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It was also day two of no pen pokes

On the other hand, Si a distraction, I glared at his head A slow flush crept over the back of his neck He could feelholes into his head Ha Jerk-face

Brown hair curled against the faintly flushed skin He normally kept it cut close to the skull I supposed he was in need of a haircut, since row ray shirt he wore stretched over his broad shoulders as he tensed under lanced over his shoulder at me

I arched a brow

Simon turned back stiffly, and his shoulders rose as he took a deep breath Annoyance flared andI was easy My attention fell back to the book in front of hi Siht in the face

Myup, he stared at the book now lying on the floor as if it were some kind of creature he’d never seen before Our teacher’s eyes narrowed as he searched for the source of the disruption

"Mr Cutters, is there so you would like to share with the class?" he asked in a tired, bored voice

"W-what?" Simon stuttered He looked around frantically, and then his eyes settled on the book "No, I knocked h "Well, then pick it up"

There were a few scattered chuckles from the other students Simon was beet red as he swiped the book off the floor He placed it in theat it

After the class settled down and the teacher turned back to the chalkboard, Daemon poked me with his pen I twisted around

"What was that?" he whispered, eyes narrowed There was no h "Very bad kitty…"

Blake arrived to bio e Super Mario Bros shirt today "You look…"

"Like crap?" I supplied, resting my cheek onhi I was particularly skilled at

"I was going to say tired" His eyes narrowed as he watched me "Are you okay?"

I nodded "Look, about yesterday? I’m sorry I freaked out The branch--"

"Scared you?" he said, eyes locked ontodeal It shocked me, too It all happened quickly, but I’d swear that branch stopped" He tilted his head to the side "Like it was suspended for a few seconds"

"I…" What was I supposed to say? Deny Deny Deny "I don’t know Maybe the wind caught it or so up"

I se in topic Would it be that easy? Daave ?"

"I wouldn’t miss it for the world"

"Good" I toyed without with Blake Screw that "I’"

Blake’s smile was infectious We chatted for a little while about the party, waiting for class to begin A couple of times, his hand brushed mine I doubted it was on accident And I liked that There wasn’t anything forcing him to do it, except that maybe he wanted to touch me He seemed to like me all on his own, and that made him a thousand times more attractive And, well, that boyish s the waves He was totally dateable

Taking a deep breath, I did so I rarely ever did "You can stop by my place first, before the party, if you want?"

His lashes lowered, fanning his golden cheeks "That sounds cool Like a date?"

I flushed "Yeah, kind of I guess you can say that"

Blake leaned in, his breath surprisingly cool onI like the idea of calling it a date"

My gaze flicked up, reen in his eyes were nowhere near as vibrant as Dae about him? "We can call it a date"

He sat back "Sounds better"

I s down at my notebook A date--not dinner-and-the-ed nuhot a whole lot

I refused to think about what Daemon would do when he saw me arrive with Blake A small part of me wondered if I’d asked Blake just to find out

Curled up onon her finger and kept her voice low due to Mo upstairs "The new boy seems to really have the hots for you"

I plopped down beside her "You think so?"

Dee smiled, but it was off "Yeah, I think so I’ to the party I really thought…"