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I looked up from the paper when I heard the door open.
“Hey guys,” I said to Adeline and Kaku when they came into the living room. “How was the date?”
“It was great,” Kaku said.
“And a long time coming,” Adeline added.
“I’m glad you two finally figured out you like each other,” I said.
“I think we both knew for a while. It just took a while to actually admit it to each other,” Adeline said.
“I still say it was love at first sight,” Kaku said, putting an arm around Adeline.
“That’s sweet,” Adeline said.
“That’s bullshit,” I said.
“No, it isn’t,” Kaku said.
“Yes, it is,” I said. “Besides you two met as kids.”
“What does that have to do with it?” Kaku asked.
“Kids don’t know anything about love,” I said.
“I wouldn’t say that,” Adeline said.
“But you agree with me on the love thing, right?” I asked. “I mean have you ever actually seen that outside of a crappy book?”
Adeline didn’t answer. I looked over my shoulder to see what had gotten her attention. Lucci had come in.
“What are you bickering about?” Lucci asked.
“They’re debating if love at first sight exists,” Adeline said.
“I say it does,” Kaku said.
“And I say it doesn’t,” I said.
“I’m staying indifferent,” Adeline said. “Care to add your thoughts?”
“Well if it doesn’t exist then I don’t know how else to describe how I felt about Emery when I first saw her,” Lucci said.
“Yeah, right, like you know anything about emotions,” I said. “I’m gonna go to my room and leave you three to keep talking crazy.”
I made it halfway down the hall before I stopped. I turned around and rushed back to the living room.
“Wait a minute,” I said.
“And the lightbulb went off,” Adeline said.
“Did you just admit that you loved me?” I asked.
“No,” Lucci said.
Surprisingly, Adeline and Kaku both smacked him upside the head. The glare he gave them was enough to make your blood run cold.
“Should we run?” Kaku asked.
“Oh yeah,” Adeline said.
With that they were both out the door.
“If you weren’t such a smartass they wouldn’t do that,” I said.
“It got them to leave though didn’t it?” Lucci asked.
“Does that mean you’ll answer my question now?” I asked.
He used his thumb and his forefinger to tilt my head up before kissing me.
“Yes,” Lucci said.
“You know, maybe they’re on to something after all with this love at first sight thing,” I said before pulling him in for another kiss.