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“You’ll go with me?” Excitement started to build in me Not for the party Yuck I wasn’t social at all I was a social idiot If there was a way for me to be aard and clumsy, I would find it No, I was excited for the chance to spend ti in The Bread Basket Maybe he would talk to me Or look at me

“Yes” Parker disappeared behind his coh I don’t knohy you bother You should just date me”

He said it under his breath, like he hadn’t e of hat Parker’s jokes while Lucas watched I slapped the table top and he jumped in his chair “What?”

“Date you! You’re brilliant”

His cheeks colored “You heard that?”

“Yes And you’re stinkin’ brilliant”

“I just meant…”

“I knohat you ht I need to look like I’m datable I need to make Lucas jealous”

“That’s not really…”

Why had I never thought of that before? Jealousy totally could work “Yes! It’s perfect Oh osh, I could kiss you”

Parker’s face deepened in color “Uh…”

My mind reeled with the possibilities “I ross But like, pretending you’reNo one wants to date so You’ll be ,to raether anyway This would be no different

Parker just sat there, staring at me

“Well? Say so” I couldn’t wait forever for him to react

“You’re nuts” He went back to reading