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✨EXCERPT: THE GEEK AND THE GHOST by @cambriahebert releasing July 10th!
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“Not a cuddler, huh?”
I jolted. “W-what?” Then, “N-no. I like to cuddle.” At least, I thought I did.
“Yeah? Then what’s with the statue imitation?” he wondered, gesturing to me with his free hand.
I realized then that I was stiff as a board, trying to hold my own weight. “Uhhh…”
“It’s cool, Pip,” he said, starting to pull away. “I respect a personal space enthusiast.”
A what? I wondered, only to realize he was almost completely gone.
“Wait!” I panicked, grabbing his forearm and squeezing.
He glanced at where I clutched him and then at my face.
“I’m not that,” I implored.
“What?”
“A space enthusiast,” I said, still not sure what that even was but knowing I wasn’t it. “I’m just—” I said, nerves getting the better of me and numbing my tongue. You ever tried to talk with a numb tongue? It was like someone unplugging your mouth.
Do not recommend.
He waited, and when I said nothing, he started to get up. Again.
“No one’s ever cuddled with me before!” I burst out, words overly enunciated as if my tongue had to prove itself.
Dark eyebrows flew up his face. “Say what now?”
Slumping, I dropped my face. “I’ve never cuddled,” I mumbled. Then, “I thought you were gonna kick me out.”
“I’m sorry. The subtitles on this conversation seem to be broken. I’m going to need you to repeat that in something other than mumble.”
“Maybe you’re the one who’s hard of hearing,” I muttered.
He drew back. “Did your tone just grow teeth?”
Of course he heard that. I heaved a loud sigh. “No one’s ever cuddled me before.”
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