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It had been a bad dream, but not in the way shehome I could shtht for an to enhance

"Drea of Kaidan Rowe, huh?"

I looked up We were parked in front ofabout hiain

I sighed, i hoould react if I told him that I had the nose of an überhound and eyes like binoculars He was totally cool witheccentric, but he didn’t know the extent of it

"Thanks for taking ht," I said "I had fun"

"For real? I knew you’d like it! So, I’ll pick you up for school on Monday?"

"Yeah, see you then"

I cli resentful toward that Kaidan kid for s that were better off boarded up

CHAPTER TWO

GOOD-GIRL SYNDROME

Patti was frying eggs in our s I leaned over the counter to watch She used her wrist to push a strawberry blond curl froain, I reached over and wrapped it behind her ear A translucent, pale yellow e war when the yolk broke Watching her at the stove, I wished she were enetics I’d love to share her thick curls and soft voluptuousness

Of course she’d waited up for ht, then houndedto be excited for ave her the G-rated version, leaving out the bits about lying to people and having strange encounters with a boy She’d bitten her lip as I spoke and searched my face, but then accepted my story and relaxed

Patti handed me a plate and shooedtable, pushing aside a pile of unpaid bills and photo proofs froraphy jobs

"What are you up to today?" I asked her

"The Dispatch hiredI should be ho the tiet ready

Fifteento dash out the door, but she cupped entle hand to still ht pink love fluttered around her body

"Love you, too," I said She patted my cheek and I left