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Chapters (93)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. One
  4. Two
  5. Three
  6. Four
  7. Five
  8. Six
  9. Seven
  10. Eight
  11. Nine
  12. Ten
  13. Eleven
  14. Twelve
  15. Thirteen
  16. Fourteen
  17. Fifteen
  18. Sixteen
  19. Seventeen
  20. Eighteen
  21. Nineteen
  22. Twenty
  23. Twenty-One
  24. Twenty-Two
  25. Twenty-Three
  26. Twenty-Four
  27. Twenty-Five
  28. Twenty-Six
  29. Twenty-Seven
  30. Twenty-Eight
  31. Twenty-Nine
  32. Thirty
  33. Thirty-One
  34. Thirty-Two
  35. Thirty-Three
  36. Thirty-Four
  37. Thirty-Five
  38. Thirty-Six
  39. Thirty-Seven
  40. Thirty-Eight
  41. Thirty-Nine
  42. Forty
  43. Forty-One
  44. Forty-Two
  45. Forty-Three
  46. Forty-Four
  47. Forty-Five
  48. Forty-Six
  49. Forty-Seven
  50. Forty-Eight
  51. Forty-Nine
  52. Fifty
  53. Fifty-One
  54. Fifty-Two
  55. Fifty-Three
  56. Fifty-Four
  57. Fifty-Five
  58. Fifty-Six
  59. Fifty-Seven
  60. Fifty-Eight
  61. Fifty-Nine
  62. Sixty
  63. Sixty-One
  64. Sixty-Two
  65. Sixty-Three
  66. Sixty-Four
  67. Sixty-Five
  68. Sixty-Six
  69. Sixty-Seven
  70. Sixty-Eight
  71. Sixty-Nine
  72. Seventy
  73. Seventy-One
  74. Seventy-Two
  75. Seventy-Three
  76. Seventy-Four
  77. Seventy-Five
  78. Seventy-Six
  79. Seventy-Seven
  80. Seventy-Eight
  81. Seventy-Nine
  82. Eighty
  83. Eighty-One
  84. Eighty-Two
  85. Eighty-Three
  86. Eighty-Four
  87. Eighty-Five
  88. Author’s Note
  89. Acknowledgments
  90. About the Author
  91. Books by Kelly Yang
  92. Back Ad
  93. About the Publisher

He moves his hand, and I laugh some more, accidentally dunking my head into the water. He reaches a hand out to me, and I wrap my legs around him. Our eyes lock. Gently, he pushes my body to the edge of the pool, leans in, and kisses me. The kiss starts off soft and gentle, then becomes firmer. I moan, breath quickening, until it’s clear: we both want more.

He looks around. It’s just the two of us in the pool. I can feel him pushing into me. He moves his hand down to my chest, and I close my eyes.

“Is this okay?” he asks, looking into my eyes as he touches me.

I nod.

“Have you ever . . . ?” he asks.

“No,” I say. I search his baby-blue eyes. There are tiny specks of gold as his irises expand and contract. “Have you?”

“No,” he says. It fills me with such comfort and relief that I’m finally with a guy as inexperienced as me. That we might both enjoy something together that we’ve never tried before and remember it for the rest of our lives.

Gently, Zach moves his hand down. The warm water laps around us. His fingers find my bikini bottom.

“Do you want me to stop?” he asks. His warm lips press against mine.

“No,” I say.

And then it’s happening. He’s inside me. We move in perfect harmony, my legs wrapped around him. With every thrust, he asks me if this is okay, and I bite my lip, the happiness exploding inside me, for I am with someone I trust, someone who respects me, and someone I admire.

Afterward, Zach drops me off at home. We linger in the car, kissing, then I walk inside. Jay’s sitting in the living room waiting for me. Dani’s mom let him in. My face flushes at the sight of him. I remind myself that I have nothing to feel bad about. He’s not my boyfriend anymore. Not after what he said to me.

“Where have you been?” Jay asks. “It’s Tuesday. My dad’s here. You were supposed to be at my house an hour ago.”

He glances at my wet hair.

“Did you go swimming?” he asks. “In the school pool?” He makes a repulsed face, like I’d just gone swimming in a swamp.

I walk by him and go to my room.

“I’m tired,” I say. “I don’t feel well. I don’t think I can—”

Jay follows me into my room. He closes the door and starts going through my closet, trying to pick out something for me to wear.

“You’re not listening to me,” I say.

He turns to me and pleads with me, pressing his hands together.

“Please. Just one dinner.”

Sixty

Dani