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“If I’ a job”

“I hear that,” I mumbled

He raised an eyebrow “What did you have in mind?”

“Maybe the ice cream shop connected to the drive-in theater for the summer? That could be fun” Fun and keep me out of the house until late

“Fun huh?” He slipped his arm around my shoulders and I soaked up his warmth

The soft patter of Vienna’s heels over the tile was the only warning I had before she plowed into us froh, Diane is such an uber bitch You were smart to run”

Laughing, I shrugged her arm off my shoulder

Ro to you?”

“No,” I answered quickly I didn’t want Vienna to repeat Diane’s comments about Roman

“Maybe we can drown her on our class trip” Vienna skipped ahead, raising her aredy at Fletcher Park, news at eleven” Her eyes widened and she stopped dead in front of us “Or we could push her over the cliff” Shethem fall “Weeeeee, splat!”

“You’re terrible,” I scoffed, stepping around her and linking hands with Roain

“What class trip?” he asked

“Oh, you’ll be thrilled, lover boy,” Vienna sang, hurrying to catch up to us “You’ll get to ogle your girl in a bikini all afternoon”

Roman raised an eyebrow “Oh, really?”

Laughing nervously, I pushed Vienna “I’ a two-piece in front of these cretins”

“Not even for me?” Roman teased

“Maybe If you ask me nicely”

“Later!” Vienna waggled her fingers at us and took off running down the hall

Roman and I strolled into art class a few minutes before the bell and sat in our usual spots Chloe and Jaerly discussing their proht up proo and I didn’t want to make him feel bad

Under the table, he found ether He leaned over and whispered in my ear, “Do you have a date for prom?”

“What? No” How could he ask me that?

Then I looked into his laughing green eyes and kneas only teasing He winked but didn’t have a chance to add anything to our conversation Mr Broom started class

Naturally, Roether He’d taken an enment