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Finally, he was done and I had tears escaping I was laughing so hard. He walked in silence, his expression completely deadpan, while I tried in vain to compose myself. Finally, I managed it.
“Speaking from experience?” I asked.
He nodded solemnly. “Definitely. The hangover was real. He was a perfect gentleman, though. The annulment was quick and easy. We still exchange Christmas cards.”
That set me off again and he slid me a wry glance, looking very pleased with himself.
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Barlow,” he said as we got to his house.
I nodded and waved. “Sure. Perhaps you can regale me with another Katy Perry classic on the way to school?”
“You take that to your grave, Barlow!” he said, his face stern, but his eyes full of humour.
I crossed my heart. “Of course.”
He shook his head with a smile threatening, slid me one more look as he bit his lip, and disappeared inside. I walked the bit further to my house, still laughing and wondering what the hell was wrong with Roman Lombardi.
I stopped as I wondered what the hell was wrong with me to be laughing at something Roman had done. Laughing like it was okay that he was making me laugh. When it so wasn’t because Roman was a player and I was in no way interested if he was actually looking at me the way Hadley kept trying to tell me he was.
I was so busy telling myself I was not going to be Roman’s next conquest that I didn’t even realise until later that night that he’d brought me completely out of my funk…
