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house if he were there. She would never forgive me. I pulled into the driveway, and saw that her truck was there, but Vince’s car wasn’t. Either he wasn’t here or they’re not home yet. I turned off my car and killed the lights. I was second guessing myself. I shouldn’t have come. It was just me being jealous, and I didn’t know why. I didn’t act like that. She had a way of pulling me in. It freaking bites ass. No girl has ever had this much control over me, and it was not about to start. I reached for the keys that were dangling in the ignition. Just as I was about to start my car up, I noticed a light flick on towards the back of the house. She was home.
                 
                 
                 
     
                 
                 

NINE
    Sawyer
                 
    This date didn’t go quite like I expected. Actually I didn’t know what I was expecting. He’d been super nice. He even held the door open for me at the restaurant. I guess I was expecting him to act like a dick, especially after last night. He brought me to this little Italian place towards the edge of town. I’d never been there before and I don’t remember it being here years ago. The building looked small and dingy from the outside, but its looks were deceiving. Inside was quite different. It was dimly lit throughout and so much nicer than I expected. The tables had dark green tablecloths and globe style candles lit up on each one. It was very low key, but romantic. Judging by looks alone, I was already in love with the place.
    This cute little blonde waitress seated us at a small round table. She made no attempt at hiding that she knew who Vince was. They talked to each other like they’d been friends for years, but, something about the way she looked at him gave me the impression that they were more than just friends. I just shook my head at the thought.
    “Did I already tell you how beautiful you look?”
    “Like three times,” I said with a bit of frustration in my voice. I didn’t mean to, but enough is enough already. He had already said it several times on the way over. News flash… If you want in my pants, shut up!
    “I was just making sure you know,” he smiled at me from across the table. Oh, he was good. Those long lashes and perfect teeth were a sure fire way to a woman’s heart. Well, maybe not her heart, but definitely in her pants. “The two of us never hung out much back when your family spent summers here. I always wanted to though.”
    “Really?” I asked, doubtfully. Vince and the other kids that grew up here had never been fond of me. My passion for swimming had me labeled as an outsider.
    “Don’t sound so shocked.” He tilted his head back, a cocky smirk painted on his lips.
    “I never realized.” I wanted to say that maybe I was too busy avoiding everyone like the plague, but I refrained. No need to dredge up the painful memories. “All of you guys sort ran in packs, and no offense but I never really fit in. We weren’t even friends, so maybe that’s what surprises me the most.” My words ended in a whisper, I tried so hard to pretend that the way they’d all treated me didn’t hurt. But if did. I’d been just a kid, desperate for friends, and all I’d had was Dane… And sometimes Travis. He hadn’t been half bad when it was just the three of us. Don’t get me wrong, he’d still pull my hair and mess with me, but not like he would when he was around the others.
    “Just because we weren’t friends then, doesn’t mean that we can’t be friends now. What do you say?” He reached his hand across the table. I resisted the urge to snort. Friends? It was pretty obvious he didn’t want to be friends. All he wanted was a ticket into my panties.
    “Truce,” I placed my hand in his expecting only a handshake. Instead, he touched his warm lips to the top of my hand. I wouldn’t lie, it made my stomach flip-flop. His charm