"It's not the same as being with him." I sigh. "I hate this so much, Eve. I don't want to go back there."
"I know. Parents suck, except for mine right now. My dad's getting a new car and giving me his old one. Evan will take the one we've been sharing. We don't have to fight over the car anymore! I can come see you at your fancy new house! Does it have a pool?"
"No, but if it did, it wouldn't matter. It's supposed to snow this week."
"Snow? It's not even winter yet. I need to move. Maybe I'll go to Texas with you and Dean."
"I don't know if I'm going. I still have to hear back from the colleges there."
"You know you'll get in. You have perfect grades."
"I'm not worried about getting in. I'm worried about how I'll pay for it. I need a scholarship."
"You really think your dad won't pay for school?"
"Not if I'm dating Dean."
"What if Dean ended up playing pro football? He'd be richer than your dad. Would he still hate him?"
"Yes, because Chad's convinced him that Dean is violent like his dad. I'm sure my mom thinks the same thing."
"About that. I talked to my dad. He found a counselor for Dean that does free sessions. He only takes a few free clients at a time but my dad explained Dean's situation and he agreed to do it. He also has group sessions but I didn't think Dean would go for that since he's so private about stuff."
"Yeah, I don't know. I'll talk to him. Thank your dad for me for setting that up."
"I will. And I'll text the number for the counselor, or I can send it to Dean."
"Send it to me. I'll give it to him when I see him later."
"You going back there tonight?"
"I will when I'm done with all this Haverhill stuff."
"What about tomorrow? Do I get any time with you or are you spending the day with Dean?"
"We could do something."
I was planning on spending tomorrow with Dean but I also want to see Eve. I need more time. This is all happening so fast.
"Why don't I just go over to Dean's house?" she says. "Then you can be with both of us."
"That'd be perfect."
"It'll have to be in the afternoon. Kendrick is making me study with him in the morning. We should be done by noon so I could come over after that."
"You're studying with Kendrick?"
"I don't want to, but he's paying me and I need the money."
"He's paying you to study with him?"
"It's more like a tutoring thing. I got an A on my last test so now he thinks I'm smart enough to tutor him. I have no idea how to be a tutor, but I need the money."
I wonder if Kendrick got the tutoring idea from Dean. Tutoring got Dean and me together. Maybe Kendrick thinks it'll work the same way for him and Eve. I doubt it will. She's still determined not to date a football player.
"I'll let you get back to whatever it is you have to do," Eve says. "Text me tomorrow about what time you want me over there."
"I will. Bye."
