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minutes.
Finally, he spoke again. “I’m fine. I’m going to try to sleep once
I finish telling you the reason I called.”
    “ Okay, I’m listening.” I
noticed the others paying close attention to me so I turned my
back. “What’s up?”
    “ I just wanted to let you
know that after this week, we’ll have a two week break before we
start our West Coast tour. I was thinking that maybe I could come
see you for your birthday—it’s coming up, right? Maybe I’ll get you
that Big ’Un I owe you.”
    The smile on my face actually hurt it was so
big. “Definitely! That would be great. I can’t wait!”
    “ I’ll call you toward the
end of next week to finalize the plans. But I really need to go
now. I’m dead tired.”
    “ Okay. Take care of
yourself, Jake. I’ll talk to you later.” I hung up, excitement
bouncing off every internal organ of my body. I couldn’t wait to
see Jake again.
    “ Your friend, Jake, I
presume,” Alicia asked, her tone droll.
    “ Hmm? Oh, yeah.” Standing,
I shoved my phone in my pocket. Annie was nowhere to be found, and
I really wasn’t in the mood to hang around anymore. I hitched a
thumb over my shoulder. “I think I’m going to head back to my room.
I’ll talk to you guys later.”
    “ I’m not in a party mood
either,” Lance said. He jumped up and grinned. “I’ll walk you back
to your dorm.”
    “ Okay,” I managed to eek
out without sounding too stupid. I waved in the general direction
of the others and walked next to Lance toward the dorm buildings,
wishing I was as confident as Alicia. But I didn’t dare try to bat
my eyelashes at him—he’d probably think I was some sort of freak.
So, instead, I fought a desperate smile and managed to keep it off
my face—I really didn’t want to look like a total idiot.
    “ So, Bella,” Lance began. I
stumbled slightly and bumped into his arm. I was thankful for the
dark to cover the blush that was ravishing my cheeks. When he held
out a hand to steady me, my pulse went wild. “Annie told me you
went to the Controlled Environment concert last
Saturday.”
    So much for that, I thought as the party
inside my body died. I had a feeling I wasn’t going to like where
this conversation was headed. “Yeah. I didn’t see Krysti, though.”
I had to cut him off at the pass. I was afraid he’d want an
eyewitness account.
    “ I’m sorry,” he gushed,
stopping to wave his arms dramatically. “I’m just so mad at her
right now. I mean, all summer she was so in love with me then she
goes to this concert and makes out with some roadie just because he
promised to introduce her to the band. Can you imagine
that?”
    I laughed. I knew it would probably anger
him or hurt his feelings, but I couldn’t help it at all. I mean,
how stupid could she be? She had the most amazing boyfriend and she
ruins that by throwing herself at a roadie just for the chance to
meet a rock star? Maybe I should give her a few tips, I thought
wryly.
    “ Sorry, Lance,” I said,
bringing my body back under control. “I wasn’t laughing at you, I
swear. I just can’t understand how stupid she can be. If you were
my boyfriend, I wouldn’t risk losing you to meet the Queen of
England, let alone a rock star. I wish I could understand what she
was thinking.”
    There went my mouth, and I was helpless to
stop it. I bit my lip and peered up at him. He was looking at me as
though I was a newly discovered species of bacteria. Then suddenly,
his face lit up, and he laughed along with me, the sound beautiful
music to my ears. He threw an arm over my shoulders, and we started
walking again, my heart beating twice for each step.
    When we reached the girls’ dorm, he paused
to smile. “Thanks so much, Bella.”
    “ Shouldn’t I be thanking
you? You walked me to my dorm, remember?” I thought he might be a
little confused.
    “ I mean for cheering me up.
It felt good to laugh.”
    The heat returned to my cheeks. “Oh, that.
Sure. No problem.”
    Then he