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Chapter 13
Izzy
After twenty-four hours, I’m sure of two things. Possibly three. First, Matt likes the way I smell. Second, he’s definitely flirting with me. The third one I’m not so sure about is how I feel about him. I mean, I definitely exchanged the flirtatious barbs with him. He’s kept his new seat behind me and leaned over to whisper something to me before class. I make sure to toss him a knowing glance before Mrs. Henderson calls everyone’s attention. And as easy on the eyes as he is, it still bugs me that he feels like he has to hide who he really is.
I’m still trying to figure out what exactly I’m feeling when I get to my lunch table with Cindy and Veronica.
“I’m so glad I didn’t take sociology,” Veronica says, glancing over at my little egg on the table.
“What is that?” Cindy points at a mark I drew on the egg.
“I drew an Avengers A on her.”
“Her?” Veronica looks at me strangely.
“Yeah, I say Toni with an I and it’s a girl. Matt calls her Tony with a Y, saying she’s a boy.” Both of them exchange looks and then smile at me. “What?”
“So, how’s that working out?” Veronica asks with a coy grin.
“I got paired up with Emmet Jackson. If we fail this project, it’ll be his fault. He nearly dropped the egg yesterday.” Cindy looks annoyed.
“It’s actually going really good.”
As if on cue, I get a text message.
Matt: How’s our boy doing?
Me: I told you, she’s a girl
Matt: If u wanted a girl, u shoulda came up with a name first
I laugh as Cindy and Veronica stare at me. They both look down at my phone and then smile at each other.
“Wow,” Cindy says. “You’d think this was a real baby you guys had.”
I don’t say anything but can’t stop my mind from drifting to Matt, and I feel my face get flush.
“Oh my God.” Veronica’s jaw drops. “You want to have his babies.”
“What? No.” My voice pitches higher than normal.
“Yes, you do!” Cindy agrees. “I don’t blame you, girl. I don’t call him President McHottie for nothing.”
“You guys, I don’t want to have his babies.”
“Izzy.” Veronica takes a drink of her water. “You know there’s been many-a-hook-up formed from Mrs. Henderson’s little experiment she holds every year. “
“V, I’m not trying to hook up with him.”
“Why not?” Cindy grins. “You seem to be blushing over him enough, and it’s only been two days of this assignment.”
I look back down at the table and remember seeing him at the convention. Then talking after. Then, before the assignment even started, he decided to sit behind me. I just shake my head, trying to get a handle on everything.
“See, you’re thinking about it.” Veronica nudges me.
“No, I’m not.”
Matt: Hey, want to meet up after school to go over the education curricular we have to figure out?
