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"I’ot to be out of yourto help you hook up with my roommate"

"Come on I’m not that bad"

"I didn’t say you were bad You are char and funny and incredibly loyal But you’re also a flirt And you’re easily distracted by new, shiny, scantily clad things And Nell isshe’s different She ile, but she is And I would like to continue hanging out with all of you and keep my roommate I’m not sure that would be possible if I let you anywhere near her"

My spine locks up, and the tension starts creeping up around my shoulders, downto hurt her"

"Listen, I respect that you’re up front with girls about your nonrelationship style But Nell hasn’t datedwith someone like you, so I think it’s better if it just didn’t happen"

"You can’t stopI could have said Dylan straightens, squaring her shoulders and givingstare I can see the protective fire in her eyes, and combined with her Statue of Liberty costume, she definitely doesn’t look like anyone you’d want to et clobbered with a fake torch

"What I etting into her pants, I’d turn around and leave with s Honest But I think she’sinteresting I don’t kno to talk to her, though Every tiht or runs away I just need to knohat I’hs and stares at me

"You promise et to know her better And I proo too far until I’roans "Tell irl longer than one night is when she’s not interested Is this so you do because you don’t really want to be in a relationship?"

"Maybe I just don’t see the point in going after soht for"

She purses her lips and begrudgingly replies, "Good answer" She exaret this"

"Ah Captain Planet You’re the best"

"Just tell uys does she like?"

Dylan blinks at htest clue She’s never see she’s--"

"No I don’t know Nell’s life doesn’t revolve around social things like parties or dating She’s all about school She’s focused and driven, and she puts her everything into her classes I think it’s because she was the first person in her fae She feels like she has to prove herself, so she’s never reallyelse"

Well, da like you have to prove that you’re worth people’s attention