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"But you got your scholarship back"

"I was thinking of becoed until Jessica feared they’d pop out of her head, and then she fell over on the bed laughing "You hadthere for a minute, Jess"

"I’m serious I can take most of the classes online--"

"Have you lost your mind? What a horrible, thankless job"

Jessica scowled "I don’t think so I can’t think of aaddict--"

"His name is Trey"

"All that tiiven you so to be a great lawyer, Jess You’re so sically"

Jessica snorted derisively It was apparent that Beth had never seen her when she was around Sed There was nothing logical about her interactions with the h day Sleep on it I’ with law school is what’s best for you"

"I’ they knohat’s best for me This is my life and I should be able to do whatever I ith it"

"Just sleep on it, okay? And proo to the first day of classes For your bestest best friend" Beth offered an exaggerated pout

"Yeah, fine, whatever Now get out of ht snack with you"

Jessica would go to the first day of classes, but just to prove to herself that law school wasn’t for her It had nothing to do with Sed The big jerk

God, she missed him already

Chapter 40

Jessica found a seat near the front of the lecture hall Old habits died hard Because she was taking Ellington’s class with students a year behind her, she didn’t know anyone That was okay She wasn’t there to socialize, she was there to decide if she was dropping out or working her ass off to get this grade up to an A As if There was no way Ellington would ever give her an A Jessica knew she was setting herself up for failure That idea settled in the pit of her sto out one hell of an ulcer It just seemed a shame to waste all her hard work And all that money Just to… fail She took a deep breath You can do this, Jessica You can You are not a failure But she felt like one It took a great deal of fortitude just to stay in her seat If she hadn’t just attended an inspiring Criminal Law seminar with one of her favorite professors, who had re law, she’d have already been out the door

An attractive young man sat down beside her "Hello," he said, "I’m Curtis Are you in this class?"

Jessica nodded, not wanting to talk to Curtis She wasn’t too fond of men, especially attractiveyou?"

"Not really" She pulled her laptop out of her backpack and booted it up She had a sinking suspicion that the reason Dr Ellington hated her so much was exactly this Excessive uys in the class to surround her, lean toward her, try to initiate her in conversation, but they always did Always had Probably alould She considered getting up andto a vacant corner, but doubted that would keep therab a coffee with me after class?" Curt asked