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with a glance.

I swallowed hard. Less than 2 percent, huh? So I was a huge A couple of other guys walked over and slapped hands with

novelty.

Dash. One of them sat on the table behind him while the other

“What do you think of your teachers?” Taylor put in eagerly.

pulled out another chair and brought it close, as if to be too far away

“What classes are you taking? Do you have Corcoran for Trig?”

from Dash would have deprived them of oxygen. I recognized both

“I—“

of them from the football game and wondered if Thomas would be

“Taylor, you don’t need to give her the third degree,” Ariana

far behind.

said lightly.

“This is Josh,” Dash said, thumbing over his shoulder at a cute Taylor’s face turned pink. “Sorry,” she said.

blond kid with a baby face.

“She needs to know everything,” Noelle explained.

“Hey,” Josh said with a nod and smile.

“As if she doesn’t already,” Natasha said under her breath.

“And that loser is Gage.”

Taylor ducked her head, hiding behind her curls, and my heart

The taller, trendier kid scoffed. Dash punched him once in the

went out to her. Even though I was relieved to be out from under the arm—hard, if the contortion of Gage’s face was any indication—and microscope.

that was that.

K A T E B R I A N

P R I V A T E

The double doors opened and I glanced over automatically.

I was surprised at the frankness of this statement.

Constance and Diana walked in with Missy, Lorna, and the others.