The crowd fell silent when Kolton spoke those words. "Special person?" Whispers rippled through the gathering as every girl in the room turned to stare at Kimi with obvious envy burning in their eyes.
Kimi felt her breath catch in her throat. Her gaze dropped to the fork Kolton held mere inches from her lips, loaded with a perfect bite of cake. When she looked up, her friends wore expressions of complete bewilderment.
"Kimi."
Alvin's voice cut through her frozen state. She found him across the room, nodding encouragingly toward the offered dessert.
Taking a shaky breath, she parted her lips and accepted the bite. The sweetness dissolved on her tongue, but all she could focus on was how Kolton's dark eyes had locked onto her mouth. She started to lift her hand to check if there was frosting on her lips, but Kolton moved faster.
