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face.  Like I’ve been doing for some time now I keep my interest in her non-existent.  I just have to make it obvious who has my interest.

    I make my next shot knowing the outcome; I miss it.  Reed stands off to the side full of confidence.  Andy is off to the other side, but every so often he gives Reed a dirty look.  And I’m standing somewhere in between awkwardly.  The game continues with different conversations all around the table.  Brandon even makes his way over to talk to Reed.  I try to pretend like I am really concentrating on the game, but that is the last thing on my mind. 
    Then as I am about to make another shot a familiar pretty auburn haired girl drapes herself around Reed.  My eyes betray me and I blatantly stare.  Reed pushes Reese gently to the side.  I’m paralyzed from taking my shot.  I can see Andy’s stare boring into me and still I can’t pull my eyes away.  Reese flips her hair to the side and then I hear her talking.  I’m listening as hard as I can through the music and noise of the bar.  Their voices are muffled, but I can hear clear as day.
    “What are you doing he re?  I thought you were leaving,” She asks with a smile plastered on her face. Reed’s eyes shift over to me while Reese paws at his arm.
    “Something more important came up.”  His tone is dry even all the way from over here.  Reese looks hopeful and seductive all at once, but then her eyes follow his gaze. 
    “You’ve got to be kidding me,” she spits out.
    “Nope, I’m not.”
    I look down and try to refocus on my shot that I still need to make.  Reese gives me the look of death and makes her way back to her friends.  I see them in a huddle whispering and looking at me, but I ignore them.  Luckily no one else besides Andy really notices that I’ve held up the game.  Of course, I miss the shot.  The game continues, but Maggie and I lose. 
    The four guys gear up to play.  The way Andy and Reed glare at each other I feel like I’m a prize to be won at the end of their game.  Andy gets in position to break and Reed makes his way over to where I am leaned against a wall with Maggie and Quinn.  He leans into me and moves his head to my ear.  My chest rises and falls more rapidly by the second.
    “Katherine.”  He pauses and pulls back just enough to see my face.  My face feels like its on fire.  He grins and then moves back to my ear. “You know there is no chance I will lose to him, right?”

    And he’s right; he doesn’t lose.  It’s not even a close call. 
    After the game is over Andy walks over towards me and just says that he hopes I have a good spring break. I stay put against the wall not really sure what I do now. I can tell Reed thinks he’s won more than this game. For a moment, I snicker to myself because it was never even a possibility in my mind that there was a chance for Andy.  While I may have difficulty facing Reed and despise the way I used him last semester… my heart is filled with him.  The way Reed treated me, helped me and took care of me is not something I will ever be able to remove from my mind or heart.  Aside from that, the way he touched me still gives me chills when I remember how intimate we were. 
    I’m standing against the wall alone now. Andy and his friend have walked away. Maggie is off in the corner making out with Brandon (saw that coming a mile away). Quinn and Matt have headed to the bar to get more drinks. I feel trapped with nowhere to go and I’m not sure I want to go. Reed is staring at me like I’m his prey. His hands are pressed into his pocket and his strides towards me are long and smooth. Nervously, I bite down on the bottom corner of my lip and stare down into my hands that are folded in front of me.
    When he reaches me he stands next to me and leans against the wall.  We stand there in silence.  I pull my head up and look out around the heavily crowded bar.  I see Kelly and Derek heading out and Jenna sitting at