34 parts Ongoing When a girl gets a complete makeover, the hot guy is supposed to start liking her. Not Forrest Stephens. He merely gave me a once-over, said "nice outfit", and walked right past me.
Maybe being his friend was the problem. But now that other guys started noticing me, he's gotten protective-demanding I don't date them without his permission, and touching me in ways that makes everyone think I'm off-limits.
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"Spencer," his caress over my name brought the smallest blush, the events of last night flashing through my mind like a movie.
His knuckles brushed my cheek. Angling his head, he studied me, eyes narrowing in a way that was uncomfortably critical.
"You're blushing," he noted. He was so close I caught a whiff of his wintergreen gum.
In that moment I wanted to disappear. "I'm not," I denied.
"You are," he countered, leaning in. "Your cheeks are pink. You're not into me-are you?"
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