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Giving my heart to someone, that definitely wasn’t part of any plan I had.
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“Psst,”Bryan whisper-hissed while Mr. Keefer scribbled some algebra on the board.
“What?” I mouthed over at him.
“Want to come over tonight and hang? My parents are out of town.”
“I don’t—”
“Ssh.”
We both turned to find Carrie-Anne Trombley glaring at us. Bryan flashed her a blinding smile and whispered, “Jealous, Caz?”
“Please don’t call me that.” She glowered, but I caught a subtle hitch in her voice.
Interesting.
Did prim and proper bookworm Carrie-Anne have a crush on Bryan? He was everything she despised. Jock. Goofball. All round cocky athlete who paid more attention on the football field than he did in the classroom.
“You love it,” he chuckled.
“Something you’d like to share with the class, Mr. Hughes?” The teacher turned his attention to our corner of the room.
“No, sir. Just giving the ladies what they want.”
A round of snickers broke out around us, and Carrie-Anne grumbled, dropping her head onto her arms. The girl needed to relax; she was wound tighter than a drum.
“Okay, okay, settle down.” Mr. Keefer rolled his eyes. “And perhaps try the art of silent seduction from now on.”
I smothered the laughter bubbling in my chest. God, it felt good to laugh. But the second I realized it, the feeling evaporated.
The back-and-forth emotions were exhausting.
As soon as Mr. Keefer was done explaining the equation, he sat down and left us to solve some problems. I went through the motions working out each answer.
“Psst, Pey, can you help me?”
“Bryan!” I shook my head.
“What about you, Caz?” He turned his attention to her, and I watched out of the corner of my eye as she blushed.
“No, I’m not helping you. It’s bad enough we got paired together in English.”
“Hey, I’m a great partner.”
She snorted at that. “Whatever, Bryan. Do your own work.”
“Jeez, someone needs to get laid.”
Carrie-Anne gasped, kicking his chair. “Asshole.”
He went to speak, but I leaned over and pinched his arm. “Bryan…” I warned.
“What?” He mouthed around a knowing smile. He knew he pushed her buttons, but did he like it?
Did he like her?
