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Authors: Gina Robinson
Tags: Romance, Literature & Fiction, Coming of Age, Contemporary, Genre Fiction, New Adult & College
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pretty romantic to me. If I had a guy as hot as Logan tell me he loved me, my friends would not be in any doubt that I was delirious with joy. Over the moon."
I pulled my phone out and brought up the missed-connections page. "I think my chem TA has a thing for me, too." I spoke almost mindlessly as I handed the phone to Tay, who read it and handed it to Nic.
"That's random and off topic," Tay said. "Though probably true. So you have two guys after you—a hot guy every girl wants and a nerdy lab TA?" She shrugged. "Lucky you. I don't see the problem. Don't let the nerd liking you bring you down."
"Read down a few posts," I said. "And you'll see why I'm worried."
Nic was still holding my phone. She frowned as she skimmed the posts, looking confused. "Oh."
I knew she'd found the right one. She paused and looked up at me. "Who are you worried about? The blond chick he never notices or the older woman?" She handed the phone to Tay to read.
Just the phrase "older woman" sent a chill through me. And reminded me of Mom and Austin. I bit my lip. "Look at the time and date stamp."
Nic jumped up and plopped next to Tay so she could read over her shoulder.
"I had just talked to Logan after his dad left this afternoon. He told me he couldn't see me. He was too tired and had too much to do. He was going to take a nap and then study. And then…" I took a deep breath.
Nic gave me a sympathetic look. "Maybe it isn't him? Maybe you're getting too full of yourself thinking all of these missed connections are about you." The way she said it, I knew she was gently ribbing me, trying to make me feel better, even though she was contradicting what she'd said earlier.
But I didn't feel better at all. I was miserable. "I love him. I don't want to lose him. What am I going to do?"
"Fight for him," Tay said.
I fought back a wave of anxiety. "How can I compete against her ? Have you seen what she looks like?" I grabbed my phone from Tay, brought up Amber's picture, and shoved the phone back at her.
Nic looked at Amber and then at me and shrugged. "She's got nothing on you, girl. Except age."
Tay handed my phone back to me. "And that isn't in her favor."
I loved Nic and Tay at that moment for being such true friends. But I shook my head. "And experience. She's just like my mom—confident and sexy. Competitive." I left the next part unsaid: knows how to seduce men and wrap them around her finger.
"Look, don't go all massively depressed on us," Nic said. "Logan says he loves you. Then the next day he goes for this Amber? That doesn't make any sense. Either he's a lying douchebag, in which case, dump him. You're better off without him. Or there's some logical explanation. Just talk to him, Ellie." She smiled at me. "Talk to him. What can it hurt? One way or another, you'll find out where you stand. Better to find that out now than later."
It was sound advice. But if the news was bad, a huge part of me didn't want to find out. Ever .
On Monday mornings I had chem at nine. If there had been any other section available, I would never have signed up for Chem 202 at that ungodly hour. As usual, I dragged myself to the dining hall and got a cup of coffee in an attempt to wake up. Dressed in yoga pants and an oversized sweatshirt, I approached the lecture hall and chemistry with a certain amount of happy anticipation—goodbye, Dr. Rogers. Hello, funny, happy Professor Kim. Hopefully.
Dex waited for me in our usual seats. I loved my seat—it had a speaker in the row in front of it that I used as a table for my coffee. The lecture hall buzzed with anticipation and the mood was almost festive as we waited for our new prof to show up.
"I'm betting on Professor Kim," I said to Dex.
"Me too," he said as I settled in.
The bell rang and the lectern was still empty. People were looking at each other, puzzled. We'd all looked on our university accounts to see who the new prof would be. The university had not announced it ahead of time, but
I pulled my phone out and brought up the missed-connections page. "I think my chem TA has a thing for me, too." I spoke almost mindlessly as I handed the phone to Tay, who read it and handed it to Nic.
"That's random and off topic," Tay said. "Though probably true. So you have two guys after you—a hot guy every girl wants and a nerdy lab TA?" She shrugged. "Lucky you. I don't see the problem. Don't let the nerd liking you bring you down."
"Read down a few posts," I said. "And you'll see why I'm worried."
Nic was still holding my phone. She frowned as she skimmed the posts, looking confused. "Oh."
I knew she'd found the right one. She paused and looked up at me. "Who are you worried about? The blond chick he never notices or the older woman?" She handed the phone to Tay to read.
Just the phrase "older woman" sent a chill through me. And reminded me of Mom and Austin. I bit my lip. "Look at the time and date stamp."
Nic jumped up and plopped next to Tay so she could read over her shoulder.
"I had just talked to Logan after his dad left this afternoon. He told me he couldn't see me. He was too tired and had too much to do. He was going to take a nap and then study. And then…" I took a deep breath.
Nic gave me a sympathetic look. "Maybe it isn't him? Maybe you're getting too full of yourself thinking all of these missed connections are about you." The way she said it, I knew she was gently ribbing me, trying to make me feel better, even though she was contradicting what she'd said earlier.
But I didn't feel better at all. I was miserable. "I love him. I don't want to lose him. What am I going to do?"
"Fight for him," Tay said.
I fought back a wave of anxiety. "How can I compete against her ? Have you seen what she looks like?" I grabbed my phone from Tay, brought up Amber's picture, and shoved the phone back at her.
Nic looked at Amber and then at me and shrugged. "She's got nothing on you, girl. Except age."
Tay handed my phone back to me. "And that isn't in her favor."
I loved Nic and Tay at that moment for being such true friends. But I shook my head. "And experience. She's just like my mom—confident and sexy. Competitive." I left the next part unsaid: knows how to seduce men and wrap them around her finger.
"Look, don't go all massively depressed on us," Nic said. "Logan says he loves you. Then the next day he goes for this Amber? That doesn't make any sense. Either he's a lying douchebag, in which case, dump him. You're better off without him. Or there's some logical explanation. Just talk to him, Ellie." She smiled at me. "Talk to him. What can it hurt? One way or another, you'll find out where you stand. Better to find that out now than later."
It was sound advice. But if the news was bad, a huge part of me didn't want to find out. Ever .
On Monday mornings I had chem at nine. If there had been any other section available, I would never have signed up for Chem 202 at that ungodly hour. As usual, I dragged myself to the dining hall and got a cup of coffee in an attempt to wake up. Dressed in yoga pants and an oversized sweatshirt, I approached the lecture hall and chemistry with a certain amount of happy anticipation—goodbye, Dr. Rogers. Hello, funny, happy Professor Kim. Hopefully.
Dex waited for me in our usual seats. I loved my seat—it had a speaker in the row in front of it that I used as a table for my coffee. The lecture hall buzzed with anticipation and the mood was almost festive as we waited for our new prof to show up.
"I'm betting on Professor Kim," I said to Dex.
"Me too," he said as I settled in.
The bell rang and the lectern was still empty. People were looking at each other, puzzled. We'd all looked on our university accounts to see who the new prof would be. The university had not announced it ahead of time, but
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