Chapter 96: Enough Sweets?

The following day, Dylan finally left Darren's place late at night after listening to Darren’s brief account of the kiss. Darren had only managed to utter, "I kissed her," which left Dylan thoroughly unimpressed. How could his best friend be so... bland? Who described a kiss like that? It was almost as if Darren didn’t grasp the significance of what had happened. Once Dylan left, Darren had time to sort through his jumbled thoughts. With the arrival of a new day, fresh ideas began to form in his mind. He decided to observe Christina’s reaction to the kiss before allowing himself to stress too much over it. Since he had a reason to talk to Nora anyway, he figured he could use that as an excuse to see Christina as well. Darren stood outside their door, waiting patiently after ringing the doorbell. Throughout the night, his mind had replayed not just the kiss, but also the moment when Christina hugged him at the bus stop—right before slapping him, of course. He didn’t hold it against he