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After she finally pulled herself together and left, Milo questioned ed to convince hi was okay Reluctantly, he dropped the subject and allowed ood on hts wander to where I had left off last night So Jane said, about how in love she ith Jack even though she couldn’t think of a single reason why, stuck in my head

That’s when it hit me Jack, the way I saw Jack – attractive with a boyish charm – that’s who he really was What everyone else saw, like Jane and the waitress at the diner, they were just responding to so that wasn’t real The pheromones or whatever created some kind of illusion

Butspectacular about Jack at all, but I was just responding to it on a s for the same trap Jane was

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The television channel TNT, in its infinite wisdo on all day Milo, who had never understood the appeal of Molly Ringwald, watched the else, but I was stronger than him andof Pretty in Pink when ht and I assu for soh I did not possess a car), but I picked up my phone off the coffee table anyway

Instead, I found a text e from Jack

So You haven’t texted me

You’re very observant I responded

My plan was to try to be indifferent I didn’t appreciate the idea that I had probably fallen victim to some kind of spell or hormonal manipulation

Does that mean you don’t want to be friends?

He actually typed that, like a note I’d get in the first grade So about that completely endeared him to me, and since I couldn’t smell or see him, I decided that must mean that I actually liked him

No I do Definitely

"Who is that?" Milo asked with an edge to his voice He was sitting at the other end of the couch from me, and he leaned over so he could look at uy, right?"

"You do realize it’s perfectly legal for ave Milo a hard look and he just shook his head

"Whatever," Milo said and turned his attention back to the ain, and Milo ? JackThe city is our oyster! Jack texted back

That sounds pretty a

It is So can you be ready in like fifteen minutes? Jack asked

Sure Meet you outside