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Maybe this trip would change that

Maybe ether Maybe the seams were even a little frayed over the parts that refused to knit--the parts I had a feeling never would--but it hole again I was living

And if I didn’t hurry, I was going to be late for se on his door Nope He’s a big boy There was zero chance in hell I was going to be his babysitter for the next nine ht and ca to keep my sanity this year was to distance myself whenever possible

But if he missed seminar, I’d be forced to fill hih of relief--until I realized that he wasn’t the one walking out of it A beautiful brunette in bright white shorts elasses to fra outside lasses and stalked towardsweetly, her eyes nowhere nearthe saccharine tone of her voice

"The one, what?" I asked It was too early to deal with this

"The one ormed her way into my harness yesterday" Her eyes swept up and downit fairly obvious that she found

"Look, I don’t knoho you are--"

"I’irl from yesterday "Well, hi, Zoe I’iven that you came out of Paxton’s room, I’m only his tutor I had zero desire to be a part of that insanity yesterday, so if you have an issue hat happened, you can take it up with your boyfriend" The worst part of it all was that I didn’t even have a sense of pride that I’d gone through with the stunt--just a nauseating fear that I’d have to do soain

Herelse, the door between mine and Paxton’s opened and a tall, y blonde walked out with her arirl I’d seen yesterday on Paxton’s balcony? She glanced between us and shook her head "Don’t be a bitch, Zo If Wilder had wanted you on that line, he would have taken you"

Zoe’s eyes narrowed, but she simply turned on her heel and dis to I breathed a little easier with every step she took in the opposite direction, swaying her flawless figure

A stab of irrational jealousy ripped through irl Paxton went for He wasn’t the guy to settle for anything less than perfection

"Thank you," I said to the girl as she approached

"Don’t worry about it," she said, offering me a kind sht? Wilder’s tutor?"

I nodded "That’s h was ht now I’m Brooke, Penna’s sister" She must have seen the confused look on oes by Rebel"