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Lilly looks suitably impressed “That’s neat What is this?”

She reaches around raph paper to the back part of the car I’ on I do each section first and then combine them at the end with an entirely new CAD—or coo as part of their vocabulary like me

I can’t concentrate on answering; I can only concentrate on her boobs pressed against my back

The smell of her is —like the seasons and just…good She sood Freshly showered and coiffed

“It’s…” I s “Uh”

Her face is so close when she turns her head to grin at ain “Well I suppose if you insist on staying ho we can do to convince you I don’t want to be annoying”

“I should stay ho in a different place—baby steps

Of course I don’t say any of this; I don’t want to sound like a complete pussy

“Okay We’ll be thinking about you”

Will she be thinking about me while she’s at the party filled with other dudes? Doubtful, but it’s nice that she’s being kind, and a part of ht while she is in a throng of people at whatever jock house they’re going to

“Thanks Wish ers that I a to spend the next few hours staring out the ishing I had gone along but not really having the ood time

Lilly puts her hand on ives it a squeeze “Good luck”

It takes a little longer for Eliza to pick out an outfit, but soon the trio are on their way and I’ down the street I wonder how long they’ll be gone, if Lilly will return once the party is over, and if she’ll be drunk

Alcohol—yet another thing I don’t do a lot of

I really need to live a little, jeez What aht when ; it’s no wonder girls aren’t interested in me

All I do is study and study some more

My head gives a little bang against my desktop out of frustration This is no one’s fault butto this party—it wouldn’t actually kill me or my deadline to pop in for a bit

I put y onon this engine for the next two hours Before I know it, I’ a dark house that is entirely too still, too cold, and too quiet—almost eerily so