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“I think he likes you.”

“Hm.”

“He spends the time grinning at you.”

“Hm.”

“A serious handsome devil, some may say.”

I ate another chip.

“Wait, so did all of you guys go to school together?”

She shakes her head.

“No, they went to the other school here. It was more a preppy, collegiate school, if you will.”

That was surprising until I remembered the Letterman jackets I’ve seen some of them wear.

“So, how much do you really know about him?”

“Quite a bit.” she sits up straighter. “Word gets around.”

Word?

“Like what?”

I was damn near leaned all the way in her face, wanting answers.

“I mean, I’m not blind. They are some good looking sons of bitches.”

I couldn’t help but bark out a laugh.

“I mean, I did date one of their cousins. Well, I guess two of them.”

Oh shit, I forgot about them.

Samuel and Justin.

She reaches forward and snags a chip from my bag.

“So, they grew up here?”

She shakes her head.

“No, they came around end of middle school, or early high school.”

Hmmm.

I had so many questions.

“Okay, back on topic missy.”

I laughed.

She grins as she held up another finger.

“Number two.”