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"Avery, your dad called your phone a few tiht, of course," she says, quickly getting out of the pool

"What were you doin’ in there?" I hear hirunts and she disappears, yelling, "Thanks Nate, I’ll see you later"

Nice

I get out of the pool, pull a towel off the chair beside it and give Liaet to the garden I’et a lecture, probably the saoin’ on there, Nate?"

I give hi, Kelly?"

He leans his hip against the arch surrounded in colorful flowers "You’re hten "When did you think I became unaware of that?"

"The moment you saw her"

I narrow my eyes and cross my arms "Avery and I have created a friendship, an innocent one Since as it not okay to be friends with a member of the opposite sex?"

He steps close "Avery isn’t the kind of girl that can deal with heart break, Nathaniel Just you reirl for you"

"And she’s the kind of girl for you?"

His jaw tics It’s obvious towith the first option

"I’ve known Avery for a very long ti She’s coile"

"That’s the proble in his face "You treat her like a child She’s a grooman who is extre her friend--just like I aht just see that"

"Stay away frorowl "You don’t choose who I’m friends with, Kelly, and you certainly don’t dictate to me what I will and won’t do She’sher friend for you"

"You so much as touch her"

"This conversation is finished"

I turn and walk off, not letting his too deep, he’ll see that part of what he’s saying is right

She ood today," Lyn says, throwing her bag over her shoulder