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I scowled at hi that If you want an easy ride then you find another tutor," I stated confidently I s thing

He cocked his head to the side, studyinghow serious I was After another minute he frowned and nodded "Fine But I don’t do libraries," he grury in the slightest, but I needed to get so at , just ignored hi Charlotte’s back as she chatted with a girl in front of her about fundraising for the IT depart behind me as alked to the table where a couple of our other friends were already sitting He plopped hiht next to me

I looked up just as Ricky and Luke walked into the canteen My back stiffened auto to approach me? I always ate lunch with him, every day for the last nineteen months I shifted on my seat aardly

Zach elbowed me in the side as Luke’s eyes flicked up and met mine I saw hurt and sadness on his face that just broke ain "Who’s that? Please tella jock! The nerd with the jock, how cliché," Zach mocked sarcastically frory retort, but nothing was co with tears and I willed theement and mouthed the word hi to uess, quarterback? Maybe the running back? H edto reuy even talking about? He smirked at me and slipped his arm around my shoulder I frowned and shifted so it would drop off, but he just adjusted his position and ain

Before I knehat happened, soLuke had sla, not at me, but at Zach

He leant over, his eyes fixed on Zach "Don’t touch her!" he growled, knocking Zach’s hand off of my shoulder

I frowned at Luke I hated it when he got all possessive, and it wasn’t even as if he had a right to anyhed "Luke, don’t start," I warned, looking at hi at Luke "So, you’re the one I need to thank? I’ve been trying to catch you all day just to say thanks for screwing up with Maisie If you hadn’t fked that little cheerleader on Friday night then I wouldn’t have had thehis hand up asped and jumped out of my seat, but before I could even open ed for him Zach shoved me backwards at the same time as he stepped forward in front of ed to catch myself before I fell on my ass I watched ide eyes as the two of the in theblow after blow on each other as people gasped and started heckling and clapping along, just like in a bad teen , as was Zach’s nose I screa Zach’s ar I was i arms wrapped aroundlanced up to see a furious looking Alex He stepped in front of ht it out Zach launched hi peoples’ lunches everywhere; he straddled Luke and punched him over and over in the face and chest He was a serious badass, and I was pretty sure that Luke hadn’t landed more than a couple of punches on Zach, and one of those was probably because he’d taken the tiers into Alex’s side as oodness sake Please?" I hated seeing Luke get hurt

"Let the new guy kill hi his head

"Alex, please?" I begged, pressing ht of it, but the sounds of the fight were rebounding off of the walls,

Alex sighed and nodded "Fine, but just stay out of the way You don’t ever step into the ?" he scolded, shaking his head atpair in ti to the floor, Luke now on top "Can we leave the safety lecture until later?" I cried, pointing at thehurt than breaking up the fight

He sighed and nodded again, turning on his heel He wrapped his arms around Luke fro, trying to kick Zach as he was dragged away a few steps I could see Alex talking into Luke’s ear, his face hard and angry, I had no idea what he was saying but by the distasteful look on Alex’s face he didn’t like touching Luke at all

Zach pushed himself up off of the floor; he s in ain Zach brushed off his clothes He didn’t look too bad at all; judging by the way he acted, he was probably used to getting in fights "Thanks again for screwing up, Luke She’s the best lay I’ve had in ages," he teased, grinning and winking at me

I scowled at hiain, but Alex grabbed hi his body between the two boys "Back off, Hannigan!" Alex shouted, shoving on Luke’s chest hard, ain over Alex’s shoulder "Yeah, back off, Hannigan," he teased, winking at Luke