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weren’t official, but Kelly wanted to make it official. What better timing than the day of love?
    â€œThis guy,” Will was saying, “is really good though his style is a little out there. He doesn’t fit normal conventions. And he has a lot of tattoos.”
    â€œTattoos are bad?” Kelly asked.
    â€œArt is for canvas, not skin.” He put his arm around her shoulders and drew her in. “At least that’s what I think.”
    â€œYeah, I get that.” She snuggled in close to him. He smelled like licorice and soap. It was an interesting mix. “So,” she said, wondering how she should bring up Valentine’s Day. She was so excited about it. She was afraid talking out loud would somehow jinx the whole thing.
    Finally, she said, “I’ve got a surprise planned for us.”
    â€œYeah?” he said, keeping his eyes on the wall of photographs.
    â€œI was thinking, for Valentine’s Day, we could make reservations at a hotel restaurant and then maybe we could—”
    â€œWait.” Will pulled away so he could look her in the eye. “You’re making special plans? For Valentine’s Day?” Confusion furrowed his brow. “I can’t. I thought I told you I had plans already.”
    â€œPlans?” No, he hadn’t told her. “What are you doing?”
    He ran his hand over his hair, probably checking that it was still perfectly styled. “Brittany asked me out to dinner. I can’t back out after agreeing.”
    â€œBrittany?” Kelly’s voice hitched on the name, sweat beaded on her forehead. This was exactly why she didn’t want to talk about it out loud.
    â€œKelly,” he said, using that adult tone of his. “You know we’re not exclusive.”
    â€œI know, I thought…” Well, it didn’t really matter what she thought now. She forced her lips into something she hoped resembled a casual smile. “I know we’re not exclusive. I just thought it’d be fun to hang out.”
    â€œYeah,” he said, visibly relaxing. “We could maybe do something that Sunday?”
    â€œYeah. Maybe.” She managed a false sense of cheerfulness. She did not want Will knowing what she really felt right now—crushed. She’d been hoping they could spend the whole weekend together. She wanted them to be a real couple. Finally. After waiting so long. She figured that if she stuck around and showed Will how much she cared about him by complimenting and supporting him in his endless list of extracurricular activities, that he’d eventually make the relationship serious. At least that’s what the astrology article in Seventeen had suggested for sweeping Capricorns off their feet.
    Will did all the talking as they went through the rest of the gallery. Kelly didn’t feel like saying anything. What she wanted to do was go home and get out of these stupid clothes and put on some sweatpants. Suddenly she wasn’t feeling so skinny.
    After seeing all of the exhibits, people started drifting into groups in the middle of the gallery. Will dragged Kelly over and introduced her to Brittany. She knew Brittany; everyone knewBrittany. Why make it a point to introduce them? Why didn’t Will just stab her in the heart and save himself some trouble?
    â€œWe’ve never really talked,” Brittany said, shaking Kelly’s hand.
    â€œYeah. It’s nice to finally talk,” Kelly lied. Brittany was even prettier up close. She had delicate features, rosy-red cheeks. How was Kelly going to compete with her?
    â€œAre you coming to the dinner after this?” Brittany asked.
    â€œUm…” What dinner? Kelly looked at Will for clarification.
    â€œI forgot,” Will interjected. “We’re all going to dinner at Bershetti’s. You can come.”
    It didn’t sound like he wanted her to come. She’d bet he’d withheld the info, not