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I stood up to walk over to Gavin a little, his head was hanging down, and his broas bunched I knew he didn’t expect ht he could chip away at me a little today, ht in front of hi his head up a little, he just bit the tip of his tongue and nodded, chuckling quietly, mostly embarrassed, I could tell I wanted to h You have to know, ht now at turning you down You’re kind of the resident hottie you know," I s honest Most of the fresh up at his door to ask for help with ridiculous things, just so they could talk to hier, I turned back tothan when I let hi honest," he half smiled "Brutally honest…"

"I’ hi You weren’t I just really hoped for a different response," he said, opening the door a little and backing out "I just haven’t met anyone quite like you…not since Maya You’re really sered onthe heat fro me to look down I held on to the side of the door to keep rounded, ready to close it if I needed to I flinched a bit when he reached up to sweep a few strands of hair from my face, but then shut my eyes when he tucked the atat me And I knew by that look, that we couldn’t be friends For hih

"Thanks, that was really nice of you to say," I said, sive back Unsure of what to do, I just reached up to hug hi," I whispered

Gavin hugged back, a full hug with everything that caertip slide behind raze the side of my cheek, and then he hovered by rinning as he backed fully away, and then turned to go upstairs

I closed the door as soon as he was gone and leaned back on it, pushing the hairs froirl that has boys fighting for her This ful I pulledup to the beatnik section Laundry could wait; I just wasn’t feeling it any htmare, and it just wouldn’t end

I left practice and headed straight for Nolan’s campus I didn’t haveto have to stop back at et there The ht about her and what happened, the ive her the chance to explain it away I was so pissed at ht-stand the night before, how could I blaht out thethe ot to her floor and saw that assle with his hands all over her He was leaving her roo in her ear The way she reacted to it, flushed and heated, was enough to send e

He backed away as she closed the door, and when he turned around, and stuffed his hands in his pockets with the huge-ass smile on his face, I just wanted to voot to the stairwell door "What are you doing here, Reed? She doesn’t want to see you," he said, not even h to make eye contact with me

"Who are you to tell ht

Gavin walked back into the stairwell, just s, and I followed him in He stopped after only a few steps and turned back to look down aton the handrail in a way that just oozed of condescension "I’uy that shows up every few days, and keeps her locked up in a fking box so she can’t really live?" He was attacking me with his words, and I could feel my pulse kick up in defense