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Apparently, I had missed a pop quiz, so I had to take that in front of her, too. Luckily, I had finished reading Taming of the Shrew and passed the quiz without much trouble.
    “Ms. Nightingale,” Ms. Conner said hesitantly while handing me back my graded quiz. “I’m not sure what happened to you last week, but you don’t seem like the type of girl who would just run off with a man to Las Vegas and not tell your friends or family. I know it’s none of my business, but if you ever need to talk with someone, I’m here for you.”
    I wasn’t sure what to say. Not even my mom had thought to disbelieve Malcolm’s lie. Why did a veritable stranger understand me better than my own mother?
    “Thank you, Ms. Conner. I appreciate that.”
    “I don’t presume to know you but, from reading your journal, I think I have a fair idea of the type of person you are. I just wanted you to know how I felt.”
    I thanked her again and walked out of the room feeling a little better about the day.
    Brand walked me to my chemistry class and afterward took me off campus for lunch so I wouldn’t have to endure any more stares.
    “Humans have a short memory,” he told me as we drove back to campus for our Physics class. “They’ll forget about everything in a few weeks.”
    “Well, to be honest, I thought I would be more upset about it than I am. It’s actually just irritating. I don’t see any reason for people I don’t even know to treat me like some pariah of society, and they’re so wishy-washy. After what happened with Michelle, I can’t tell you how many people came up to me and told me how sorry they were that I had to go through what I did. Then, I spend one week in Las Vegas with a gorgeous guy, and I might as well wear a large, red ‘A’ on my chest.”
    “Do you think Malcolm is gorgeous?”
    I looked at Brand and couldn’t help but grin at the concerned look on his face.
    “You have nothing to worry about, Brand. You’re beyond gorgeous to me. But, yes, Malcolm is very nice to look at. I’m not going to lie to you and say he isn’t.”
    “Well, as long as I’m better looking, it’s ok I guess.”
    The vanity of men. Just when you think they’re indestructible, you find a chink in their armor that you wouldn’t have thought was there.
    Physics went pretty well. Luckily, the week I was out, the night lab was cancelled due to the TA being sick. It was one of the few classes I wasn’t behind in.
    Brand walked me to Dr. Barry’s office after class. “I have something planned for us to do Friday night.”
    “Oh?” I said excitedly. “Are we going to do my blood test then?”
    “No, we have to wait on that. My friend said the earliest he could see us would be this Saturday. But we’ll get it done. I promise.”
    I was disappointed. I wanted to know what my DNA might be able to tell us. It made me even more curious about my father. Who had he been? But, was that all that was different about me? From what Will had said, I should either be like Abby if my father had been a Watcher, or I shouldn’t exist because angels like him, who only inhabited bodies, basically became sterile after the possession. So where did that leave me?
    “Then what are we doing?” I asked, standing outside Dr. Barry’s office.
    “It’s a surprise. And don’t even bother trying to get any details from me, because my lips are sealed on the subject.” He made the motion of locking his lips and throwing away the key.
    I couldn’t help but laugh at him, sneaking in one more kiss before going into work.
    Dr. Barry ended up being very empathetic about me missing a week of work.
    “After almost being killed by that lunatic, it’s understandable you needed to get away for a while and blow off some steam,” she said. “Just try to remember to tell someone next time. Although, I can see how you forgot. That sure was a handsome man you had escort you to Las Vegas.”
    When work was over, I was glad to go home.
    Home. That word took