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practice.”
“Really?” Jake raised an eyebrow at her as he took a bite of the apple he held loosely in his hand. “If this was a real relationship, I think I might have had to kick his ass at this point.” He chuckled. “Good thing it isn’t. After watching him take down a much larger guy than myself, I don’t think I’d like my chances.”
She laughed softly and shook her head. “If this was real, I wouldn’t have asked him to keep teaching me. That was your idea, if you remember.”
He nodded as he chewed. “I know. This whole scheme was my idea. I have no doubt of your integrity. You’re a nice girl. You’d never mess around on someone behind their back. You care too much about people’s feelings. That’s why I picked you to ask out. That’s why I trusted you with my secret. I knew you wouldn’t betray my confidence.” He gave an easy shrug. “You care about him. I understand that.” His eyes suddenly locked onto something behind her. “Speaking of Alec…here he comes.” He snickered. “And he doesn’t look pleased. He’s frowning at me.”
“Why?”
Jake grinned. “Isn’t it obvious? I’m competition. And right now, as far as he knows, I’m winning.”
She didn’t get to reply to that logic because Alec dropped his tray next to hers on the table with a loud clack of the plastic. His dark eyes bore into Jake’s pale ones as he scooted into his seat in a manner that could only be described as aggressive. “So you’re eating with us now,” he observed with displeasure.
Jake gave a bright smile. “Sure am. I want to spend as much time with Ellie as I can.” Grabbing her hand, he tugged her forward and kissed her soundly on the lips.
Though she knew the kiss was only for show, she still pulled back with an embarrassed laugh. “I like spending time with you, too.” As she tried to pretend she didn’t notice Alec’s growl of agitation, she pondered once again over the fact that it felt completely awkward to kiss Jake. It was still a little hard to believe at times. She’d wanted to go out with him so badly and now…nothing. A switch in her heart had been flicked, and there was no turning it back on.
“Speaking of spending time together…” Jake reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out two laminated slips of paper. “I bought our prom tickets this afternoon. You’ll do the honor of attending me, won’t you?” He chuckled lightly. “I hope so. Otherwise, I look pretty foolish right now.”
She couldn’t contain her surprise at the sight of the brightly colored tickets. Prom had never entered her mind. She wasn’t the best dancer, and the dresses were usually too over the top girly for her. She’d assumed she would be skipping the affair altogether, but here was a ticket with her name on it. “Oh…thank you. Of…of course I’ll be your date.”
Jake beamed, flashing a set of pearly white teeth. “You’ve just made me the luckiest boy at Noble High.”
Alec rolled his eyes.
At this, Jake’s grin widened and he climbed to his feet. “I hate to cut this short, but I promised I’d help the prom committee select this year’s theme.” He scooped up the sandwich he had on his tray and took a large bite. “I was told by Mrs. Evans that she demanded my handsome face be present.” He winked. “I think she’s trying to be my campaign manager for prom king.”
At this, Alec self-consciously ran his fingers over the puckered flesh of his injured forehead.
“Oh don’t worry, man,” Jake said nonchalantly. “I’m sure that will heal before picture time.” Feigning ignorance of Alec’s glare, he bent down to give Ellie a one-armed hug. “I’ll catch you later, sweets.” Then with a whistle, he sauntered from the room.
Alec’s glare followed him the entire way out of the cafeteria. Then he stared at the spot where Jake had disappeared as if he expected him to return at any moment.
Ellie watched him with raised eyebrows, wondering how long he
“Really?” Jake raised an eyebrow at her as he took a bite of the apple he held loosely in his hand. “If this was a real relationship, I think I might have had to kick his ass at this point.” He chuckled. “Good thing it isn’t. After watching him take down a much larger guy than myself, I don’t think I’d like my chances.”
She laughed softly and shook her head. “If this was real, I wouldn’t have asked him to keep teaching me. That was your idea, if you remember.”
He nodded as he chewed. “I know. This whole scheme was my idea. I have no doubt of your integrity. You’re a nice girl. You’d never mess around on someone behind their back. You care too much about people’s feelings. That’s why I picked you to ask out. That’s why I trusted you with my secret. I knew you wouldn’t betray my confidence.” He gave an easy shrug. “You care about him. I understand that.” His eyes suddenly locked onto something behind her. “Speaking of Alec…here he comes.” He snickered. “And he doesn’t look pleased. He’s frowning at me.”
“Why?”
Jake grinned. “Isn’t it obvious? I’m competition. And right now, as far as he knows, I’m winning.”
She didn’t get to reply to that logic because Alec dropped his tray next to hers on the table with a loud clack of the plastic. His dark eyes bore into Jake’s pale ones as he scooted into his seat in a manner that could only be described as aggressive. “So you’re eating with us now,” he observed with displeasure.
Jake gave a bright smile. “Sure am. I want to spend as much time with Ellie as I can.” Grabbing her hand, he tugged her forward and kissed her soundly on the lips.
Though she knew the kiss was only for show, she still pulled back with an embarrassed laugh. “I like spending time with you, too.” As she tried to pretend she didn’t notice Alec’s growl of agitation, she pondered once again over the fact that it felt completely awkward to kiss Jake. It was still a little hard to believe at times. She’d wanted to go out with him so badly and now…nothing. A switch in her heart had been flicked, and there was no turning it back on.
“Speaking of spending time together…” Jake reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out two laminated slips of paper. “I bought our prom tickets this afternoon. You’ll do the honor of attending me, won’t you?” He chuckled lightly. “I hope so. Otherwise, I look pretty foolish right now.”
She couldn’t contain her surprise at the sight of the brightly colored tickets. Prom had never entered her mind. She wasn’t the best dancer, and the dresses were usually too over the top girly for her. She’d assumed she would be skipping the affair altogether, but here was a ticket with her name on it. “Oh…thank you. Of…of course I’ll be your date.”
Jake beamed, flashing a set of pearly white teeth. “You’ve just made me the luckiest boy at Noble High.”
Alec rolled his eyes.
At this, Jake’s grin widened and he climbed to his feet. “I hate to cut this short, but I promised I’d help the prom committee select this year’s theme.” He scooped up the sandwich he had on his tray and took a large bite. “I was told by Mrs. Evans that she demanded my handsome face be present.” He winked. “I think she’s trying to be my campaign manager for prom king.”
At this, Alec self-consciously ran his fingers over the puckered flesh of his injured forehead.
“Oh don’t worry, man,” Jake said nonchalantly. “I’m sure that will heal before picture time.” Feigning ignorance of Alec’s glare, he bent down to give Ellie a one-armed hug. “I’ll catch you later, sweets.” Then with a whistle, he sauntered from the room.
Alec’s glare followed him the entire way out of the cafeteria. Then he stared at the spot where Jake had disappeared as if he expected him to return at any moment.
Ellie watched him with raised eyebrows, wondering how long he
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