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"It's just fine," Emery told him, still smiling softly.
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Noah grinned, flinging himself at her and kissing her hard.
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Emery beamed, kissing him back and draping her arms around his neck.
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Noah kissed her and kissed her, and then he heard a door open. Max.
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Emery pushed him off her, trying not to laugh as he asked what they were doing. "Nothing, just scrolling through the media." She lied, scrambling for her phone and quickly opening TikTok. "Uh-huh, sure." Max scoffed, yawning as he retreated up to his room. When the door shut, Emery let out a breath a laugh. "Shocked he bought it," She mused, turning back to Noah as she tossed her phone aside.
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Noah was a little shocked she pushed him away so quick, until he noticed Max was there. His face flushed bright red and his eyes flicked down to his hands. He was embarrassed, but even more than that he was hurt. Max had seen them kiss and make out before, he knew they were together, and they'd seen Max with girls, but he didn't expect Em to shove him away so quick. Was she embarrassed to be seen kissing him? He was just getting back to normal after everything that had happened... His thoughts were cut off when she spoke again. Noah remained beet red and nodded, not able to look her in the eye. "Yeah..." he muttered. "Uh- I'm gonna go get ready for bed," he muttered, going off to the bathroom and getting in the shower.
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"Alright," She replied simply, not paying any mind until her eyes caught a glimpse of his red face. Emery had only pushed him away since Max had told her that he was trying to stop, and if she and Noah were kissing, he had threatened to kick her them out since he would be tempted to go get another girl. She thought it was stupid, yet she had to follow it since the only other place to go was the dorm and.....yeah, a few reasons she wanted to not go back to the dorm were: 1.Thin walls 2. Bad water pressure 3. Beds were uncomfy 4. Did I put thin walls in here yet? If not then, thin walls 5. At one point she discovered a family of mice in the bathrooms 6. There were leaks in almost every room 7. More to which i'm not going to name, since, if you think of the worst thing somebody could find in a dorm, double it. She just needed to go explain to him, after noting he was hurt. Hopefully he would understand... she really hoped he would.
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Noah got in the shower, cleaning himself up, and crying. Did she really not want to be seen kissing him that she couldn't be seen kissing him in front of her brother? He just felt... awful. Eventually, Noah got out and got dressed for bed. Usually, he slept with just sweats on, but after what happened tonight, he felt so self-conscious that he put on a t-shirt, just to cover himself up a little more. He crawled into bed, still feeling pretty awful.
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Emery eventually got up when she heard him get out, heading into their room and leaning on the doorframe. "Can we talk? About....earlier?" She asks, wanting to explain.
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"Whats there to talk about?" he muttered, putting that wall between them back up, protecting himself, or so he thought, and hiding his emotions away.
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