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didn't know how to be with him any other way. I still stood by my excuse that it would be weird.
    "What does that mean?" he asked.
    "It means no," I said after only a moment's hesitation. I wasn't sure if that was absolutely true, but it seemed the appropriate thing to say.
    "Okay then," he said. "What about us? Where do we stand?"
    "Uh…I just met you. I don't know anything about you," I said.
    "Well, what do you want to know?" he asked.
    "For starters, how old are you?"
    "I'm nineteen. You?"
    "I turned sixteen yesterday," I said.
    "Oh, really? Happy belated birthday then," he said flashing me his white teeth.
    "Yeah, thanks."
    "Any other questions?" he said.
    "Yeah, why are you even here? What do you want from me?" I asked
    "What do I want from you?" he repeated, almost laughing.
    "Yeah, I mean you delivered me a pizza, that's all. Why such an interest in me?"
    He seemed at a loss of what to say. "Well, for one thing, you're gorgeous."
    "Oh, so you must do this a lot then if you go after every pretty girl you see," I said.
    He shook his head and smiled. "I just think I have a connection with you. You seem like the kind of girl I can have fun with."
    "What kind of fun?" I asked, eyeing him suspiciously.
    He laughed. "Clean fun…or dirty, whichever you prefer." I smiled. "So, can I come by again?"
    "You know where I live," I said. He stood up, and I walked over to the door.
    "Can I get a kiss?" he asked. I turned my head to the side and leaned a little towards him to indicate that he could kiss only my cheek. He kissed me and gave me one last toothy smile before stepping out the door and shutting it behind him.
    As soon as I heard his car pull out of the driveway and down the rode, I slipped on my shoes and went out the door. When I got to Cael's house no one was home. I figured he was at work. I had no idea when he'd be home, but I sat on his front steps and waited. I ended up falling asleep sprawled out on the porch and baking in the sun. I awoke with a jump when Cael tapped me on the shoulder.
    "What are you doing here?" he asked, looking confused. I sat up and looked around, waiting for my memory to come back to me.
    "I…I was waiting for you," I said.
    "For how long?" he asked.
    "Uh, I don't know. Since late morning I guess."
    "Nevaeh, it's almost 3 o'clock!" he said looking worried. He grabbed my hand and pulled me up. "Come on, let's go inside." I followed him in and sat beside him on the couch. "So what are you doing here?" he asked again.
    "I…I wanted to talk to you," I paused, "about last night." He nodded and looked down at the floor. "Cael, look at me," I said. He looked up. "Why were you even out there? Why did you come back?"
    He stared at me, straight in the eye. He waited a moment before he spoke and looked back at the floor when he did. "No reason," was all he said.
    "Well are you upset or something?" I asked.
    "No, no. Why should I be upset? You're allowed to have boyfriends. You're allowed to kiss guys. I'd just prefer if I didn't have to see it." He smiled.
    I laughed. "So we're good then? No problems?"
    "No problems," he said. "One question though. Why in the world did you sit out there waiting for so long? You're burnt to a crisp!"
    I looked down at my arms and legs and saw that my skin was pink. I laughed. "That's how important you are," I said, pointing to my burned skin. He smiled. "But I should probably go now."
    "Alright," he said. "I'll see you later then." I waved good bye and walked back to my house. I saw Halley and her mother getting out of their car with loads of shopping bags.
    "Oh, hello Nevaeh!" Margaret called, waving her arms violently.
    "Hi Mrs. May. Hi Halley," I called back. Halley waved and smiled at me.
    "Would you like to come over later?" Margaret asked. "You can stay the night if you like." I pondered the idea. I couldn't imagine sleeping over at Maddy's house again with someone other than Maddy. But I was sure Halley could use the company, especially after spending all that