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"Oh, you ot the chance to kick his ass?" It still irritatesabout it I could have had him if Holder hadn’t stepped in

"Yeah," Holder confirht about Sky and Six, but I didn’t knoho they were at the time I think that’s where you heard her na her hands in the air and looking at me like I’m crazy "What do you inity? What the hell, Daniel?"

Holder puts a reassuring hand on Sky’s lower back "It’s cool, babe He just said it to piss Grayson off because I was about to kick the idiot’s ass for the way he was talking about you"

Sky is shaking her head, still confused "But you didn’t even know me You just said it was a few days before youshit aboutfor his answer I never thought about it then, but that is odd that he was pissed over Grayson’s comments when he didn’t even know Sky at the ti about you," he says, leaning in to kiss Sky on the side of the head "It made me think he probably talked about Les the same way and it pissed me off"

Shit Of course he would think that Now I really wish he had let ht

"That’s sweet, Holder," Six says "You were protecting her before you even knew her"

Holder laughs "Oh, you don’t know the half of it, Six"

Sky looks up at him and they smile at each other, almost like they have some sort of secret, then they both turn their attention back to the pictures on the floor in front of the about the pictures they’re looking through

"For the yearbook," Six says, answering me She sets the bowl of ice cream on the bed beside her, then pulls her feet up and sits cross-legged "Apparently we’re supposed to sube, so Sky is going through the pics Karen gave her"

"You go to the sa to the fact that she included herself in the explanation of the assign I would remember her, especially if she’s Sky’s best friend

"I haven’t been to that school since junior year," she says "But I’ll be there once Monday rolls around" She says it like she’s not at all looking forward to it

I can’t help but s to see this girl on a recurring basis "So does thatour lunchroorab the bowl of ice cream she didn’t finish and pull it to me, then take a bite

She watches me as I close my lips around the spoon and pull it out ofat the spoon "I could have herpes, you know," she says

I grin at her and wink "You sohs, but her bowl is suddenly ripped fro me off the bed My feet hit the floor and he shoveshis grip on my shirt as he lowers himself back to the floor next to Sky

"What the hell, h What the hell?

"She’s Sky’s best friend," he says, waving a hand in Six’s direction "You’re not allowed to flirt with her If the two of you s weird and I don’t want that Now leave and don’t co the perverted thoughts I know are going through your head right now"

For the first time in my life, I think I’ree with hiest mistake he could possiblyo and do that? You just in to make my way back out theOnce I’h and look at him "You should have told me I should date her, then I more than likely wouldn’t have been interested But you had to go and make her forbidden, didn’t you"

"Gee, Daniel," Six says, unenthusiastically "Glad to know you think of e" She looks at Holder as she stands up from the bed "And I didn’t realize I had a fifth overprotective brother," she says, uys later I probably need to go ruh lances back at me as I step aside and allow Six to cliivesthat Six is completely off-limits to me I raise my hands in defense, then pull theshut after Six is outside She walks a few feet to the house next door and begins to clih that

"Do you take short-cuts through s all the ti toward her Once she’s inside, she spins around and leans her head out "This would beme inside Thishas been out of commission for almost a year and I have no plans to reopen for business"

She tucks her shoulder-length blonde hair behind her ears and I take a step back, hoping a little distance will allowthe walls of my chest But now that Holder has stupidly declared her off-liure out a way to recommission her

"You really have four older brothers?"

She nods I hate the fact that she has four older brothers, but only because it presents four more reasons why I shouldn’t date her Add that to HolderI’ll be able to think about now

Thanks, Holder Thanks a lot

She rests her chin in her hands and stares at ht right on her face and she looks like a fucking angel I don’t even know if people should use the words fucking and angel in the saht structure, but shit She really looks like a fucking angel with her blonde hair and big eyes I’m not even sure what color her eyes are because it’s dark and I didn’t really pay attention ere in Sky’s bedroom, but whatever color they are, it’s my new favorite color

"You’re very charismatic," she says

Jesus Her voice completely slays me "Thanks You’re pretty cute yourself"

She laughs "I didn’t say you were cute, Daniel I said you were charismatic There’s a difference"

"Not much of one," I say "You like Italian?"

She frowns and pulls back a few inches like I just insulted her "Why would you ask me that?"

Her reaction confuses me I have no idea how that comment could have offended her "Uhhave you never been asked out on a date before?"