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"Are you seeing anyone?" He looks over at me "At school?"

Not successfully, I think toa break this se over at "

"What’s exhausting?" he asks, frowning

"U, I think But I can’t tell hi"

"If you have to wonder if a guy likes you, then he’s not the right guy for you, Everly"

"Maybe it’s more complicated than that"

"It’s never ree, but because there’s really nothinginto a driveway on Ridgebury, so I’ is gorgeous, even this late into fall Huge pine trees line the drive and a towering birch tree sits in the middle of an island created by the circular drive The leaves have partially fallen away, and I can see that the tree clears the two-story house I know the houses over here have been here for decades, so I’m not sure if the tree was planted with the house, or if the driveas created around the tree in order to preserve it

Based on the drive in, it appears that all the homes on this street sit on a few acres each It’s idyllic I’m surprised I ever saw Eric and Finn at ot

There are several cars in the drive, and I spot Finn’s a for the front door when I re I bite my lip and say a quick prayer that this works out

The front door is flanked by glass panels and a big yellow dog watches us approach He lets out a laid-back bark in greeting and the door is swung open by a wo while the dog nudges my hand and looks at me hopefully I bend down to scratch his head and he falls to the floor, rolls onto his back and thuh and rub his belly instead

Eric introduces me to Mrs Camden and I stand politely while she asks about his recent wedding I glance around the foyer while they talk, ad the inside of the ho over the years that Finn’s dad is a lawyer and his ner The house shows it, for sure It looks like the pages of a ho at my feet is proof that a family lives here and it’s more than a showpiece

I turn my attention to Mrs Camden I’d estimate her to be a few years older than my parents,a crisp white blouse tucked into dark jeans, a belt looped around her trim waist She’s formal, yet approachable, much like the house

"You’re a student at Penn, correct, Everly?" She’s finished exchanging pleasantries with Eric and has turned to me

I nod "I am For a few raduation?" She looks so genuinely interested in my response that I feel like a heel I don’t have any plans, other than Finn The truth is, I’ Graduation is around the corner and I’m not entirely sure what I want to do with the rest of my life My friends are all so confident in their intended career paths, lining up internships and interviews, researching apart into Finn’s apartment

"I’ deal