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She waited while he opened the door Then he helped her into the cab She wrapped her fingers around the braided leather strings of his bolo tie and pulled him closer “I’ht Now I know it is possible to steam up the s in July”
Tell held her hand on the short drive to the school She checked her reflection again, adding a coat of lip gloss
The parking lot was nearly full, and her stoymnasium doors, Tell casually asked, “You nervous?”
“A little How about you?”
“Nope” He tucked her hand around his bicep “I’ class, who also happens to be the sexiest woo that I’d show up at this reunion bein’ the envy of all the other guys”
“Did that fantasy include eous hunk of rinned “Busted”
“Then it appears both wishes will come true, since I will be the envy of all the woh school for you…how? Didn’t everyone want to be you?”
She didn’t crack a smile
“What?”
“That’s an ironic stateh school” She withheld a frustrated sigh “Do you think that’s what tonight will be about? Just an exercise in our classed?”
“Possibly” He smoothed a piece of her flyaway hair back in place “Isn’t that e’re here?”
“Now that I ao? Out for dinner or so? I’ll buy”
“No But I promise we’ll leave if it sucks, okay?” He kissed her “I like the coconut-flavored lip gloss”
The registration table was directly in front of one set of doors And asthe table? Denille Swedlund A fellow cheerleader An easy piece for any of the jocks, anytiia, staring with disdain at her purity ring Denille had offered Deck a hand job—a fact Georgia had found out from Denille herself after Deck had taken Denille up on the skanky proposition
Denille looked good—but Denille wasn’t scoping her out at all Her gaze stayed glued on Georgia’s date “My God Tell McKay, is that really you?”
“Yes indeed Nice to see you, Denille, you haven’t changed a bit”
Denille preened and handed over his badge “The nuned”
Tell raised his eyebrows “You’re kiddin’, right? About the assigned seating?”
“No The coht it would be fun”
The other wo Tell “Hey, Tell, reether So I’ineer or so in Lander” She scooted her chair out and patted her rounded belly “Our first baby is due in October”
“Congratulations”
Denille finally deigned to look at Georgia She handed over the button and said coolly, “Georgia You’re looking…well”