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When she blinked, she could feel wetness on her lashes and was afraid she was going to start full-on crying any second now But she couldn’t Not here in the middle of campus, not when she’d seen sothe past feeeks and there was a good chance soet some place where no one could see her, Serena ducked off the h the doors of a randouy’s broad chest

"Whoa," he said as his size and her speed nearly sent her toppling backward He had to put his hands around her waist to keep her froot you"

His voice sizzled through her systeh her…and she looked up, stunned, into Sean Morrison’s green eyes

CHAPTER FIVE

He’d been s at her, but the moment he saw her face--and the fact that she’d obviously been about to lose it--his s? Did I hurt you?"

She shook her head, but before she couldover her Not in a deliberately sexy way, but with concern

"No," she finally said, although given how his touch washer feel, the word sounded like it had at least two syllables "You didn’t hurt ain, and he was still frowning at her "But you’re upset" His frown deepened as he asked, "Did another jerk bother you for a picture?"

"No" Although in uys who hadn’t even bothered to hide their dirty thoughts about her

"Then what happened?"

"It’s nothing," she said automatically

"I doubt that," he said softly, and fro into her eyes, she knew he could see he was right

Sisters, she rey that he had sisters She could guess that he’d probably spent plenty of ti thes hurt

Still…she didn’t know him, so it felt risky to trust him Besides, hoould it sound if she told him how much her professor creeped her out? Or how lonely she felt in her crowded dorh she was surrounded by a hundred other people? Or how she wished she could just be nor into you like that" She ly, just as co hall will be closing soon and since I rab soain or try to keep her froestion had the saet pizza with me?"

She could still see the concern in his eyes, but he was doing his best to rin "Have you eaten at Pizza My Heart on University yet?"