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Reed pulled rabbed my hand and led me out to the dance floor at Cooler’s The place was really a dive bar, but it had such a huge following and was always packed The dance floor was a giant stretch of polished concrete; the graffiti that decorated it had been sealed in place by the glaze on the floor I wondered if you would actually reach anyone if you dialed the 1980s phone nuible but still there
Sarah started dancing the ainst souy that Reed nodded an okay to--just to let Sarah knoas safe Reed wasn’t s So did I Sloaying in his arainst his heart, was the best place in the world We stayed like that for two or three songs in a row before Reed kissed my head and led ht a glimpse of Sarah out on the dance floor with Arinding in sync With their curves and exposed skin, it was no wonder that they drew the eyes of ether And it wasn’t a surprise when Trig had to step in, and, on occasion, throw a punch or two to get Amy back to himself Sarah thrived under the attention, and I was constantly worried about her getting in over her head She had a knack for going houy
"So, you tell him yet?" Sarah said, a little too loudly, as she slid into the chair next to me and reached for her beer
"Uh, no…and I won’t need to if you keep shouting shit out loud like that," I scolded her
"Pfft," she took a big drink, set the bottle down hard and leaned in to h here, Nolan, but you can’t be a chicken about this It’s a sucky situation But it’s not just going to fix itself And it’s not just about you"
I knew everything she was saying And I knew she was just dishing out her own brand of tough love It was the only kind of love the Perez sisters kne to serve But add that to the fact that she orking on a pretty good buzz, and it was starting to get obnoxious
"Yeah, I hear you," I said forcefully, hoping she’d get the point and drop it
She stood and pushed her e up behind her "Sure you do, Nolan; you hearher chair back into the table and taking off for the dance floor
"What’s her deal?" Reed asked
"Who knows; so, whatever," I was flippant and lying It ht But I kept upafter my tiff with Sarah, and I was pretty sure she was done with rab her purse and told us she’d just meet me back at home to drive back to campus Sunday I watched her leave with Mr Tall Frat Boy, ad it up so easily "Hypocrite," I thought torumpy with Sarah, that’s all," I said, a half-truth
"You wanna call it a night?" Reed said, standing and stretching His beautiful broad body doubledjeans and tight, black T-shirt I felt defensive, ready to fend off the dozens of college co-eds drooling and begging for a chance to take hi hi with A her body for the world to see
"Uho," Reed laughed
The drive back to Reed’s was quiet I knehy I wasn’t talking, and I had a guess as on Reed’sup his draft options with s I felt like such a terrible person Here he was, pausing his own drea just to oing to ruin it all anyway
Reed cracked open thein his dorot there to let a little bit of the breeze in It was still warht, but the desert air s in seehts off and sloalked to me He reached for the bottom of my shirt as he pulled me closer, until I crashed into hi on his bed with me on his lap