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What the hell was holdinghi destroyed when I’d barely putinto class yesterday, I’d slid into y brunette perched on his desk I keptthe date deeply into the paper as her giggle nauseated ht I bet you’ll score a goal just for me, huh?"

Vorown tired of waiting for oals, Scarlet" Double vole was even more obnoxious than the first one "Of course" What the hell was she? Part hyena?

"And there’s only one girl I’ about" Why did he have to use that tone of voice? The one without flirting or chauvinistic shimmer? Why did he have to use the low, seriously sexy one he reserved for noreat her?

His hand reached across the aisle and capturedMy s she needed to know, because she hopped right off his desk

"Sorry, Ember! I didn’t realizewell, yeah!" She bounced back to her seat

He didn’t drop aze "I meant every word"

"I know" And I did

"Gus is starting tos with hi kid," he countered "Deceers cut into ain, not yet There’s so in me that can’t tell you no, so just don’t"

He kissed ainst my palm, and dropped his hold

I wanted him with a desperation that threatened to overwhelm my common sense, and I never allowed that to happen

"Ember!" April’s voice snapped me back to the present

I slid past Mom and took the seat next to April We were ts behind Gus’s bench, but the ice was empty The boys had already war their pep talk The arena was about halfway full, not bad for a pee-wee hockey tournaue cha me coffee," " I offered her ivesecond period and find a Starbucks" She laughed and went back to playing on her iPhone

I sipped my mocha and smiled at Moht with excitea with her on those wooden chairs felt like nothing had changed, almost like she had never left

Her eyes drifted past raced her thin face "Gwen! I saved you a seat!" She waved up to Mrs Barton, and I cringed