Opposite Attract

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ng to "accidentally" run across a particular irritating athlete. Yet here I was, looking behind a book

evening light streaming through the library windows highlighted his chiseled features in appealing golden tones. He

ction on the quad, and I still bristled whenever I thought about his scornfu

s noisy cronies, holding court over pickup basketball games on the quad, and attracting the attent

l. As much as it irritated me, some masochistic part of my brain demande

ober evening. Sure, I'll tell myself it was a study break to restore my attention.

he shelf and purposefully knocked a hefty atlas from its perch. T

g moment before I averted my gaze, assuming casual innocence. "Wh

t to be ki

man jacket straining against his big shoulders. My mou

y expression neutral. "Oh hi. I

ously? "You are actua

r yourself, Preppy. The world does not rev

ing on my yoga pants for too long. "It seemsIt seems like an awful big

s a coincidence. Maybe if you got your head out of your ow

me. "Admit it, you have some weird vendettas." . Is this r

ike a total dick about it?" I fired back, trying to retain his

. "Will you get over

sure you did

f you hadn't gone nuclear on me,

The audacity! "Excuse

blic screaming matches over accidents," he remarked calml

ly. My eyes contracted

Just relax a bit, okay?There's no There's no need

your bad behavior on my being too 'emotional?'" Is that why you can't

y. A few kids looked over suspiciously before going on. "Are y

scular chest. "Thinking you can waltz through

s chest, shocked. "Wh

id I was a diversity recruit from the

faltered. "Wait.

. "Who else would I

recognize you."The wailing banshee threw me off."Before I could burst again, he put

I said with

ly crash into once doesn't make me a judgmental jerk." He gave his

ssed. "Guess I'm

ing on his chest, and his thumb stroked distracting c

o pull my hand back, but his hold tightened, keeping me close. Breathle

rtedly. His woodsy perfu

ned, confidence increasing

ike the other girls on campus. With enormous effort,

ishment and hesitant adoration.

I demanded, pointing to my

ting in the proper areas. Behind his preppy e

after a time. "But I gotta say, you wear th

e became liquid. "What a lovely compl

ry stride forward, his eyes sparkling.

I said, battling a very maddening temptation to grin. Banter

d forward, his breath on my ear. "Are

ouched my again, gently this time. I calloused my thumb and br

I said

e vibrated on m

wing yearning pushed me into complete secl

pe. What the heck was that charged moment? I walked aimlessly past study nooks and boo

fingers intertwined with mine ling