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"You’re crazy, you know that?" I laughed, then took a bite ofthe people around us shuffle in over their lunch breaks, until she looked over at me, her expression clouded with hesitation

"What happened the other night? We saw you and Logan kissing, and then those girls What did they say?"

"They were looking to go another round with hiht have been the case froan was already out the door by the ti another bite

"Caleb said he thought he saw you the next ative then she really was

Might ell get it all out and hope she can help ether" I worded it that way just so I could see her reaction

Her hand flew to her ed a bubbling, "Oh my God! Really!? Iabout New Year’s…how are you feeling about it?"

I laughed and took a sip of water "It wasn’t like that I mean… sort of, but…I’m not sure what it was He took ht in his arms Said it was his birthday wish" I raised rin she tried in vain to control "Cheesy, right?"

It was cheesy, but it sure hadn’t felt that way in the moment Not even close

"I don’t know It’s kind of sweet…rouy really is crazy about you, even if he acted like an ass Plus, he looks like the type who can pull off a corny line and wet your panties while doing so" She shter "It doesn’t an--not in the way he wants, at least My only goal is to get him out of my head and out of my dreaer Irrational or not, after everything he’s done for an"

I plantedI’uy and that he’s never seen hiirl before That has to count for so at my half-eaten sandith an appetite that suddenly abandoned et over this attraction and try to go back to being friends If only he could just see that it’s better that way"

"All right, we’ll figure this out, and help you coer affects you But first, clarify…did he round any bases?"

Ilike it before--I mean, Mark was always in such a rush to ju an wanted to giveit for hiood?" She lifted her fork and stabbed a piece of lettuce, grinning cheekily

"More like phenoine That is, until he refused to go further and then told me we couldn’t be friends"

Hilary nearly choked on her mouthful of salad "Why friends? I ht? And if we can get over this attraction, I think we could have that again Last night ere talking, just talking…Ito do?"

"I need to have sex with him," I stated with resolve

"Um…why, exactly?" Her words came out as confused as the look on her face