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"You do?" Candace was at her side in seconds "From where?"

Just then Ben saw her He did a double take then sasped as he started toward theood friends until he graduated and we sort of lost touch" Rose flung her backpack over her back and went totoward the the words, "Oh my God," to Alison

Before Rose could respond to that, Ben was already there "Look at you, sexy girl" He blatantly checked her out fros and her ridiculously short shorts as she and her friends ca and lustful it s over here, girl Damn!"

"The hell she will" Vincent’s voice startled Rose She turned just as he and Lorenzo walked up fro his hand in hers, he glared at Ben "I’m her boyfriend Who the fk are you?"

"Vincent!" Rose squeezed his hand at first mortified then alarht next to hio head to head with not only Ben but the two friends walking up from behind hi in and held up a hand for them to stop then turned around and smiled at Rose "I didn’t know you had a boyfriend now, Rose"

"Well, she does"

That wiped the slared at Vince "I was talking to her"

Vince took a step forward "I don’t give a shit I’ to you!"

Rose juhts he’d told her he’d been in As far as she knew, he hadn’t been in any since before last surabbed a handful of his shirt "Don’t do this, please" Vincent’s eyes were still glaring past her at Ben She turned to Candace as standing off to the side with Alison then looked at Ben "Ben, this is Candace; she wanted to o talk to him over there"

She motioned with her head, and her eyes pleaded as she prayed Candace would have the sense to take him far away

"I’ll call you," Ben said as he and Candace walked away

Vincent flinched in an effort to get away from Rose "Stop it, Vincent Please"