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I shrug, not knowing how to respond.
I get what she’s saying. Griffinisattractive. And not just because of the way he looks, though that is great, but he’s attractive because he’s so nice. I’m surprised a guy like him doesn’t have a girlfriend already.
“Why doesn’t Griffin have a girlfriend?” I ask her, chewing on my bottom lip as I wait for a response.
Harper twists a piece of hair around her finger. “I don’t know. I’m sure it’s not from girls’ lack of trying. I think he had a girlfriend during his junior year, but they broke up over spring break. I heard it’s cause she made out with some college guy. He was a surfer. There’s a video online.”
Why am I not surprised Harper knows this? She knows all the gossip.
“Harper, did you ever think Griffin might want to tell Cove these things himself?” Sander turns in his seat to look at my friend. “If he’s interested in her, that’s probably a talk they’ll have.”
She just giggles—probably because Sander is talking to her.
I groan. “Why do I get the feeling that today is going to be a long day?”
Harper squeals. “Are you even a girl? We’re goingshopping,Cove Lawson. You should be excited.” She holds up her arm to me, rubbing a hand over it. “I’ve got chills just thinking about all the dresses we’re going to try on.”
All of the sudden, I feel nauseous.
Hunter burst out laughing. “Trouble, your face is priceless. You look like somebody kicked your puppy.”
I glare at him, crossing my arms over my chest. “Keep laughing, Hunter. Who do you think is going to carry all our bags through the mall for us.”
He stops laughing.
Yeah, it’s not so funny when you’re the one being tortured.
Harper shakes my shoulder. “How did I get stuck with a girl who hates shopping as my best friend?”
I turn to her, giving her my best smile. “Better luck in college?”
She huffs, sitting back. “You are going to college with me. Who do you think is going to be my roommate? And sophomore year, we’ll be getting our own apartment off campus. Like proper adults.”
That does sound nice—rooming with Harper.
But thinking about college only brings on a load of other thoughts. Like if I’m even going to survive until college, never mind if I actually want to go.
Harper looks in front, toward Hunter. “Hunter, are you coming to college with us?”
While part of me hopes not, part of me hopes he does. I don’t want to be in danger still when I leave for college, but having Hunter by my sidedoessound nice.
“I go where Cove goes,” Hunter says.
Harper turns to me, beaming. “I better be the maid of honor at your wedding.”
I roll my eyes.
Yeah, not happening.
I mean… maybe she’ll be my maid of honor someday, but marrying Hunter? That will never happen. As soon as he and his spy friends figure outwhoput out a hit on me, they’ll take care of the problem. Once I’m safe, Hunter will move on to his next assignment and I’ll be forgotten like yesterday’s breakfast.
That is why I need to get over this stupid crush I have on him. Because Hunter and I? We’re never going to be a thing.
Nobody should be that excited about a dress.
Hunter stays very close to me as we’re shopping. He’s even looking through dresses as I look through them. Harper is absolutely beaming about it, thinking Hunter is invested in looking at dresses with me because he’s in love with me, but I know better.
Still, when Hunter tells me that ‘blue is my color,’ I do start picking out more blue dresses.
