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to me in the same posture, spread his legs and patted the space between them. I moved over and sat in that V he made for me and leaned my back against his chest. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me even tauter against him.
                  “Have you read more since the other day or are we still with the Highlander, throwing his weight around.”             
                  “I haven’t read any more. He’s still being a douche.”
                  He laughed and it jolted us both, “Continue then, my love.”
                  It did something wicked to me to hear him call me that.
                 

Breaker
     
                  Wednesday morning after Ash left, I headed off to school. I saw Oz in between classes and stopped to talk to him a little. Regardless of his stance that he wasn’t going to cave to Stephanie’s whims, he looked a mess. He was disheveled, which wasn’t normal for Oz.
                  He claimed to be okay, and after making me promise not to tell Stephanie of his frazzled state, I proceeded to class. Astronomy was a small class and usually I sat in the same spot every time. I sat in the back, hoping the teacher didn’t notice my ever falling posture as the class progressed.
                  “Hey, Breaker, right?”
                  A girl with black hair and legs for days sat next to me.
                  “Yeah, I’m sorry, what’s your name?”
                  Even this little interaction made my chest tighten a tiny bit. I wondered if I’d ever really not have that feeling. I wondered if it would always be like that.
                  “Eva. I emailed you the other day?”
                  “Oh, yeah, how can I help?”
                  She groaned dramatically, “Ugh, this class is so hard. I can’t even answer half of the questions on the study guide. Did you already get that done?”
                  “Um, yeah, last week.”
                  “Oh, well, I texted you last night, hoping you could meet me at the library sometime this weekend.”
                  I didn’t like this one bit. There were two very distinct reasons I didn’t like this situation and it had nothing to do with anything sensible. Number one, the library was still a place of disdain for me. There were lots of people and tight spaces. I could do it, but it was a little unnerving. And number two, I didn’t know this girl. I could handle everyday conversation, but all this making plans and being sociable made me a little squirmy.
                  I was like the Grinch, but a little bulkier.
                  “Are you sure the TA said I could help?”             
                  “Yes, he recommended you specifically.”
                  “Well, I guess I could. I’ll call and reserve a study room.”
                  “Oh,” she reached out and touched my arm, “I’ll do it. Don’t worry. That would be fantastic.”
                  I bounced my knee, not entirely comfortable with her touching me, or any stranger touching me in general.
                  “Yeah, well, is noon okay?”
                  “Sure. Noon is fine.”
                  “Great,” I said. But it wasn’t really great.
                  The rest of the class, she stared at me off and on. And I’m no ego maniac. In fact, I’m pretty sure, if one was judging by past events, that I was the opposite of egotistical. But the girl was staring at me. I felt along my face once or twice for some offensive matter or something, but came back empty.
                  Class was dismissed and I gathered my things, ready to get out of there and away from Eva. Unfortunately, she gathered her