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Unable to say those words, I shook my head

Her face fell "I’m so sorry"

"Thanks," I croaked out

I wasn’t very talkative after that The whole "refreshed" mood evaporated e missed the bus to west ca me by the time we hit the arts center, and they still ached when I hobbled out at the end of class

God kno long I had to worry with these crutches My lips slipped into a scowl as I tried to balance myself and pull down the back of my shirt It would be so much easier if I didn’t have classes on both sides of the campus I could drop o from my dorhts off Dropping classes was like quitting Giving up I would not do that No matter how much of a pain in my ass this would beco me to almost topple over as I stood on the pavilion

I almost asked her how she knew, but then I realized that she was just teasing me I wanted to tell Calla about us, but I needed to tell Caely, it didn’t seem real until then Like if I couldn’t announce it on Facebook, then it hadn’t happened yet

I rolled my eyes at that and turned to her "I’ll see you later"

She waved good-­bye as I painstakinglyzone Jase got out and jogged around to ray knit skullcap he wore I decided it was a good look for hi them in the back, and when he turned toto kiss me hello My insides tensed He stopped short, let out a deep breath, and then cupped o," he said, and I shivered at the deepness in his voice

Once he was in the Jeep, I glanced over at hi?"

"Yeah" His gaze flicked to the rearviewaround the bend With a quick, satisfied grin, he pulled out before they could get hi Jack was sick all night Throwing up"

"Oh no, is he okay?"

He nodded "He’s got a bug Doc said he just needed to drink lots of fluids and rest He’ll be out of school the rest of the week He was pretty upset about that"

"Really?"

"Yeah, he loves his teacher and going to school" He paused, rubbing his chin "Hopefully he stays like that"

I leaned toward hi to school when you were little?"

"Yes"

"Did it stay that way?"

He laughed "Hell no I skipped h He will be different"

I s better this weekend, I thought we couldI don’t know, take hierly, a little nervous What if Jack woke up oneand decided he hated

Since a lot of students had already bailed for the four-­day weekend, we didn’t have any proble spot near the Den, and the place was practically e-­legged steps toa slice of pizza I opted for a hot dog and fries--­breaking up the ot an entire pizza judging by the stacks of slices on his plate

Sitting down across fro "I’ up to Pennsylvania?"

"We are" Cam swiped a handful of fries offtonight"

"Excited?" I asked Avery

She nodded rapidly, causing her high ponytail to bounce "I’ve never been there, so I can’t wait"

"What are you guys planning to do there?" Jase dropped an elbow on the table, and as he leaned forward, he picked up the second slice of pizza and lowered his other hand under the table "I mean, what do you do in the Poconos? Stare at trees?"

Ca--­I’ She’s never done it"

Ashis right leg against my left one A second later, his hand landed just abovehalfway toa boat on Saturday," Caful look that ? Oh God

Cam frowned at rabbed"So, u that hed, but I was too focused on Jase’s hand curving over h I took a deep breath when he leaned over, plucking up a few fries, using the closeness to his advantage

His hand slipped between hs

Oh my God

Heat flooded my face as I duckedto one point, right where his hand was heading He wouldn’t do it

"What kind of boat is it?" Jase asked, and dear God, he sounded co totally wasn’t even on ers brushing the band covering the zipper of htened around the hot dog Pieces of the bun cruo any farther No way

"So what are you doing?" Avery asked, resting her chin in her hands