Page 159 of Evil Boys

That’d be ridiculous. You don’t want anyone to know about you. What if they find out what you really enjoy?

I bite my lip and focus on the paper again, but Brooke can’t stop staring at me, and it’s such a distraction.

“What?” I bark.

She smirks. “You’ve got the hots for him.”

I scowl. “No, I donot.”

Suddenly, someone throws a bunch of books on the table, and I look up to see Crystal standing in front of us. “Hey guys!” She tucks a strand of her hair behind her ear, revealing a rose adorning her hair. “Mind if I join you with to study? Sitting by myself is much less fun.”

We all look at her like we’ve seen a ghost.

“What? Am I not welcome?”

“Of course you are,” Brooke says, scooting back a chair for her.

Crystal narrows her eyes at us. “What are y’all talking about?”

“Nothing,” we say in unison.

She looks at us like we’ve lost our marbles. Maybe we have, I’m not sure.

“Ooookay,” she mutters. “That sounds like a mutual secret. Am I butting in to something?”

“Oh no, it’s no secret Lana’s got the hots for Nathan,” Brooke muses.

Crystal’s eyes widen. “Nathan?”

I slap Brooke’s arm with her own book. “The hell I do.”

“Your mouth says that, but your eyes tell a different story.” Brooke laughs.

“Oh my God, Brooke, you can’t just throw people’s secret crushes around,” Irina tells her.

“Too late,” Brooke muses, proud of herself.

Crystal sits down. “Well, tell me all about it.”

“No,” I reply staunchly.

“Why not?” Crystal asks, putting down her books. “Nathan’s a friend of mine. I want to know what he’s up to. And with Felix’s sister, no less.”

“There’s nothing to tell,” I say, fighting the blush on my cheeks with everything I’ve got.

Nothing I could ever tell them anyway.

Brooke swivels around on her chair and circles her pom-pom pen at me. “Oooh … she’s getting flushed. She’s totally kissed him already.”

Irina gasps. “Wow, is that true? He didn’t even tell me.”

“I never said anything—”

“You don’t have to. I can see it from the way you look at him,” Brooke interrupts.

“Howdo I look at him?” I’m getting a little aggressive now, but I don’t want anyone to know anything about anyone.

“Like you want to eat him up and then some.” She smirks.

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