still together," she said quite confidently. I pushed passed her and walked over to Fabian.

"Hey, can I talk to you?" I asked him.

"Sure," he said. I lead him upstairs to Claire's extra room. "What did you want to talk about?"

"Ann," I said plainly.

"What about Ann?" he asked.

"I thought you said you two broke up."

"We did."

"Does she know that?" I asked.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, she came up to me a few minutes to go and she said that you two hadn't broken up, that you just had a fight."

"No, we broke up," he said, confused. "Just a sec." He left the room. I snuck down after him to see what he was really doing.

He had walked over to Ann. They started talking, but I couldn't quite make out what they were saying. I only heard bits and pieces. "Why...want...me," I heard from Ann.

"Look...we're...I'm," I heard from Fabian. Then he started to walk away from Ann. I quickly went back to the room and sat in an old plush chair that was in the room.

He came in and said, "Okay, now we broke up." I smiled slightly and shook my head. He walked over to me and held out his hand. "Come on, we should get back down."

I took his hand and, before we left the room, pecked his lips. He smiled at me.

We entered Claire's living room, where everyone was, and our hands fell to our sides. No need for a crazy ex-girlfriend to make a scene.

I went back into the kitchen. When Claire saw me, she said, "There you are! I was wondering what happened to you."

"I was upstairs with Fabian," I told her.

"Doing what?"

"Just...talking."

"Yeah, right."

"What! It's true!"

"You'll have to tell me after the party, okay?"

"Okay," I answered.

And the end of chapter 4. So, Fabian and Nina kissed. Happy now? I am.

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