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Bo’s o, and vice versa You never go anywhere without your battle buddy, including (or maybe especially) the bars

Yours,

Noah

Grace

"Cal," Lana said for what seelass of Vodka and pink lee student’s version of the Cosmo

"What’s up with you, anyway?" A just enough to feel good before we hit the frat party Knohen to shoas just as i in the backyard would be cheap and watered down Kegs kept in the kitchen or interior bar, surrounded by all the brothers in the house, would be

"I’m sorry about this afternoon and the photo shoot," I told Amy "I’m totally on board for tomorrow"

Amy waved her hand dismissively "It was fine Lana called and said you had eaten so at the café?" She gave a little shudder "Tomorrow is perfect More of the house will be there"

I threw Lana a grateful look, and she just patted me on the back "You’d do it for me," she mur junior college transfers or fresha hookup

I didn’t want to answer questions about Noah I didn’t want to think about his, then perhaps I could make that happen It orth a try, anyway

"Depends on what you’re looking for One night hookup? Fresh through tubes of lip-gloss "And can I recoht? Your wardrobe suggests that you’re gearing up to haul logs out of the forest If you’re ai for Paul Bunyan, then your collection of plaid shirts is a great start--otherwise choose so that isn’t flannel," Lana said

I looked down at irl look was in"

"Maybe at State, where Josh goes In fact, isn’t that Josh’s shirt?"

I looked away guiltily It was Josh’s shirt I’d stolen a few things from him this summer He either didn’t notice or didn’t care, because he never said a word But Lana had already seen my expression and started to wrestle the shirt off a she does I stood there in my thin, ribbed tank top, and Lana looked atone eyebrow at uy-who-shall-not-be-naot back fro in Alaska?"

"Hot," Ime into her room and throw a silky blue shirt at me "Put this on with your denim skirt and take off your sneakers"

I looked at the shirt I wasn’t even sure how to put it on There were long straps and a sheet of fabric on one side "Are you oes underneath?"

"No," Lana snorted and pulled my tank up over my arms Surprised, I let her manipulate me like a doll The blue satin turned out to be a halter top with a low scoop back and ties around the neck It had an elasticized waist that helped keep it in place I grudgingly adood style for me

The shirt had a low back, so I couldn’t wear a bra Unlike Lana, I had a generous C cup Not wearing a bra made me feel like I was completely naked Plus, everyone would be able to tell if the te at my chest

"Lana, I can’t wear this I feel like a soods"

"You’ll wear it and stop co s that connected in the middle

"Is this supposed to be a bra? It looks like two uninflated balloons connected by plastic"

She reached out to grab it back from me "Works for me I’ll be sure to stare at your tits to see if I need to bring a sweater"

I hugged the balloons todefective birthday favors under my shirt"

"Well?" she asked after I had attached the sticky silicone to my skin

"It fits"

"I’ that into ‘my God, Lana, your taste is exquisite’"

"My God, Lana, your taste is exquisite," I repeated dutifully

Lana quickly tied the knot around ht the shirt for you last weekend"

I could feel the ends of ainst my bare back "I still don’t feel comfortable about the back"

"We can tape it just in case," Lana brought out some double-stick tape and adhered the folded seam of the blouse to my back Double-stick tape was Lana’s answer to every fashion eency She carried strips of it in her purse and herfor reasons to join a sorority, learning how to avoid visible panty lines, exposed bra straps, and wardrobe ood as any

"There," she said slapping o"

I went to slip on ave me the stink eye and held up a pair of low-heeled strappy sandals in the same sky blue as my blouse "No way," I said

"They match," Lana replied

" I won’t wear heels, but I’ll wear my ballet flats" I would be the only one Lana’s feet were shod with pencil-slies Thankfully, I was slightly taller than average and didn’t feel like I was standing a Lana more time to launch a shoe offensive, I scurried to my bedroom and pulled out a pair of silver flats The parts of hed, were my calves, ankles, and feet They were so nice that even strangers noticed, and I tried to focus on the exposed

One tio to shop, we stopped at a shoe store a classmate had raved about A shoe clerk had stroked my instep and stuck his phone number in the shoebox I was creeped out and never returned to that store, but I always reer thought my feet were a turn on Yay! Quickly followed by, E

I sawover the back of ht The color of the blue top looked perfect with reen in my hazel eyes The blousiness at the botto thatout

And s-- off the best part If Noah was there, I definitely wasn’t going to be e All , no