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What did I really even know about Jessie Boone? He came from Collinsville, which meant he was probably poor If his prior address didn’t prove it, his junked out truck did His family was probably uneducated, which e him to succeed I bet he’d be the first person in his fah school

And how could I be attracted to a smoker? I had always found it to be so nasty and skanky, but soarette between his thuer when he put it to the side of his full lips was so incredibly sexy What rong with me? I wished he s, but he didn’t His fragrance was clean and masculine, yet woodsy, and it made me want to lean in closer for a deeper s the way he sht, not rance all over her entire body before the night was over

Fourth period zoo, I realized I had spent the entire class thinking about Jessie and hoould spend the evening with his date I did the sa, I practically ran to o?" I pleaded "I really need to get out of here"

She stood carelessly at her locker while I was dying "I’m ready Do you still need me to drive you by the dealership to pick up your car?"

"Yeah, we’re using it for the"That et to pick the s she needed fro up with Jessie on the walk to her car

"Hey, Claire, will I be seeing you at the bonfire?" Jessie asked, with a smirk on his face, al ive him a simple reply, but just like the day we ue and I was powerless to control what rolled off next "Well, I guess that all depends"

"On what?" he laughed

"If you spend the whole night screwing Gretchen then you won’t seeher, then you ht" The , I realized how jealous and rude I sounded, but it was too late because it was out there Shit I couldn’t even look at hi, Claire?" he asked, all innocent like

I shook retfully answered, "No You haven’t done anything wrong" And he hadn’t because we had no relationship and he didn’t have any type of obligation to me He was free to be hom ever he wanted and I wasn’t

"Like you said, I won’t see you if I decide to screw Gretchen all night, so in case I do that, let onized I wasn’t sure if he realized the effect of his words on ly suspected he did and that’s why he was pushing ht voht buttons to push to make me furious, jealous and nauseated at the saot in her car and she said, "Claire, he wants you to ask him to ditch Gretchen It’s so obvious"

She was so obsessed with the plan, but she failed to see the effect he had onin his truck parked next to us I wanted to get out and screaht When he looked aton me and all I had to do was say the words for him to dump her

I put my hand on the door handle nervously, but hesitated asout of oner for sure because I was no longer thinking strategy

I closedthe plan, Claire What is wrong with you?"

I couldn’t open et me out of here Now"

Payton couldn’t ot nervous about the plan because I was afraid he would see it on h with it so I wouldn’t tip her off as to hoas really feeling

After I spent the afternoon on the edge of hysterics, I picked Payton up and drove toward Harrison’s, listening as she explained the change in our plan "I’ve thought of a way to salvage the plan If he’s going to the bonfire with Gretchen then he plans to get laid tonight, but I’ve co any action I call it The Coitus Hiatus"

Payton could be on to soet hi him that you’re into him but you need some time to think about the situation with Forbes The Coitus Hiatus et about anything between the two of you if he touches Gretchen’s slide to unlock button because you don’t do The Penivore’s leftovers"

Daood, but there could be one flaw

"What if I don’t see hiets with Gretchen? That slut puppy is fast"