She finally turned to me and fiddled nervously with a lock of her golden hair. "I'm leaving now so I gave her the go ahead. You can keep each other company until I come home on break."

I was stunned. "Peaches, I can't believe I'm going to say this but... look... I'm not just some kind of baton that you can pass along to someone else when..."

She stopped me with a kiss.

Up on tiptoes, she planted her little teenage mouth on mine and gave me a kiss that leaked a little of her soul into me. "I'm in love with you, you ass. In love with you both...