I ran up the stands back toward Sophie. Jacob was missing. Was he missing because he had just been sneaking around dark rooms stealing kisses?

“Code Red,” I said as I slid into the empty spot on the bench next to Sophie.

“Do you need a tampon?” Sophie picked up her purse and started rummaging around in it.

“What? No!”

“Oh.” She tossed her purse back down. “Then why did you say Code Red? Everything is fine. Liam won before Jacob could stop the fight. Which is probably a good thing. Liam would have been pretty pissed at you if you ended all the fun.”

For a few minutes there, I’d completely forgotten that my stupid brother was trying to get himself killed in a boxing ring. “He’s okay?”

“He’s a champ. Just like Jacob.”

God, Jacob. My heart started racing. I pictured his six-pack abs. And then I tried to think of the abs I’d just molested in that closet. Were they the same?

“You okay?” Soph asked. “You look like you’re going to be sick.”

“I just had my first kiss.” Saying the words out loud should have been a good thing. But I was pretty sure I was having a heart attack. It had to have been Jacob, right? It was the only thing that made sense.

“Operation First Kiss for the win!” But then she must have seen the expression on my face because she pressed her lips together and stared back at me. She was probably waiting for me to elaborate, but I didn’t know how to form the words.

She cringed. “I’m guessing it didn’t go well?” she asked. “Let me guess...too much tongue, right? What is with highschoolers and all that tongue? Only grown men know how to kiss, I swear.”

“It was just the right amount of tongue. I think.” I didn’t know. It was my first freaking kiss! But it had been everything. Until I realized I had no idea who I’d just kissed.

“Then what’s the problem? Oh. Oh no. Did the incest feel too real? I was worried about that.” She shook her head. “Darn it. You two are so cute together too. But Jacob is practically your cousin...”

“So it was Jacob?” I asked. Phew. Okay, good. Really good, actually. I’d wanted it to be Jacob. Or Axel. God, my head was just a mess.

She gave me a weird look. “Why are you asking me? You’re the one that just kissed him.”

“So it wasn’t Jacob?”

Her eyes grew round. “I leave you alone for five minutes. What on earth did you just do?” It looked like she was holding back a laugh.

“Sophie, this isn’t funny. I don’t know who the hell I just kissed! That’s why I yelled Code Red!”