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Froht about one thing:

Rachel is totally curious about Jordan, and the nature of my relationship with hi--wet hair,scarlet letter onabout that last part), Rachel is all "So you and your ex-boyfriend seeht"

She has no idea how true this statement really is

"Yeah" is all I say, as I sit down and look up the phone number for Amber’s room

Rachel totally doesn’t take the hint

"I saw you two outside," she goes on "Talking to President Allington’s son"

"Chris," I say "Yeah" I pick up the phone and dial Amber’s number

"He seeuess," I say For a s

"Cute, too," Rachel goes on "And I hear he’s quite wealthy Trust fund frorandparents"

This last is news to ton’s like Bruce Wayne! Seriously Only evil Likeout froirls down there, has his ith thes them and takes them back upstairs and drops them down the elevator shaft…

Except that I’ve spent a lot of time in the bowels of Fischer Hall with the exter under there but mice and a lot of old irl’s voice says sleepily, "Hello?"

"Hello," I say "Is this Amber?"

"Uh-huh," the sleepy voice says "This is Amber Who’s this?"

"No one," I say Just wanted to make sure you were still alive "Go back to sleep"

"Okay," As up the phone

Well, Amber’s still alive, anyway For now

"So are you and Jordan getting back together?" Rachel wants to know She doesn’t see thee Which actually says a lot about the weirdness of the place where ork, and our jobs there "Youto reply by ht then I answer it, wondering if A, waking her up at nine in theon a school day

Only it isn’t A, "Okay, tellvery good All I wanted to do when I woke up thiswas pull the covers back over my head and stay in bed forever and ever

Jordan I slept with Jordan Why, God, why?

"Whadduya mean about what?" Patty sounds shocked "Haven’t you seen the paper today?"

I feel my blood run cold for the second time in twenty-four hours

"What paper?"

"The Post," Patty says "There’s a photo of you two kissing right on the cover Well, you can’t really see that the woman’s you, but it’s definitely not Tania Trace And it’s definitely Cooper’s front stoop--"

I say a word that sends Rachel skittling out of her office, asking if everything is all right

"Everything’s fine," I say, placing a shaking hand over the receiver "It’s nothing, really"