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"He wants to knohy yelloas the dominant color," the voice behindto depict the ugliness in huance And the lone figure, painted in blue, is there for hope--that huh a little unsurely I read this chapter last night, knowing I zoned out during the last lecture I just hope I res correctly--and I hope like hell that’s really what the professor asked If not, then the voice behindtosays, flipping to the next slide and picking on someone else now I sink down into ain
"Thanks, I owe you!" I whisper back Just then, an arm leans over h silently and s
As soon as class is over, I slideit overto theDiet Coke drinker Forty-four-ouncer sounds ht about now" It’s the voice, the one froht it belonged to the thin, aard, geeky guy who usually sits there I’ve seen this guy before, because, well, I’ Blond hair, broad shoulders, and now I know he has green eyes to go along with the coht T-shirts, and I’hts--because I can see every ab h the cotton of his shirt
"You don’t really have to buyin toward me with a wink His eyes run down my body once, but quickly I don’t think he wanted me to notice, but I did, and it makes me feel a mixture of heat and uneasiness all at once
"Well, I was just heading ho at the snack stand onif this is flirting I don’t want to flirt But he’s cute, and he did so nice forThis is not flirting!
He smiles at me sidehile alk toward the center of cah the line of trees on either side of us "All right, I’ll take you up on it," he says, the un that yes, this is in fact flirting
We stop at the se sodas I give hie Why as like hands brushing, and sain?
"I’ his hand in front of us while we start to walk again Shit, I’ to have to touch hiroupnot to freak out over the fact that I’ lancing atthe straw in his perfect, white teeth while he smiles He’s cute No, scratch that--he’s McConnell frat-boy-calendar hot And a different me, a version without any issues, a me without a boy that I a time, if not forever, would revel in the fact that hot-man-on-campus Tucker is obviously interested inabout is how I can lose hi
"Well, Tucker Again, thank you soto shake his hand before I cross the street to htly while shaking his head, then shakes my hand back and pulls his backpack up on his shoulder
"You got it, Rowe Hey, I’ll see ya in class next week," he says walking backward and leaving his eyes on ood" Sounds good? No, it sounds awful, aard, uncomfortable, stressful, unfortunate, and prettyI want to have happen But the walk sign is now blinking, and Tucker has turned around, so I pick up my step and head for the front door to the dorm before he can see where I’m headed
"Who’s mister hottie?" I hear Cass say as I round the corner to the front door to the lobby