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Cameron nibbles my lip. “Such an animal.”
I pin him to the bed, wanting to show him just how much of an animal I am. Then I remember where we are, and roll away. “I can’t stay with your dad for the next year and half.”
“He’ll get you back in the dorms.” Cam sounds so sure, but I’m not.
“Maybe my time here is done though. Don’t need a degree in our field. Not if you’re good enough.”
“And you are, but you’d leave me here, all alone?” Cam sounds so sad at the thought.
“We’d still be together,” I say the words, but hate the sounds of it. Still, I can’t help feeling that winning over Dr. Parker is only half the battle. Still waiting for that other shoe to drop. It always does.
Chapter Eight
Closing Statements
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Cameron
“We’ve got to get Xan back in the dorms, or he might drop out,” I plead with my dad in between classes. His office on campus is so imposing, it makes me think anything is possible if you have this much power.
Dad looks up from his monitor at my intrusion. “I was just going to call you about that actually.”
I’d feel hopeful at those words, but the look on his face makes my stomach flip. “What’s wrong?”
“Haley Caudwell is what’s wrong. Do you recognize that name?”
I sit down in one of the leather chairs across from his desk. “Haley’s the girl from the pyramid. She’s Zack’s girlfriend.”
Dad closes his eyes for a moment. “Ah, I see now. I thought you’d recognize the Caudwell name though. It’s on your dormitory.”
Realization dawns on me. Xander has pissed off the wrong person, once again. “Zack’s girlfriend is the daughter of a donor. But why is she suing now? After all this time?”
“I’m guessing it has something to do with Xander hitting her boyfriend in the face. I’m sure he didn’t explain why Xander attacked him. And it takes a while to get a lawyer, and get the paperwork together.”
I straighten my shoulders, preparing for battle. “So, what’s our move? What do they want?”
“They want Xander expelled. And they don’t say as much in the letter, but if we don’t, they will pull future funding. That would not sit well with the board.”
I know enough about my dad’s job to know he has to make the board happy, or he’s out. Boards have no hesitation when it comes to firing whomever they deem an ineffective president. “You promised Xan you’d stick together.”
Dad nods. “I will figure something out. I just need to think about it. Be creative.”
“When are you going to tell him?”
“Once I have a plan. No need to make him worry before I have a solution.”
***
I want to go on a real date with you. Tonight.I text Xander as soon as I get to my next class. Feels likeI’m not going to get much more time with him, now that the past is coming back to bite him. Got to make it count. Make him remember me, so the distance won’t tear us apart.
There is no reason to stay in Glen Arbor if you don’t go to school at Whitmore. There’s nothing else here.
My phone pings with his response.Of course, angel.
I read his reply over and over. Wonder if he’ll ever be my boyfriend. He’s definitely my something.My everything.
Should probably tell him about the lawsuit. About the request for his expulsion. But as soon as I do, he’s going to flip into survival mode. I’ve learned that much about him. He’ll run away. At least one good real date. That’s all I want.
