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it! He did all that with intent, Camie, like a test to see how you’d react. You did very well by the way,” Kate said with a smile, like she was proud of me or something.
    “Why, thank you. I do try to keep my licentious thoughts to myself whenever possible,” I replied, feeling kind of proud of myself too. For being someone who doesn’t normally test well and having passed the one he’d given me without even being aware I was taking it, well, that’s pretty much a cause for celebration as anything.
    Kate laughed at my humble acceptance of her compliment. “You’re very welcome. Oh, and remember what he said as his excuse for asking for her number in the first place?”
    “Yeah.”
    “Well, that was strictly for your benefit, Camie, not mine. He’s very well aware that I already understand perfectly just how much he doesn’t appreciate being treated like that, but you didn’t and he wanted you to know. He was point-blank telling you what not to do. His tone suggested to me that he could’ve even been asking you not to be like that with him. And then there was that whole thing with the book… Good grief, that was a freaking riot, but so completely and totally out of character for Tristan!” Kate said and started to giggle again.
    It was several minutes before she regained control of her giggle-fit and was able to continue, and although I found myself grinning and giggling along with her, I’m kind of lost about why this is so funny to her. I kept my mouth shut, though, because Kate can really tell a story. I feel like I’m watching an Agatha Christie movie and the murderer is about to be revealed.
    “Sorry for laughing so much, but I mean you just have to appreciate this for what it really was, and trust me when I say it was a master stroke of genius how Tristan took outrageous advantage of Mrs. Henderson’s kick-back atmosphere and manipulated his environment the way he did! He actually got you pressed up against him with his arm around you under the guise of reading a book you both probably have memorized and he did it front of everybody!
    “I doubt you noticed this either, but the guy could not keep his eyes off you the whole time, or his fingers from playing with a piece of your hair that he could reach without you becoming the wiser. I bet he was just so tickled with himself for pulling that off without being questioned by a soul…I was really impressed actually. And just so you know, I’ve never seen him do anything like that at school, never-ever!
    “He keeps his little affairs not only pretty private, which I’m not too sure how he manages to do with all the gossips in this school, but they’re also kept strictly for afterhours events like parties and stuff where people aren’t always paying close attention to what he’s doing. And not because he’s shy, because he’s so not. I think it’s just that he prefers to keep his personal life out of public view and he considers school to be a very public fishbowl. Plus, he’s just not a PDA kinda guy. You know, now that I’m really thinking about that scene in English in conjunction with everything else, I’m positive he’s more in to you than even he may realize. Oh! I almost forgot, remember Jeff’s shenanigans in the hall?”
    I nodded. And did you hear what she said? He was playing with my freaking hair!
    “Well I think he was waiting for a verdict, and Tristan gave it to him with that astounding tour de force of his. I like to think of that part where he stuck his tongue out as being an exclamation point, and once Jeff understood that Tristan had reached some kind of decision, he bowed and went on his way. I think Jeff having that knowledge is important to remember too, especially in light of what happened later. So, moving on… I know you saw him by the locker room and you’re also not stupid, but I don’t know if you understood his behavior after dance today,” Kate said and waited for me to give my interpretation of that more