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shut it?”

told me.

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“Well, it’s not like any of the rest of you are gunning for the job,”

Just then, Dash dropped down across from me and cleared a curl

Natasha said with false sweetness.

away from his eyes with a flick of his head. Up close, I could see he Noelle stuck her finger in her mouth.

was even handsomer than I had realized. With his square jaw, warm Alrighty, then.

brown eyes, and perfect skin he looked like an Abercrombie ad

“So, Reed, do you like it here so far?” Taylor asked.

come to life.

“Yeah. Definitely,” I said.

“Dash McCafferty,” he said by way of greeting. “You’re the girl

“You’re from Pennsylvania, right?” she asked brightly. “Is it

with the sweet feet.”

like your old school?”

Noelle glanced at me suspiciously.

I glanced at Noelle. Had she told the others where I was from?

“You should’ve seen the way this girl kicked the football the

“She already memorized all the textbooks in this place, so she’s other day,” he said to Noelle. “She could give you a run for your moved on to yearbooks and new student rosters,” Noelle explained.

money, babe.”

“Did you know that less that two percent of all Easton students

“Gee. Sorry I missed it,” Noelle said flatly.

and alumni were from Pennsylvania? Isn’t that weird?” Taylor

Leanne busted out with another laugh until Noelle silenced her

asked. “I mean, considering it’s such a big state.”