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Then a second later, another message appeared.
U OK?
Nick sniffed. He started to type back, Yeah, fine, but they’d found this path of honesty, and he didn’t want to veer into the unknown.
Gabriel said g*y guys are creepy.
As soon as he hit SEND, he felt ridiculous. He might as well have typed, My brother is a big meanie. Wah.
But his phone buzzed almost immediately.
You told him???
Oh, shit. No. Nick shook his head, like an idiot.
No. Said in passing.
The phone didn’t buzz with a new message. But the end-of-lunch bell rang. Nick sniffed again and got himself together. He spent a minute splashing cold water on his face, until some freshman guys came through the door.
His phone buzzed before he made it into his next class.
You are not creepy. You are great good fine. And brilliant and patient and gentle and kind.
Jesus, he was going to start crying again.
Before he could, the phone buzzed.
And frankly, you’re kind of hot. Do you know how hard it was to keep my hands off you last night?
Nick laughed before he could help it.
He took a seat and hid the phone under his desk, then slid his fingers across the screen.
You, too, for what it’s worth. And thank you.
His phone buzzed almost immediately.
NP. Been there. See you tonight. Don’t be late this time. ;-P
Nick wouldn’t be.
CHAPTER 11
Quinn stumbled into the truck and flung her bag on the floor between her feet. She could barely feel her toes, but somehow she was supposed to spend the next two hours dancing.
Her hands slapped over the vents. “Can you turn the heat up?”
Nick obliged her, reaching over and turning the dial all the way to the right. “You okay?”
Her fingers hurt from the cold, and she flexed them a few times. “Yeah. I’ve just been outside for a while.”
He reached over and took her hands, pressing them between his. He brought them to his lips and blew warm air along her fingers. “You should have texted me. What happened?”
Quinn looked up at him over their clasped hands. His face was close, his blue eyes gentle and intent on hers. His clothes were different from what he’d worn to school, and he looked like he’d shaved again, too.
He looked amazing.
A flicker of regret hit her between the eyes. This was so unfair.
