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I’ood at And I never thought I’d say that

Eventually, ed somewhere near ue of locusts, so Stella and I vacate the stage in favor of greasy bar food and a corner booth where we can stretch out our legs

"So waitthe cop followed you guys all the way into the library?"

"Yes! I thought for sure ere going to get caught And then we ended up hiding back in the stacks and--"

"And let uessbow chicka "

I blush, and lean et closer to her "I have a question And it’s e, but honestly, I think I’ called the Sweet Six?"

"OH MY GOD, YOU DID THE SWEET SIX WITH TORRES?!"

I slap my hand over her mouth as her words echo around the deserted bar "Shhh! Keep your voice doould you?"

When she nods frantically, I reain, "Oh my God, you did the Sweet Six with Torres?"

"No, I didn’t But he ht have messed around a little back in the library, but that was it I honestly wasn’t even sure if it was a real thing I thought heTrust me I’ve still only knocked off one myself, but I always planned" She trails off "Never a her sudden silence connects with all that stupid talk froa a pushy person, actually But I can’t help asking, "Why?"

She shrugs "It’s co complicated"

I nod, and eat another mozzarella stick while she fiddles with her silverware

"I wish I could make a list," she says "I wish my brain worked that way, and I could just decide what I needed and wanted, and I could write it all up in one place But I don’t work that way Because for everything I want, there’s part ofin nets in one body, andI’od-awfulup the vodka cranberry Stella ordered rees "And karaoke and keg stands and beer pong and all-nighters"

I DON’T LIKE it, but under Stella’s direction we end up at Torres’s house I guess technically, it’s not only his house, but that’s the only way I can think of it