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“Have I mentioned how much I love you?” I say with a contented sigh. Already my mouth is salivating. After two hours of dance, I’m famished.
“Nope, not today,” she says with a smile.
“Well, I do. And don’t you ever doubt it.”
I dig into my sandwich as the other girls do the same. We talk about classes and how the semester is half over, which seems crazy. Senior year is flying by. Before I know it, graduation will be here, and we’ll all be moving on with our lives.
At least, Juliette, Stella, and I will. Viola and Fallyn are juniors.
Midway through lunch, Stella waves to a girl with gorgeous caramel colored hair that falls down her back in soft waves. She has bright green eyes that dominate her face. As soon as Stella grabs her attention, the girl flashes an infectious smile and beelines toward the table.
She gestures toward the newcomer. “This is Britt. She just started at Western.”
We all introduce ourselves before Stella encourages her to pull up a chair and join us. Then we scootch over to make room. There are a lot of girls at this university who are cliquey. Juliette, Stella, and I have never been that way.
“It’s nice to meet you, Britt. Are you a freshman?” Juliette asks.
My guess is that she’s a transfer. She looks older than someone straight out of high school. As I study her more closely, I realize there’s something familiar about her face, but I can’t put my finger on it. I’m almost positive that we’ve never met. More than likely, I’ve seen her around campus.
“Technically, yes. I took a few years off after high school to work and figure out what I wanted to do with my life.”
“That’s cool,” Fallyn adds. “What are you majoring in?”
“Psychology. I’d like to be a therapist.”
“You know what they say about people who go into psychology—” Fallyn says, who’s studying the same thing.
“That they’re really just trying to figure their own shit out,” Britt finishes for her.
They smile in understanding.
Already I can tell that these two will be fast friends.
“Yup,” Fallyn says.
“Unfortunately, it’s not a lie.” The wattage of Britt’s smile dims. “My family can be pretty extra. It’ll take years for me to unpack all that baggage.”
The other girl sobers. For just a second or two, darkness flickers in her eyes before it’s immediately banished. “Same girl. Same.”
Before the mood can take an unexpected turn, Stella glances around the table. “Why don’t we have a girls’ night out? It kind of sounds like we could all use one.”
“I’m definitely up for it,” Fallyn says before glancing at her cousin. “What about you? Think you’re ready to come out of hiding yet?”
Viola’s eyes widen before she smacks Fallyn in the arm. “I am not in hiding.”
“Sure, you aren’t,” Fallyn replies dryly.
Dull color seeps into Viola’s cheeks. “The engineering curriculum here is more challenging than I expected. I’m still trying to find my bearings.”
“Damn girl,” I say. “You must be one smart cookie.” I nudge Juliette. “Just like the brainiac over here. Thankfully, I’m done with all my general ed curriculum. The bio classes were almost enough to make my brain explode.”
My bestie bumps me in return. “I’m in if you are.”
“Sure, I could use a night out.”
Especially after the way Ford heated me all up.
Stella beams. “Great. Let’s plan to meet up at Blue Vibe on Friday.”
