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"Giveoff the text to Casey that I won’t be able to make it

He types back

CASEY: You’re a dick What am I supposed to do now?

ME: Sorry Try the coeeks there

CASEY: They’re not as geeky as you

ME: You can’t sweet-talkimportant came up

CASEY: You owe me beer

ME: When don’t I?

Casey sends er I toss , and lean forward, e to work a miracle

"I’m all yours," I say, and she looks at me the same way she did when I stared at her boobs--eyes hazed, but e out; I even look forward to her co the tickets before Sheila has a chance to go through them, just to make sure hers are in my pile I do it because I think she’s cute But--and I’ht she was s on the floor for the last two hours, rillsthe words intothe to pass enius

I can tell she’s sleepy She keeps standing and stretching, yawning with her ary drink cans on the table between us, and I feel wired enough to run hoe would make it past the fountain out in front of the library before curling up and dreaot this now Let’s call it a night," I say, ather my notes

"No, it’s okay I’ain" She’s shuffling through papers in front offor the one she wrote the verbs on I list off the verbs in order, et

"See, I think I’ over the pile of papers in front of her before flicking them up to meet mine There’s the blue

"You’re…sure?" She twists one corner of her lip up, scrunching her right eye

"Honestly, if I would have been here alone all night, no…I wouldn’t have been sure But you are like a Jedito pack her things, pulling a thick sweatshirt out froet it," she says

"Ohhhhh, do not bag on Star Wars The force is not to be reckoned with It’s strong with you," I say, feeling the twitch inat me

"Wow You just went all convention there onher hand fro up the last ofover my shoulders She walks next to me all the way to the door, and I can’t help but think howisn’t around I’ urines, do you? Please tell urines," she says, and I keep my eyes forward I may have one…or three or four I don’t remember They’re in a box in Mo onto theod! You have dolls! Like, figurines! You shouldHe has a thing for teddy bears," she’s talking fast, and there’s this smile on her face that I’ve never seen on her before "What?" she asks, pausing in the , I just noticed…" I start, but then rethink where I’ with this Ah, what the hell "I just noticed you have a nice smile You don’t show that one a lot You should; it’s…" I stop before the word pretty slips out, but that’s what I’e’s smile is pretty

"What do you know?" she says back, the srown used to it I nod and make arule "It’s not like you’ve seen me a lot, or even know me very well You work at the deli counter Whatever"