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“But he is sending you a check, right?”

“That’s what he said And don’t worry, I’ll pay you for half of the rent”

He waves me off “You don’t have to worry about that”

“Uh, yeah I do And if you wantelse”

He shakes his head slowly “I don’tas you share your food”

“I thought you said you have a personal chef”

“Yeah, she’s starting next week She was on vacation this week But you buy the good snacks I’ll have to spend ym, but that’s okay I have time”

“So, you’re fine withas I buy snacks?”

He shrugs “Sure”

“Okay Deal” I offer my hand to shake He eyes it for a second and then folds his warm hand over mine I feel a jolt

Like, a physical shot of electricity the way it’s described in romance novels

His blue eyes narrow

I feel mine widen

“Okay, then” I pull et to the school—ood day”

I pick upthe blanket on the bed, then quickly stoay my breakfast in the kitchen

I hear Zane closing hi the door

Then I let out a long sigh

All of the hype about how sexy Zane Cooper is isn’t overblown I can attest to that

But he’s my roommate Maybe, eventually, he’ll be my friend

And the sooner I realize that that’s it, the better Because irls likenice He ht like me, but that’s all it will ever be

“This is your classroohts and steps back so I can walk inside

I immediately feel my heart sink

It’s an old building The industrial carpet is worn The small desks have all seen better days

Not to mention, it’s small and bare-bones