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When he came back to bed and kissed led when he rolled ," he said, mischief in his eyes

"Do I snore? Or talk inworse?" I asked

He laughed "Not that I know of As far as I know, you’re perfect"

Turning my head back and forth, I stared up at hiers, he pushedh ether "Oh yes You are," he said, kissing ot into the shower, I had only half an hour to get ready My hair is wavy and damp now because I didn’t have time to dry it, let alone style it

"Emma" Brooke snatches my attention back to the lobby and my costars She arches a flawless brow as her eyes dart over my hair "You could have borrowed my flat iron if you needed one I owe you, as I recall"

As was her intent, I’htener in Austin, when Reid took lance over at hi about Sliding his eyes away, he greets Meredith and MiShaun

He e in Austin just a feeeks ago--when he said I could be different with you and I refused to be that girl This is the third time we’ve seen each other since then, and he doesn’t seem at all resentful He hasn’t really flirted with me, either--not anymonth won’t be so bad

When I turn back to Brooke, she’s staring at Graha story in his usual anihs, arms crossed loosely over his chest, and Brooke’s eyes roam over him in a way that makes me want to stomp on her foot She and Graham have been close for years He says she’s never been more than a friend, and there’s no reason for me to distrust that I can’t tell Graha that to me Despite all of these reasons, I don’t think I’ll ever be relaxed around her Not when she’s looking at hi

I clear uilt in the any I remind myself that she was sy blew up in my face with Reid "How’ve you been, Brooke?" She’s a couple of inches taller than irl Not for the first time, she reminds me of my stepmother

Her sazine cover "Very well, actually I’ve got a little roent’s gathered new scripts for me to look at after that’s done How about you?"

I’e in the fall, but people seldoh, Reid re this fall"

She laughs in that throaty way so distance "Oh that’s right Personally, I wouldn’t want to back up and do college now but I forget how young you are"

Graham hears this last bit, and his lips flatten just barely What the hell does she e in relation to her own--or Graha about us As new as this all is, we haven’t discussed who to tell or when Emily and Dad know, of course--and Chloe by association Graham’s sister knows, and possibly the rest of his fa at me and I realize I zoned out "Oh I’et rin is full of comprehension, and my eyes flick to Graham, who shakes his head almost imperceptibly Whatever he’s told her didn’t include where he spent the night What exactly is she assu? And ho? My face burns as I scra to say

"Hey, baby," MiShaun says, touching rateful for the interruption "I hear you’re going off to college in the fall?"

"Yes, I am In New York"

"That’s aweso, dating soar daddy Wall Street type" My glance bounces off of Graha by the se at his mouth, his eyes heat and I have to look away

"So, MiShaun… are you still visiting Austin occasionally?" I ask with a conspiratorial sles her brows