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he says, “Well, I am a detective so once I was given Piper Frost’s name, I located her information, including room number and roommate. Once Tara said the name Caroline, I knew the rest.” I can’t help but wonder what else he might know. “Oh ok; well, nice to meet you both. I am going to be leaving now, and let you two take it from here. I hope the rest of your day gets better, Tara, and good luck with everything.”
    Tara looks at me with a very sad expression, and reaches for my arm as I go to step away. “Caroline, wait, I drove you here; I will drive you back. I will meet Eric back here, or he can follow us if he wants, and then he can talk to me out in the campus lot. Plus, if you don’t mind I would really like to keep in touch if I could have your number.”
    I pull my arm away from Tara, and reach in my pocket for my phone. “Here, Tara, just send a text from my phone to yours, and then we will have each other’s numbers. As far as getting back, the walk really isn’t that far, and I honestly like walking.”
    Tara pouts, and takes my phone from my hand and starts typing. I notice Eric giving me a stern look now, and I can’t decide if it makes me nervous, or even more turned on then I already was. “I will drive you both back to Caroline’s in my truck, and then you and I can go somewhere and talk, Tara, because I am not sitting in that little Mini of yours, and you will be explaining yourself to me.”
    Tara and I both look at him, dumbstruck. Yet, he just cocks his head to the side slightly, and gives me an I dare you to argue look. So, of course, I cross my arms under my chest and I do just that. “Really? I am twenty years old, and walk around here plenty on my own. I am sure I can manage today, as well.” I notice his eyes look down at where my arms are crossed and the way it lifts up on my chest. His gaze stays there a little longer than necessary. So, yes, for a tiny built girl I was blessed with, as I have been told, a very nice rack. He then looks up at me and smiles again. I swear his eyes seem to literally glisten as he does this. Tara just stands there, staring back and forth between the two of us. You can tell she feels very uncomfortable, and I see her reaching out to hand me my phone back. I smile at her while taking my phone, and start to walk away again.
    Eric steps slightly to the side, blocking me. “Really, Caroline, I don’t mean to sound rude, but I truly insist on giving you that ride.”
    Get your mind out of the gutter, Caroline; he is talking about a ride in his truck, and not the type of ride you can’t seem to stop thinking about around him. I bite down on my lip, and roll my eyes at him. “Well, insisting must be hereditary then, because Tara used that same word on me earlier this morning.” I then gesture toward the door. “So, where did you park?” With that, I get a grin from both of them. Tara’s being happy, and Eric’s being a bit of a don’t push me type of grin.

WE GRAB UP our trash and take it to the trash can. There aren’t nearly as many eyes on us now, but I do notice many of the eyes that are still watching belong to females, and they surely aren’t looking at either Tara or me. I also notice said Register boy’s eyes, and they are definitely watching Tara. We follow Eric out to a black four door, four wheel drive Ford truck. Nice, one sibling has little car dreams, and then we have one that has big truck dreams. I wonder if their personalities are as different as their taste in vehicles. Maybe it is just a guy, girl thing? I am one of those I have dreams but I will take what I can get type, which explains my 2000 Chevrolet Blazer. It is a little run down looking, but it starts right up and gets me from point A to point B, so that is what matters. I am also pretty good with numbers and money. Therefore, I am what I like to call thrifty, so if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The only time I ever really need it is to go to work a few nights a