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I shrug, then peer inside the bag There’s a box wrapped in plain white paper and a big orange bow, ers and wonder what Sawyer is up to, because she’s right I’ve never wandered intofor me There’s a card attached to the ribbon that siiven iven me a nickname before Well, romantically anyway Finn nicknamed me Shortcake when I was six, but that was different None of the guys I dated ever called eneric and kinda silly I was always teive a little infant wail in response, just to see what they’d have to say, but I never went through with it

I tug the ribbon and it falls away, quickly followed by the paper It’s a Christian Louboutin box Chloe is watching with interest as I open the lid Holy shit It’s a pair of boots The pair I’ve been ad all fall, pinned to my fall wardrobe inspiration board on Pinterest They’re a combination of leather and suede with a three-inch stiletto heel, the zipper concealed along the back Totally ie Way, way out oftheirl and slipped on your favorite princess dress? Stepping into a pair of Louboutins feels even better than that Way, way better

"You know you have to send the me check myself out in the mirror on the back of the door

"Do I?" I say slowly "I ift, girl fawns over the gift then insists she can’t accept it? Where did such a ridiculous practice begin, anyway? It’s quite stupid," I add, sitting down to take the boots off

"You said you weren’t interested in hiifts from him That’s standard etiquette"

Etiquette Only Chloe would etiquette-check a girl with a brand-new pair of Louboutins I shake rey cable-knit sweater dress Chloe tilts her head and raises an eyebrow as I slip the boots back on and admire my new outfit combination

"Ohh, they look good with a dress too They’re so versatile, Chloe! I can wear the for her coift, Chloe" I’m sure I’ve heard that so in the south, Everly, and you are not southern"

I frown How the hell did southern girls pull that off and why isn’t it a universal thing? I sit at my desk and watch Steve swim in his bowl "Do you think he’s happy in there?" I ask, pointing a thumb at Steve "Do you think he needs a little tank? Or a friend? That bowl is really s

"I think he’s fine," she says and, giving up on talking sense into

I should study too I tap e, and open up my laptop I’ll just take a quick peek at my Pinterest board first to see what else these boots would look good with Everything They look good with everything, I decide after a half hour of pinning Which so patterns I don’t knit, but Pinterest is a bitch that way

Chloe’s right I shouldn’t keep the boots I’ tiuy for ive up on that Just because Sawyer can kiss--and okay, just because I’ht one forhaul and that’s what I’m interested in I can’t date them both Once you date one brother, the other is off li me to know that