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My grin widens further, and I nod "Of course"

That makes total sense to htful, soHe tellsaway to college I tell hi to stay local for the next two years to save money Afterwards, I want to transfer to a real university

He nods approvingly and says that it’s s like that, but he was lucky enough to get a full-ride scholarship to the University of Michigan

I s up and down in joy

We’re clicking We’re really clicking! He likes me, I can tell Oh, why hadn’t I approached him before?

We talk for about twentyfor Jake

"Hey, Nora," Jake says before he goes back to the party, "are you doing anything to ests "Maybe grab dinner at that little seafood place?"

I grin and nod like an idiot I’ stupid, so I keepback atthe party host, and I rejoin the girls We stay for another couple of hours, but I don’t talk to Jake again He’s surrounded by his jock friends, and I don’t want to interrupt

But every now and then, I catch hi on air for the next twenty-four hours I tell Leah and Jennie all about what happened They’re excited for me

In preparation for our date, I put on a cute blue dress and a pair of high-heeled brown boots They’re a cross between cowboy boots and soood in theo to Fish-of-the-Sea, a popular local joint not too far from the movie theater It’s a nice sit-down place, not too forreat time I learn more about Jake and his family He asks me questions too, and we discover that we like the same types of movies I can’t stand chick flicks for some reason, and I really enjoy cheesy end-of-the-world stories with lots of special effects So does Jake, apparently

After dinner, we go see a movie Unfortunately, it’s not about an apocalypse, but it’s still a pretty good action fil the movie, Jake puts his arm around my shoulders, and I can barely suppress ht

When the o for a walk in the park It’s late, but I feel coible, and there are plenty of streetlights

We’re walking and Jake is holdingthe movie Then he stops and just looks at me

I knohat he wants It’s what I want, too