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I pulled into the parking lot of my dorm and a weight lifted off my shoulders. I was finally home and I could breathe.
I felt like I had been holding my breath the entire time I had been away.
I carried my suitcase up to my dorm and found Avery sitting on the bed.
She immediately hopped up, hugging me. “I missed you, Livie.”
“I missed you too,” I replied, letting go of my suitcase. “Did you have a good Thanksgiving?” I asked, stepping out of her embrace.
“My parents weren’t home,” she shrugged like it was no big deal. “And my brothers didn’t bother to come home either.”
“You mean you were alone in that big house, the whole break?” I unzipped my suitcase and started putting things away.
“Well,” she laughed, “I wasn’t really alone.”
“Luca?” I questioned, turning around to face her.
She smiled, completely enamored. “I don’t know what it is about him, Livie. He makes me feel…” She trailed off. “I can’t explain it.”
“That’s nice,” I forced a smile, even though I wasn’t quite sold on Luca. He reminded me of a barbarian. A hot barbarian but still…
“I think I’m really falling for him,” she murmured wistfully.
I made a strangled noise in the back of my throat as I choked on my own saliva.
“Really?” I asked with a high voice.
“Yeah,” she ran her fingers nervously through her hair. “You don’t know him like I do. He doesn’t talk much when he’s around other people, but he’s really started to open up to me, and I…” She blushed. Avery never blushed.
“Are you falling for him, or have you already fallen?” I raised a brow.
She swallowed, biting her lip. “I don’t know. What about you and Trace?”
I took a deep breath. “I don’t know, either. It seems like it’s impossible to fall for someone so quickly, someone you barely know,” I shrugged.
“I know what you mean,” she breathed. “This whole love thing is so confusing,” Avery pouted.
“And I have a feeling it never gets less confusing,” I mumbled, putting the last of my things away.
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“Jesus Christ! Don’t do that!” I exclaimed as I stepped outside my dorm and found Trace leaning against the building. “I think I almost peed my pants!”
He chuckled and his voice rumbled, “We can pick up some Depends on our way to the tattoo shop,” he nodded towards his car.
“Tattoo?” Avery asked from behind me. I had completely forgotten she was there. “Are you getting a tattoo, Livie?”
“Um, yeah,” I mumbled, stepping back, looking from her to Trace. I knew I had probably paled at least ten shades and I felt sick to my stomach.
“Can I come?” She asked, looking between Trace and I. “I’ve been wanting to get one but I haven’t had the chance to go. I mean, feel free to say no. I don’t want to be intruding-” She rambled.
“It’s fine with me,” Trace looked at me, making sure I was okay with that.
“It’s not a problem,” I assured her.
“Great,” she beamed. “I was supposed to meet Luca, but let me call a
nd tell him there’s been a change of plans,” she grinned, walking off, with her phone glued to her ear.
