Chapter 54

“So, he didn’t kiss you back?” Kneeling in front of her in the tight cubicle. Abby was still limiting the damage to Rose’s make-up with Kleenex and water, brushing her hair out and trying to bring some sense of normal back to her ravaged look.

“No…Yes…No… I don’t know!” She was sitting on the toilet lid, no longer crying, having recapped the sorry tale already.

“Well, he either did, or he didn’t!” Abby rummaged for a lip balm and started using it on Rose’s mouth.

“He stopped me, but not like right away. He didn’t pull away. He just held me a second, mouth to mouth. Like a kiss but not an open mouth, let’s take it further, kiss. Just lips pressed on lips. Just stopped and waited for a second to pull away.” Rose sighed and took the balm herself to apply a generous layer. Her mouth felt swollen from repeated lip biting when she had been howling her eyes out.

“So, he did kiss you. He just didn’t let it get out of hand?” Abby said thoughtfully.

“I think he w