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High School: Sophomore Year

"He is so dreamy God, Court, I can’t believe he asked you!"

I rolled my eyes as my best friend, Whitley, jumped up and doith excitement I knew I should have waited until later and told her on the phone

"Jesus, Squeak, keep it down I don’t want the whole world knowing," I said in a hushed voice as I pulled her into the girls’ restroom

"Lollipop, Noah Wylie just asked you to the prom The prom! Your brother’s best friend, who you have lusted over for the last…howup and down again

I couldn’t help but giggle It was true I’d been lusting after him ever since I could rereen eyes that felt like they piercedto freak when he found out, which made this all the sweeter

"Court, what did you say?" Whitley asked as she clapped her hands

I shrugged my shoulders "I told him I’d think about it"

"What?" Whit yelled out

I lost it, laughing, fro, Squeak I said yes, but I told hi a piece of ass, he had another thing coainst the sink, shaking her head "Court, he would never expect you to sleep with him I mean, my God, he’s your brother’s best friend, and Tyler would kill hiain "I hope so When I said it, I was kidding, but he got a funny look in his eyes It did soot turned-on by it"

"Shit, Court You wouldn’t…sleep with hiave her a wicked s I’ve ever dreamed of, but I don’t think I could do that I’ ready to leave for college I wantwith Prince Char h why he asked lance, and he’s always treated me like…well, like I’ smile "Maybe he’s liked you this whole ti the nerve to ask you out"

I s for a dress this weekend I knoe have a few irl can never start looking too early for a dress!"

Whit started with the whole da to be so uy you have drea out with It couldn’t be any led as we made our way out of the restroom "I know And his parents are out of town this weekend, so I get to see him atlot to go to Whit’s house As we both laughed and talked about the prolanced over towardsexy as hell He s to be perfect My Prince Char finally noticed me

Twelve Hours Later

I heard my bedroom door open and then quietly shut I openedI turned around to see Noah standing overdown at me I smiled, but he didn’t s okay?"

"Do you kno many times I’ve come in here and watched you sleep, Courtney?"

My heart started pounding "Uhtly and shook his head "It’s taken everything out of me to wait until you were older"

My sto "Noah, I’er up to his lips and sh"

Oh My God Please…no… "Um…Noah, I think you should probably leave onna--"