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The doorbell rings and excited energy bolts through me.
“Hold on!” I yell as I grab a candy bag. I swing the door open as I dig through them to see what I’ve got on tap for the kids. “Are you guys cool with chocolate or do you want candy corn or—”
I look up as I hear my name.
“Emma!”
“Hi, Katie.”
I roll my eyes.
“What the hell are you still doing here?” she whisper-shouts as she grabs my arm. “Did you ever come back to the dorm last night? Are you being held captive? Blink once for yes, twice for no.”
“What do you mean, did I come back to the dorm last night?”
“I mean”—she looks over her shoulder at a couple of other people who abandoned me. I wave and give them a sarcastic smile—“Did you ever come home last night?”
“No,” I say. “Weren’t you there?”
“Well, no,” she says with a giggle. “I never made it home last night either.”
Her eyes go wide.
“Holy shit!” she yells as she grabs my shoulders. “The virgin is a slut!”
A few moms walking down the sidewalk whip their heads around and cover their kids’ ears.
“Come on,” she says as she grabs my hand, trying to pull me out of the house, “let’s go. You have to tell me everything.”
“No,” I say as I take a step back. “I’m not leaving.”
She looks puzzled.
“But you have to come home some time,” she says, cocking her head to the side.
I feel Adrian come up behind me. Katie’s eyes lift to meet his.
“Emma did come home last night,” he says. “This is her home now.”
Katie takes a step back.
“She is not leaving,” Adrian says as he steps around me.
When he sees some of Katie’s guy friends lingering on the sidewalk, his hands curl into fists at his sides.
“I suggest that you all go home. I never want to see you again. If you spot me out in public, turn around and walk away. You’ll never pull bullshit like this again. To anyone. If you leave now, you can consider it a very generous head-start."
Katie looks back at the guys and then runs in their direction.
“Oh, and by the way,” I say as Katie looks back at me, “have fun cleaning the microwave.”
Adrian pushes the door closed as Katie starts to say something.
I don’t hear it.
I don’t care.
I’m staying here with my man.
