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Ezra looked atabout me would interest a person like hi me on display, and it did kind of feel like that Not that thatwell in school?" Ezra asked

"Not really," I admitted I knew that I could lie to him, and part of me wanted to in a desperate attempt to impress him, but I also knew that I wouldn’t lie to the on continuing your education?" Ezra leaned back in his chair, but there was nothing disapproving about hi to find out more about me No matter what I had to say, it wouldn’t upset him, because it was part of me, and for whatever reason, he approved of me

"Maybe" I felt sheepish, but decided to continue anyway "I was thinking about being a doctor"

Peter chuckled, and then shook his head "Of course she is"

"I was thinking of psychiatry, actually" I started blushing when Peter laughed I hurried to explain myself, so they wouldn’t all think I was a total fool

"I can see that," Ezra nodded, looking intently at ht"

"How can you even say that with a straight face?" Peter asked Ezra incredulously, who just turned and looked at him sharply

"She’s only seventeen," Ezra reasoned "You don’t think she has insight for being that age? And she h tolerance since she hasn’t yet killed either you or Jack That’s patience and wisdo"

I blushed even more deeply at his compliments and dropped my eyes to the floor Nobody had ever talked about ain, and he gave Ezra a look, which he returned evenly Then Peter shook his head "She’s too young! And she’s too…" He decided against finishing his sentence, and then got up suddenly and storot up and went after him

"Jack, leave him," Ezra called after hi

"He can’t keep getting aith this," Jack said and disappeared out of the roonore himy own mother had never done, and tried to comfort me "He’s just that way"

"I just don’t understand" Confused, hurt tears were stinging ht about wiping at the atstray strands of hair out of my face

"Why he hates me so much," I mumbled

"He doesn’t hate you," Ezra said "He just wishes he did"