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My answer seems to relax her, as she looks back at her computer. “Check it out some time. If you’re into that sort of stuff.”
“What like comics and stuff?”
“Yeah, all that stuff.” She smiles.
“It’s actually really good,” Cindy speaks up.
The banter back and forth is one thing, but now that her friend spoke up I can’t keep it down.
“I can’t believe you told them,” I whisper loudly over the table.
Izzy scowls at V, who shrugs apologetically.
“I’m sorry.” Izzy looks back over at me. “I was freaking out last week, and I had to tell someone.”
“So, what? You guys just decide to give me a nickname and laugh it up?”
“No one’s laughing, Matt.”
“Seriously,” V speaks up. “Matt, I’m sorry. I just blurt things out sometimes, and I saw you and … I’m sorry.”
“That’s just perfect.” I drop my voice lower. “And Hottie McFanboy? What the hell is that?”
“Sorry.” V raises her hand. “I just thought it up. I actually meant it in a good way.”
“How could that possibly be meant in a good way?”
“Well,” she twirls her curly hair in her fingers. “It’s just a play on Cindy’s nickname for you.”
“Veronica!” Cindy yells at her.
“Sorry!” Veronica cringes, raising her hands to her face.
I just stand there, shaking my head. This cannot be happening.
“Cindy’s nickname for me. Okay, let’s have it.”
They’re all blushing. Izzy the least, as she sits there shaking her head at her friends. And now that I’m staring down at Cindy, I can see she’s brighter than a tomato. She fidgets with her fingers on the table, her eyes never leaving them, as she mumbles something under her breath.
“What was that?” I ask.
She lets out a deep sigh, straining to raise her head up, but her eyes still not meeting mine. “President McHottie.”
I want to be mad. And I still am a little bit at Izzy for telling her friends about me. But the only reaction I can give is a bellowing laugh, throwing my head back as I grab my stomach. A few people turn around as I struggle to regain composure. For a brief second, I see Carter looking over at me, a huge cheesy grin on his face. I shake my head at him before turning my attention back to the girls.
“Okay. That one isn’t bad.” I smile.
“So glad you approve,” Izzy shoots back with the annoyance dripping from her words.
“Whoa.” I raise my hands. “I’m the one who should be mad, remember? Hey, Cindy and Veronica, was it?” She nods. “You mind if I have a moment with Nerd Girl here?”
“Totally.” Cindy shoots out of her chair, dragging Veronica with her.
“You guys!” Izzy calls to them, but they’re gone within seconds.
Taking Cindy’s seat, I lean over the table, folding my arms. Izzy’s eyes find mine for just a moment, before they jump back to her laptop, fingers speeding across the keys. I know I need to say something, but I’m not sure what that something is. Then I remember why she said she had to tell her friends.
“So,” I drawl out. “I was making you crazy last week, huh?”
