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ore he reaches out, his

arm at the party, everything in me had seized up. But his hand lying gently over mine doesn't trigger

know me either. Not the real me. Not the one

or the familiar knives of p

prise when

his. "Is it so difficult to believe that what

before carefully slipping my

e learned, the biggest problem with rules is when you start bending or breaking them. After that

ford to careen

ag

Surprisingly, they hadn't. In the two weeks I've been on campus, the only one I've suffered from was when

t a non-d

f my thoughts, I re

sly like a way of sne

hing to eat." One of his brows hikes up across h

cour

goes out of her way to make new friends. Sure, I hang out with Brooklyn. And I

other words-hanging out, drinking myself silly with a crowd of strang

don't

anym

the icy cold memories that are sl

ad I'm willing

nd with gentle fingers. "Are you all right?" I stiffen,

happen, I force the stiff corne

shoving them into my brown leather bag. Refusing to make eye contact, I shoot to my

lize there will ne

rprisingly agile as he rises

he library. You'll probably end up with a killer headache if you don't eat

wer lip. My gaze slides to him as I silently weigh t

dange

el things you a

it. "But this is not a date," I add. "It's just like

't mean

gain as if re-soli

lips upward. "You're finally

ny real anger toward him.

olds the door ope

e. I give him a little side-eye, wondering if he's aware of the effect he has on the opposite sex. I remember the g

fan favorite with t

n starting anything with him. Even if he's dreamy in the looks department

ost w

ut his manner. No appreciative or lingering looks. In fact, there's no checking out of any kind going on

t even blink in

isa's pretty face, she doesn't

it comes down to it, I don't want to like Cole. There's already way too much to like about him. I can

already regretting this decision. Instead of turning towa

are we

r here. I thought we could

n my tracks. "We're no

wiches are fantastic. Not to mention fast. Much

eady been settled, he wal

fall, making the shadows stre

brary. If we go to the Union, you'd have to walk all the way across campus. Either wa

ly, I trail

s makes sen

n at our clasped hands before glancing at him in confusion. Of course, there's a smile ti

dredges up inside me. They would be so mu

eat in a voice that sounds

ver yo

only makes

e through the parking lot unt

fore one brow rises. "Yo

slow smile spreads across his f

s a real love affair going on between them. I almost smirk.

ck to the vehicle. She really is a beauty. Electric bl

letely taken in by

wrong. When he remains silent, I glance over at him. I've seen enough muscle ca

stangs. Those we

But I really love Camaros. It's been ov

slips fr

s, he says, "I think I m

e car, or cars in general for that matter, their minds literally explode. It's ridiculous, no

n I refer to them as hers. Weird, I know, but there's just something beautiful and s

8 engine. She's gorgeous." I glare. "You

gain," he murmurs. His voic

eat with more emphas

per it real slow-like. Maybe lick your lips a

head. "Come on, let's go. I've got a lot of studying to get through

lide onto the soft-as-butter leather seat, he reaches across my body to fasten the bel

dy. You better watch out

e?" I

into place as his attention stays pinn

rom his to stare out the windshield before

's t

re tha

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ely dan