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glad you’re here,” I admitted.
    “ I think we were set up.” She laughed a nervous laugh as she looked behind me.
    I turned around to see that both Mason and Tess were no longer sitting at the table. I smiled. “I don’t mind being set up.”
    She too couldn’t stop smiling. “Me either.” She blushed as the words left her mouth.
    I decided that I no longer wanted to be sitting at a cold ice cream shop on the perfect October day. “Do you want to walk to the park?” I asked.
    “ Yeah,” she nodded.
    We got up from the table, and on the way out the door, I decided to be brave. I grabbed her hand. I was surprised when she didn't pull away.
    As we walked, I felt as though I were dreaming. Me with Lucy... her not running away, it felt surreal. But it wasn’t just a dream. She looked up at me with her big blue eyes, and my heart felt as though it had melted in my chest.
    “ What are you thinking?” she asked me.
    “ I was just thinking about how beautiful you are.”
    Her cheeks once again started to blush. “Thank you,” she accepted the compliment. “I think you’re beautiful, too,” she added softly.
    Now, it was my turn to blush. “Thank you.”
    She looked at the ground as she talked. “By the way, thanks for everything at the party. I'm sorry that I was so... rude.”
    “ You weren't rude. You were just stressed. Don't worry about it.” I wanted to peruse the topic of the party. I wanted to find out exactly why she had a black eye. I wanted her to spill all her secrets. But now was not the time. She had to trust me first, and I wasn't about to make her run away again. So, I suggested we swing.
    While we were swinging, I got to learn a few things about her. For instance, her favorite colors are pink and white. She loves Harry Potter, the books and the movies, and she's still secretly waiting for her Hogwarts invitation. She spends most of her free time writing. She said that I most definitely would not be reading anything she wrote anytime soon, but that someday she hopes to share her work with the world.
    After we were done at the park, I walked her to Tess' house, which was only 2 blocks away. I wanted to kiss her goodnight, but I didn't want to scare her away. Plus, I happened to know that Tess was looking out the window at us. I decided our first kiss needed to be when there wasn't an audience. So instead, I gave her a hug. It was the best hug I had ever given in my life.
    One thing was certain – Lucy Pierce was turning out to be even more amazing than I expected.

 
     
     
    FOUR
    Away game
     
     
     
    Lucy
    On Tuesday, there was an away game. All of the cheerleaders and football players got to leave school an hour early.  I was excited about missing algebra. I met Tess by her car.
    “ Don't be mad,” were the first worst out of Tess' mouth when I got in her jeep.
    “ Why would I...” Before I could finish my sentence the back door opened. I look back to see Addison and Mandy climbing in.
    “ Hey Tess, thanks for giving us a ride,” Addison said, and then turned to me. “Hey, Lucy .” When she said my name, I could hear the slightest bit of disgust in it.
    “ Hello, Addison,” I said back as politely as possible.
    I would definitely be killing Tess later.
    “ I heard you and Ian hooked up at Freeman's party. Wow,” Mandy said to me once we were on the interstate.
    I chocked on the Red Bull I was drinking. “Hooked up?” I asked, disbelief in my voice. “No, we didn't. I didn't. I wouldn't.”
    “ They just talked.” Tess came to my rescue, even though she too didn't believe me.
    Addison laughed. “Yeah, right.”
    “ I'm so jealous. Ian is like so hot,” Mandy added. “I've been trying to hook up with him since the ninth grade. He always tells me he's interested in somebody else... Guess I know who now.”
    I couldn't help but wonder who Ian was interested in. It couldn't be me.
    I wanted for them to know the truth. We didn't do anything. But if my best friend didn't