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And there went the rest of the suys date or soretted them

“What? Oh, hell no”

Bethany folded her arhed and cupped her elbow, guiding her toward the dirtiedoverlooking the back parking lot “She and ht now, but on and off for as long as I can remember”

Annoyed by the fact that she was relieved to hear it, she frowned “What? Since they were ten or soed “What did she say to you?”

Bethany gave him the quick and dirty version By the time she finished, Dawson looked like he wanted to punch so of a threat?” she asked

His jaw ticked “Yeah, they do” He kept his voice low “See, they don’t know you And they don’t know any humans outside the DOD who are aware of them This is new for them, but inexcusable”

Part of her was glad he was so pissed, but she didn’t want to co a smile, she stretched up on the tips of her toes and kissed the corner of his lip

A shudder rolled through his entire body

Bethany grinned, loving the effect she had on him Sure, he was an alien with pretty much unlimited power, but she made him tremble Score one for the pitiful human!

“You know, I have an idea,” she said

“You do?” He snaked an ar his jaw up the side of her neck For a“Bethany?”

“Oh” She flushed, pulling back Students were practically gawking at thes would be easier if we didn’t act like it was a big deal If we didn’t try to…stay away froot to knowat her like she’d just kicked a baby into the street “Okay Never reat idea I should’ve come up with that”

She beamed “Yay et this over with, then”

Wait—what? She slowed her footsteps “Huh?”

“How about we make an appearance at lunch? Most of theood in theory, but now that they were putting it to the test, she sort of wished she’d kept her irl panties on and prepared for probably one of the most aard lunch periods of her life

PHS’s cafeteria was like every high school cafeteria White square tables crammed into a room that smelled like Pine-Sol and burned food The loud hu to her Normal The line for food moved quickly Dawson stacked his plate hat rabbed a bottle of water She always packed her lunch—peanut butter and jelly Her day wouldn’t be complete without it