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Finally, though, it all ca down

He stopped by one evening later than usual, after 8 o’clock “Good news – I got the next three nights off from work”

I groaned I knew he’d done it forfor home after finals – but the fear of God (and of a C in my classes) had finally crept into , with half devoted to multiple choice, and half to an essay on an unknown topic

“I can’t do anything tonight… I have to study for my test tomorrow”

He frowned “How long?”

“Late”

“You want some company?”

I gave hi out while I study”

He shrugged “Sure I can quiz you off your notes”

“You’re not going to helpto distract me”

He held up his fingers in a ‘V’ sign “Scout’s honor”

“You were never a boy scout,” I scoffed

“Yes I was,” he said as he shook his head ‘no’

I laughed, then looked back at the empty room…

…and es of notes were scattered

Shanna had gone to the computer lab to write a last-minute term paper, so I was alone

Well… I had been

Not anymore

Don’t do it! Tell him no, tell him NO –

“Uh… sure… come on in,” I said as nonchalantly as I could “If you want”

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It started off innocently enough I brewed us soh my notes and quiz me on them

That lasted about three hours Mind you, it was three hours punctuated by a lot of breaks – chatting, laughter, ot in an hour and a half of real studying

That was actually a pretty big acco on a bed next to the hottest guy I’d ever seen in my life

But aroundits job any cross-legged on the bed, facing each other

“I didn’t knoas so boring,” Derek joked