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i
ade up of
ass. Work my shif
efore class or stay up too late watching reruns of old
n there
part of the
e lollipop. But now, I find myself waiting for it, anticipating that familiar moment when the door ch
I tell myself no
, that's hard
sy from the mo
med Ava who keeps shooting me wide-eyed looks like I'm some kind of expert in
5 rolls around,
on cue-the do
ven have
eady
e casual ease he always does, disappearing
pa
en lo
. Not even
n ap
it on the counter. "Okay, now
t keeping thing
do realize you're ruining
tch. "Scient
you actually liked cherry or if this whole thing
nd
radition,' but now..." I narrow my eyes. "Now
That's a bol
and b
mething else, but before he can, a custom
head slightly. "Guess I'l
e that, he's
spread out on the couch, watching some real
isode, she turns to m
a pillow
ning. "Oh, come on. You se
l buying lollipops like
fry from my container. "
y choke
heard
d. "That's not-he's just some
a pointed look
to the screen. But the though
of assignments, work, and the occ
order a large latte, find a corner table, and crack open my laptop,
apparently obsessed with messin
e in m
ance
ha
holding a cup of coffee
. "Excu
ly around us. "I
ebrow. "This
ep
fé. "There are, like,
s one's
"Well, sorry to disappoi
edy. Then, without waiting for an invitation, he
im. "What ar
g a new
augh. "Unb
king a sip o
, I know my study