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"Nothing," I said and turned away fro"

There was no use in talking about it, so I shut it off and tried to be more positive with her It wasn't her fault her stepfather wanted to ruin my life

"How about you?" I asked, turning to her "You're "

I honestly hated to think of her alone at Harvard without either Grahamen for the year as she learned the ropes at Harvard, and now she wasinto Kirkland House, the ious dorm on campus

Her big chocolate brown eyes took ht spray of freckles over her nose gave her this totally innocent look, in contrast to those bedrooet a hard-on just sitting there looking at her

“I'lad to be free of Spencer"

I nodded, understanding coht? That's actually what Graha to me about"

She narrowed her eyes “Was he giving you a hard ti you to watch over me?”

“So about you and all these sharks in these waters” I gestured to the bar with my chin "And I mean the human ones, not fish"

"Sharks?" She laughed "You have to rereith Graham and you I know all aboutfoolish, which I ht be in store for someone as sweet and innocent as her

“Hey, Celia!” Greg ran up to where we sat, concern on his face "I' armor and protect you from the likes of him"

He slid in between Celia andhis arm on the bar like he wanted to separate us In the process, he knocked overall over Celia She squealed at the cold and jumped up abruptly, foamy beer on her chest and arm

“For God’s sake” I pushed Greg out of the way and handed Celia several cocktail napkins, which she used to wipe off her arms

“Sorry about that” Greg grabbed a cocktail napkin, trying to wipe the beer off her arm and shoulder

“It’s okay,” Celia said, her voice soft, pushing Greg’s hands away “No use crying over spilt beer” She glanced at rin on her lips