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Me: So logistically speaking, that counts. YOU’RE OBSESSED WITH ME!!!!

Landon Taylor: Why are you like this?

Me: Like what? Hot, smart, gorgeous, devastatingly beautiful?

Landon Taylor: That you are.

Jayden’s voice forces my attention to the screen.

“Are you…are you smiling?” he incredulously asks, his eyes narrowed on Landon.

Landon blesses him with his famous vacant stare, but that doesn’t stop the guys from becoming dead silent.

And then a comment pops up.

I think he’s smiling too.

Followed by another.

Wait, I think he was smiling.

“Oh my gosh. I think he was!” Gabby enthusiastically exclaims.

“I thought I was seeing things. I mean, it was hardly anything, but it counts coming from him,” Polly adds.

Saint gasps. They all gasp, dramatically might I add.

“Wait, you were smiling.” Saint gapes at him, but then beams and brings the phone closer to Landon’s face. “Holy shit! Ladies and gentlemen, I think we’re experiencing a rare phenomenon. You’re all going to want to screen record this, because this is rare and will most likelyneverhappen again.TheLandon Tay?—”

“Piss off.” Landon shoves the phone away and all we see is the screen go black, but still, we’re able to hear the voices in the background.

“Damn, who’s got you smiling like that?” I hear the tease in Jagger’s voice.

Jayden cackles. “I’m going to text TJ. He needs to know about this.”

There’s some mumbling and I think Landon threatens them, but I’m not too certain. I do hear Malik say, “What did I do?”

I tuck my phone away and fight back my smile as his roommates try to coax him into admitting he was smiling.

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JULIANNA

Sienna F.: Hi! I know we’ve had our differences over the past few years, but I would really like for us to put them aside and get along.

I blink repeatedly,shell-shocked as I reread Sienna’s message. I’m having a hard time believing what I’m seeing, but when another message comes through, I don’t blink.

Sienna F.: Just think about it. I can’t wait to hear back from you!

I contemplate what I want to type or how I want to go about replying to her message. I’m shocked and caught off guard, because this is so…random. I shouldn’t put too much thought into it, but something feels off.

Before I reply, it occurs to me that I don’t know who she’s going to semi with. She said she wanted to go with Landon, but I haven’t heard her talk about it anymore. Though I’m not surprised it didn’t work out, considering he never comes to these things.

I’m sure Sienna’s bummed about it. She was adamant she wanted to go with him, but I can’t say I share the same sentiment. I shouldn’t revel in that, but I don’t like the idea of them being together.

Or him being with anyone, for that matter, but…I sound jealous.

Me: Right, we should.

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