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Molly laughed and said, “I might.”
“You might?”
“Well, youdidkiss me like that.”
“Yeah? How was it?” Finley smirked.
“Better than I imagined it would be.”
“You imagined it?”
“What part of me liking you forever was confusing to you, Fin?”
Finley just chuckled at first, but then her lips moved to Molly’s nose, and she kissed it before she also kissed Molly’s forehead.
“So, it was better?”
“Way better. It was real. You were really kissing me.”
“I’d like to do it again sometime, and more than once, if you let me.”
“I’ll let you tonight, if you want.”
“Idowant, but I have something I have to do tonight. Maybe tomorrow? I mean, we can kiss again right now, and maybe again, when we’re leaving, just to hold us over.”
“In the parking garage?” Molly asked.
“Too close to the office?” Finley checked.
“No, it’s not that.” Molly sighed. “Yes, on the kissing now and again later. And maybe tomorrow night, we can go out again?”
“Yes, to all of the above,” Finley replied and leaned in again.
Their lips were joined once more, but this time, Molly didn’t hesitate. She slipped her tongue inside Finley’s mouth, and Finley moaned in response to that. Before Molly knew it, her legs had moved ever so slightly apart, and Finley had settled between them. When Finley’s hips began moving on instinct, Molly pulled out of the kiss and shoved at Finley’s shoulders.
“Okay. We can’t dothathere, Finley.”
Finley laughed and said, “Sorry. They did that on their own. I was not in control.”
“We need to get out of here,” Molly said, fanning herself. “It’s a hundred degrees in this room.”
“Molly, it’s the server room. It’s, like, at least ten degrees cooler than it is at our desks.”
“Not right now, it’s not,” she argued as she straightened her clothes.
Then, she pulled on the door, opening it, and Finley followed her out into the hall. Just as Molly looked up, though, India had turned the corner leading right to where they were standing. Finley hadn’t noticed her at first, it seemed, as she was still laughing a little, so Molly reached behind herself and moved her hand around a bunch to get her to pay attention. She didn’t even have to turn around to verify that Finley had noticed India because the laughter stopped instantly.
“Hey,” Finley said.
“Hi,” India replied, but wasn’t looking at Finley at all; she was staring right into Molly’s eyes. “I’ve got a meeting,” she added, still staring at Molly.
“Okay,” Finley replied.
India walked toward them, eyed Molly some more, and then walked by without saying anything else.
“Shit,” Molly said.
“It’s okay. She doesn’t know anything.”
