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"Hi I’er the new kid’"

"Ah, I see" He glanced up to where Mr Garrison heeling the projector to the middle of the classroo?"

"You got it"

He laughed softly "Good I was beginning to think so withe shocked me "Sorry about that"

"Totally okay," I told hiaze to the front of the classroo with the chain around my neck, I sneaked a quick peek at the new boy Well, at least bio now had so with that

Dae at the double doors to the library Shouldering lanced up and smiled as I looked around The back ofDae so no one would see His Coolness in a library I passed a few underclass their lunches, and then roamed around until I found him back in the nosebleed section--Eastern European culture A basic no- in a cubicle beside an outdated computer, hands shoved into the pockets of his faded jeans A wavy lock of hair covered his forehead, brushing against thick lashes His lips curled into a half s to find me" He made no move to clear up any space in the tiny 6x6 hole

I droppedoutside the walls and hopped up on the desk opposite him "Embarrassed so?"

"I do have a reputation to maintain"

"And what a lovely reputation that is"

He stretched out his legs so that his feet were under mine "So what did you want to talk about"--his voice lowered to a deep, sexy whisper--"in private?"

I shivered--and it had nothing to do with the teave e of the desk "How did you knoas sick in the ht?"

Daemon stared at me for a moment "You don’t reaze…to hismove I stared at the map of Europe over his shoulder Better "No Not really"

"Well, it was probably the fever You were burning up"

My eyes snapped back to his "You toucheda lot of clothes" The s stretch of his lips spread "And you were soaked…in a white T-shirt Nice look Very nice"

Heat crept over my cheeks "The lake…it wasn’t a dreao swi in the lake?"

He pushed off the desk and took one step forward, which put hi space asI expected to see on a Monday night, but I’ I saw a lot"

"Shut up," I hissed

"Don’t be e on the sleeve of an I smacked his hand away "It’s not like I haven’t seen the upper part before, and I didn’t get a real good look down--"

I ca My knuckles only brushed his face before he caught ainst his chest and lowered his head, eyes snapping with restrained anger "Don’t hit, Kitten It’s not nice"

"You’re not nice" I tried pulling back, but he kept o"

"I’m not sure I can do that I must protect myself" But he dropped my hand

"Oh, really, that’s your reason for--for ?" He pressed forward until ainst the cubicle desk "This isn’t ainst the wall at arplun "Daeently picked upto ue Our chests touched Body said yes Katy said no I wasn’t affected by this Not by how close ere or how his fingers were sliding under the sleeve of an It wasn’t real "So my trace has faded, but this stupid connection hasn’t?"

"Nope"

Disappointed, I shook my head "What does that ers were co up my forear like it

"Why do you keep touching me?" I asked, flustered

"I like to"

God, I liked it, too, and I shouldn’t "Daemon…"