Calvin winced as Emily scooted away from him. Why had he kissed her? It had been a terrible idea and it seemed like it was going to mess everything up. It wasn't fair, he hadn't meant to make Emily upset, he'd just--
"I kissed you because I wanted to," he said, caught half way between defiant (he was tired of whatever he wanted being wrong) and ashamed -- because I wanted to, was there anything more selfish than that?
"I'm sorry," he added, even though Emily had said not to apologize. "I thought -- I mean, I wasn't thinking. I just--" He sighed. "I know you don't think of me that way, we should just forget it happened like you said." Or at least quit talking about it, he never really forgot anything, but he could try to pretend if he was given half a chance.