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Jessie nodded, so I continued

"Butwith my shoelace "I’ve just always been different than the two of the around er, and then up to my eyes "What do you mean?"

Was I really that different? Or was I really just a ticking ti back into my seat "They’re both very driven, natural-born leaders, but"

She nodded, waiting on me "They can be total pricksand cocky as shit"

Her hands braced the steering wheel like I had stunned her, but I couldn’t help myself

Besides, Jessie had met Luke on a couple of occasions up at the bar He’d joke that he was sluirl or a couple of his boys froiven the manners my parents had instilled in both of us, but he was never especially friendly

Unless he ith the guys from the frat house I partied with those dudes sometimes and probably went to toowith Bennett, Jessie, and their crew most of all Probably because I didn’t have to pretend to be anybody--they didn’t require it of me

"It’s definitely true that you’re different fro voice Almost like she felt the need to talk "

My eyes ave a slow nod

"You’re not cocky Except when you’re justaround" Then her lips quirked up "Otherwise, you’re just a regular boy next door"

"I wouldn’t callflat I just didn’t have it in ht then

"Oooh, Mr Mysterious," she said "Does this have anything to do with ju out of planes orreare