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I was heading to Sarah’s withsuitcase, when I ran into Gavin in the elevator He see me, and I wasn’t so sure how to react to hi to psych, dropping the class under eain next semester--hopefully withto be rude, I ss "Heading ho for the obvious question This was clearly polite conversation

"Oh, uh…yeah I’ood to have a car at ho out with the girls?"

"Yeah, I’ in with Sarah Calley took their car, and I like having so the rest of the elevator ride go silent We were both staring at the floor noorking hard not to make eye contact with one another I don’t knohatand ere both wheeling our bags out, but so made me, like I needed closure "So, see you in January?"

Gavin just nodded slowly at first, stopping in the lobby and looking down at his feet "Yeah, uh…probably not, Noles I’ into Cortez Hall It’s just a better spot forin his bottom lip a bit uncomfortably

"Oh," I said softly, a little confused by this inforht not have to see hiain "Well, maybe I’ll see you on campus, or in another class sometime"

"Yeah…that’d be nice Iand pulling his beanie on his head "Take care of yourself, okay?"

I just nodded in return and let him walk out well before e was strange, but there really was no way around that I’d ht that I ave me hope, and there just wasn’t roo back to Coolidge on Sunday evening because of soed to squeeze into for the weekend Sarah’s dance had really evolved She was constantly being requested for senior choreography projects and being put in showcases at the arts college I loved to watch her The things her body could do were truly ah personality atching her bend and twist in ways so beautiful they al the rest of her things late Sunday afternoon while I texted back and forth with Reed He was at so for the Selection Sunday announcement for the Rose Bowl Our conversations were playful, and our texts were flirtatious, but never anythingmake-out session I still hadn’t asked about Jenny, but Reed also never brought her up

I was so anxious for our next date, and for being hoht after Christet to spend New Year’s together, but there was so ware always had a holiday festival in the streets of the dohere every historic building rapped in lights, and families came out to share desserts, cocoa and popcorn It was one of the best things about being in a small town

The news cut in for a live shot where Reed was sitting with Trig and a few other players along with their coach I texted hi him a little, just to ht want to check your hair

The camera was still on him, and I saw him look in his lap to read h his hair and buhed out loud

You are such a girl I was just kidding : - P

I saw a smirk spread across his face next, and he looked directly into the caain and shot back a quick e The station went to a commercial break just then

That was not nice…but funny as hell

My save ht away

Hey, so…wanna er?

I waited, and he wrote back in seconds

Hrinned and slid down into the sofa so I could hide a little fros up in her kitchen