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Chapter One

Sam

What exactly was the protocol for leaving tauy’s freakishly neat bathroom, at that? Well, it was half

I opened and shut the cabinet door a few ti pink box Maybe I should have gotten a different box to put the tampon placement? I let the door stay shut and backed away fro

Myrested on the left side of the sink, but my lotions and army of haircare products I’d need to tame my unruly curls in the southern humidity consumed more than my allotted counter space and one of the newly eirl in here

Screw it, I lived here now, too, and so did my tampons…for all of twelve hours I walked down the hall to my room, careful to tiptoe past h mine, directly across from it Just because I was up at six forty-five am didn’t mean he needed to be, and a rude wake-up wasn’t the first impression I wanted to make

“Ti into my room, one hand behind her back Best friend or not, she looked way too happy for this early, glowing fros I didn’t want to know about with her boyfriend, Josh The boyfriend I now quasi-lived with, along with his best friend, Jagger, and the other guy, whose nairl Well, there were aard situations and there was lanced around at the half-unpacked boxes “Whoa Did you sleep at all?”

“A few hours” Barely at all “You’re going to wake those guys if you’re not quiet”

“Please Grayson got ho a half hour ago Why do you think I’ave far more information than I wanted

Grayson That’s right “They left already? TheyAnd as for you two, ugh I swear Insane” And enviable

She laughed in response and handedshe’d kept behind her back “Welcome to Alabama!”

“You live in Tennessee”

“Hey, as a part-time Alabamian…or whatever, I’m allowed to say welco

I took it, tossing the cri up the maroon V-neck tee that spelled out troy across the chest A smile erupted onsince I’d felt happy that I alnize the emotion

“New start New school New shirt” She grinned and pulled“I know you don’t start suood day to give that to you”

I gave her a squeeze before I let go “Thank you Seriously If it wasn’t for you tellingto letme pack all that furniture…”

“That’s e’re here for Oh! I alot” She pulled a piece of paper from her pajama pants pocket “Wi-Fi password I know you have a Skype date with your mom You ready for coffee?”

“Hell, yes Is that even a question?”