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We don’t have assigned seating in the class, but we all sit in the same seats we picked for most of the year. I sit a couple seats behind and a row over from Izzy.
“Hey, David,” I call over to a classmate before the bell rings.
“What’s up?”
“Hey, man.” I take a moment. I want to trade seats with him because he sits right behind Izzy, but I don’t want it to seem like it’s a big deal. “You think I could trade seats with you today?”
He looks around the room and then back at me, confused. “Why?”
“Um,” I scan the room myself, trying to think of a reasonable excuse, but come up with nothing. “I, uh, lost my contacts. Your seat’s a little closer to the front.”
“Your contacts?” He shoots me a look that says he doesn’t believe a word I’m saying. “Ask Hilda to switch you up front. She’s got a front row seat.”
The door of the classroom opens, and I see Izzy walking in. My eyes immediately dart to her seat and then I send a panicked look to David. A smug, knowing grin comes over his face.
“Dude, you could of just said that. Come on.” He waves me over.
I raise my fist to pound his. “Thanks, bro.”
“No problem.”
I get to my new seat just as Izzy makes it to hers and shoots me a look as I put my books down.
“What are you doing?” she asks.
“Nothing.” I smile. “Just decided to switch seats today.”
She gives me a funny smirk as we both take our seats.
“So, anyways,” I lean forward to whisper closer to her ear. “Just wanted to thank you, again.”
“Oh, it’s …” She pauses, still looking ahead, but I see her shoulders stiffen. “It’s nothing. I told you, it’s all good.”
“I know, but still, thanks.”
I lean back, but now I have the lingering smell of whatever she’s wearing in my system. I’m not sure if it’s some type of body spray or shampoo, but it has a nice floral scent. I like it.
Leaning forward again, I get a little closer than the first time. “So, you thought Iron Man was pretty hot, huh?”
She lets out a loud cough that makes me chuckle. I see her fingers tense around the book on her desk. A couple students look over at us, so I lean back in my chair, trying not to bring to any more attention our way. Glancing back, David shoots me an approving nod. When the bell rings, I’m totally content to end the conversation, but then she turns around.
“I did actually.” She shoots me a knowing smile, whipping her hair around so I catch another scent of whatever she has on. She leans back, putting an arm on my desk. “But you know what’s even hotter? At the end of the movie, when he reveals who he really is. That’s downright sexy.”
I pinch my lips together, giving her a side glance.
“You know,” she continues. “A guy who knows who he is and isn’t afraid of it. That’s what’s really hot.”
Okay. So, she wants to play that way, huh?
“Well, he did have to work up to that. Remember him sneaking around behind Pepper’s back being the hero before ever telling her.”
“He did it once.”
“Once is enough.” I give her a confident smile. “Sometimes you have to keep a secret. For the greater good.”
“Right. The greater good?” She rolls her eyes.
“What about Clark Kent?” I whisper.
