"We kissed!" I blurted out my confession to Aaron, then regretted it immediately. What if he gets too angry? I was all alone with him, so this was kind of dangerous.

"Sorry, what?" Aaron asked. He squinted his eyes as if trying to register what I had just said.

"J..Jake kissed me the other night, and I kissed him back," I repeated.

Aaron didn't say anything for a moment. Maybe my sudden outburst rendered him speechless. I wouldn't blame him if he gets angry at me and never speaks to me again.

"I am really sorry, Aaron," I said.

"I see...so you kissed him back. So what does that mean?...