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goals all day long. “The question should be, why wouldn’t I want to be a dermatologist?” Both Thayer and Macsen stared at her like a third eye had grown between her eyebrows. “Stop looking at me like that! It’s fascinating to me, the body’s hormones, how our bodies deal with stress, lifestyles. I really want to specialize in Dermatopathology. It’s more along the lines of acne, or any skin diseases, but cosmetic dermatology is something I’ve thought about for a while.” She stopped talking to finally realize that she was rambling. More than rambling, she was telling them her dreams. It was more than she really wanted to relay to anyone.
    Thayer whistled loudly. “Wow.”
    Severine shrugged self-consciously. “My major could still change, so you never know.”
    “Sounds likes you have it all planned out, though,” Thayer commented.
    When she looked at him, she saw understanding in his expression. Admiration was written clearly in his gray eyes. “I do.”
    Thayer paused to look at her a little longer before his head turned to Macsen. His expression showed he knew a secret that no one else knew. “So how was Haley’s?”
    Lily made eye contact with Severine and quickly looked away.
    “I didn’t go to Haley’s, dumbass.”
    “Seriously though, you better watch the fuck out. She’ll make a voodoo doll of you,” Thayer warned. “If you wake up screaming tonight, I’ll know why.”
    “Dick,” Macsen responded back instantly. How many times did they bite each other’s heads off like this?
    “Oh, this is sweet,” Severine said with false happiness. “Have you guys always been this close?” The words poured out of her mouth. She couldn’t really help it. Things were starting to get awkward. Quick.
    “So, Severine,” Thayer said her name sharply, and she flinched.
    Her expression was cautious while his was harsh. She felt like a child caught doing something wrong.
    “Yeah?”
    “Have you and Mac known each other long?”
    Severine quickly glanced at Ben. He shrugged his shoulder. She leaned close. “I’ve known him the same amount of time as I’ve known you.”
    “So you don’t know him.” He turned away. A muscle along his jaw ticked. Severine was starting to see that it was an action he did when he was pissed. His mouth opened and snapped shut tightly. Thayer wanted to say something. Severine didn’t know if she was grateful or so curious she was pissed.
    “Well, I’m done studying,” Lily pronounced slowly.
    Thank God. Severine gave Lily a grateful smile from across the table. They couldn’t leave at a better time.
    Everyone moved out of their seats, gathering their books. Severine hefted her bag up and over her shoulder and made a dramatic groan.
    “Give it here.” Thayer reached out and plucked her bag from her shoulder. “It looks like a lot of pressure.”
    It was a simple statement, a statement that anyone could have said. That was the difference between Thayer and everyone else. Nothing that came out of his mouth was simple, and it sure as hell wasn’t innocent. He said it to provoke.
    Severine took it seriously. Every space in between his words scared the shit out of her.
    There would never be a truce between them. The two of them had too much pride.
    He walked ahead of everyone else, leaving Severine to stare at his retreating form. No one heard the exchange. She lost that round.
     
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    “What was that?” Lily asked the minute Severine shut the car door.
    Severine messed with the radio station. “What you just witnessed was me being a total idiot. And why I was right.”
    Lily pulled away from the library, a smirk firmly planted on her lips. If anything good came out of tonight, it was Lily opening up to Ben. “So did you have fun with Ben?”
    “Nuh-uh.” Lily shook her head back and forth. “You better tell me what that was back there!”
    Severine’s fingers combed through her dark strands. She gripped the strands tightly