She hugged back, that silly, somewhat stupid smile still on her face. She still couldn't get her mind off the way he had swept her into this so easily, had made the kiss come so smoothly from her lips to his. She couldn't help laughing a little.

"You know, in the end? I think I was being just like you, Billy. You knew I liked him, I admitted it to you, but I told myself that I would stay friends with him if he showed no interest. The truth was I wanted him to, badly, see me like I saw him. As it turns out, he did, and he chided me a little for being silly."