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that was perfect for her.
    “And what exactly was going on with
you and Dylan at dinner last night?” I started to reply with a ‘nothing,’ but
never made it that far.
    “And don’t try to lie to me, Miss Paige;
whenever you two are together the sexual tension is so thick, it’s hard to
breathe. And then you run off to the bathroom and he follows after you. You
were definitely gone a lot longer than it takes to get something out of your
eye.”
    I bit back a snort when she said
that, apparently that was the excuse Dylan had given for me running off so
quickly. More like me ramming my tongue down his throat, something that I was
feeling extremely guilty about. But after the placement of my hand on the bulge
in the front of his pants, he had me so flustered and turned on; I just felt
this urge to attack him.
    “Nothing happened that matters. I’m
with Ben and I just need to forget about Dylan Turner. You said it yourself, he
is bad news. We’ve become friends I guess, but I don’t think he wants to keep
it just as friends. And I really am happy with Ben.”
    “Mmhm, if you say so.” She stood up
from my bed and started to discard her clothes, leaving her in a matching pink
leopard bra and panties set, before slipping under the covers of her own bed.
“But just to let you know Dylan isn’t that bad of a guy. I’m not afraid to
admit, I hated him just a little bit because I had a crush on him and he never
returned the feelings.”
    She confirmed my suspicions that I
had from day one of being around the two of them. “But now I have Brad. And
Dylan and you just seem to be drawn together like magnets. Ben’s a nice guy,
but I think you’re just settling with him. You’re only eighteen years old, no
need to act like you’re going to get married or something. And I can tell you,
Dylan is probably just the kind of fun you need. Sometimes you have to take
risks in life for things to pay off and Dylan might just be a risk to take.”
    I wasn’t really sure how to answer
her back and didn’t need to once I heard her soft snores floating from her bed.
Sure, Ben was safe but I truly did like him. Dylan…he was just trouble and I
wasn’t so sure if he really was the risk I was willing to take. If I did, I had
a feeling I would end up with a broken heart and no one would be left behind to
pick up the pieces.
                                                         
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    I spent the rest of the day lazing
around in bed reading until I heard a tap on the bathroom door and tiptoed over
to answer it so I wouldn’t wake up Kitty. “Hey, what’s up?” I whispered to
Maddie, who was on the other side. Her room looked about as dark as mine and I
figured Kylie probably had a late night too.
    “I take it Kitty’s out too? Do you
wanna go grab some lunch? I’m starving.” She grabbed her stomach to emphasize
her point and I let out a quiet laugh. Maddie and I often ended up being eating
partners most of the time. Kitty and Kylie tended to eat all of that healthy
crap, more power to them I guess.
    “Sure, let me change real quick and
I’ll meet you downstairs.” I threw my hair up into a messy bun and slid on a
pair of yoga pants with a black tank top.
    We were almost in the middle of
October and it was still around 75 degrees out daily. I was glad I had decided
to stay in a warmer climate, I’m sure I wouldn’t be able to survive anywhere in
the Midwest. Dylan had filled me in on growing up in that area and his stories
about snow in October literally made me cringe.
    I softly shut the door and pulled
out my phone when I felt it vibrating, smiling when Jake’s name popped up on
the screen. “Hey Jakey.”
    “Hey baby girl, god it’s so good to
hear your voice.” We had been keeping in contact daily, but only through texts.
I knew how busy he was with football even though he hadn’t gotten much playing
time yet, being a freshman.
    “I