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“Right” I nodded Even the junior boys knew about it “Well, Carson and I have to work on the Angel Progra He probably invited me to be nice”

“Okay,” Drake drawled like he didn’t believe it

“Seriously,” I said because the more I said it, thecordial

“Yeah I believe you” He shot Ethan a look that said he didn’t believe it at all

But I wasn’t about to let it go

“What? What was that look?” I said, pointing between them

Drake shifted on his feet then ran a hand through his bleach blonde locks “It’s justCarson’s kind of a pot-stirrer He likes shaking things up, giving people so I’ that if he invited you, he probably had a reason”

My throat instantly dried It hurt to s

What if Carson did invite me there in some epic plan to embarrass me?

I glanced toward the living roo up Olivia I hadn’t even seen her come in

Lauren’s words from Monday came back to

Great

I groaned inwardly, trying to ease the nerves ju in my belly He barely said tords to me when I came in, but there he was, bent forward at the waist, so Olivia could whisper so in his ear He frowned as he listened, then suddenly, his eyes lifted to mine, and my stomach dropped

I snapped my head back toward Ethan and Drake, cheeks flushed Maybe this hadn’t been such a great idea, after all I had the terrible urge to leave Co suddenly see? Now that Carson and I orking on a project together, we could so? And why did I even want to?

I turned and focused back on Ethan’s conversation with Drake, I tried to follow along, but they were using football-speak, and I was lost