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Anyway, what do you know? You’ve never even had a serious boyfriend… You haven’t even kissed a guy.”
     
    “Autumn, thanks for the reminder.” I snorted at her. “I’m well aware of what I haven’t done. I just don’t want you to do something you will regret.”
     
    “Once you have a least rounded the bases with a guy we can talk about this. I probably shouldn’t have brought it up to you anyway.”
     
    “I don’t know why you did. You knew what I was going to say.”
     
    “What’s up with Cannon anyway? You still going to go to that party? I hope so ‘cause I’m planning on going with you.
     
    I couldn’t tell her I was actually planning on canceling. I wanted to go to my first high school party but I don’t know…Cannon was losing his luster.
     
    “Oh wait… I know what the problem is. Garrison?”
     
    “Yes, I’m interested in Garrison, but I’ve always had something for Cannon. Not sure what it is but it’s something. Garrison warned me about Cannon. He said to be careful. It’s just kinda sticking in my head.” I paused for a minute. “Not to mention Cannon was a total ass to me the first day. Yeah, he was nice to me asking me to the party but it was almost like something else was up.”
     
    “God forbid, Reese. Stop reading into everything. It’s probably nothing. You’re beautiful and I have always told you that. There is nothing wrong with liking or dating more than one guy to see who you like better.”
     
    “Nah, I can’t do that. It doesn’t feel right.”
     
    “What does feeling right have to do with it? You only live once.”
     
    “Garrison had really made an impact on me. I think of him all the time! And I mean all the time! He has an aura about him that I can’t put my finger on.”
     
    We are interrupted suddenly by someone coming up behind me covering my eyes. I could hear Autumn giggle.
     
    “Guess who?”
     
    I ran my fingers over his hands but I already knew who it was. I could feel his presence when we were in the same room. I could smell his scent.
     
    “Garrison.” He uncovered my eyes.
     
    “Hey, Reese, whatcha doing?”
     
    “Just hanging out for a while. Autumn got her driver’s license and we thought the best place we could go would be the mall to celebrate.”
     
    He smiled and then looked at his phone.
     
    “Sounds like girls day to me. I gotta get going. See ya later.”
     
    We both said, “Bye, Garrison.” Except my smile didn’t go away as quickly as Autumn’s did.
     
    I yell out to him, “Call me later,” and when I say later, my body is screaming now! He turns back and winks at me. Damn he is too gorgeous.

Chapter 3
     
    Two weeks later
    Reese
    I decided to ask Mom and Dad if they would allow me to go to the party that Cannon asked me to go to. I wasn’t even sure I wanted to go to it anymore especially if I don’t make the dance team but I wanted to know if they would allow it. I dropped the bomb over breakfast.
     
    I had only gone on two “dates” last year and both times it was with a group of people. Mainly Autumn and a couple of other girls in our circle. We went to a movie and the other time to a teen night. My parents were really strict and for good reason. I tried to accept their rules but it was getting harder and harder the older I became. They were so overboard it was bordering on paranoia.
     
    Autumn’s mom was the total opposite. She was a single mother and works a lot. She was far more lenient on Autumn. If we want to do something my parents won’t allow we would stay at her house. Up to now, there really were only a few times we had done that but it wasn’t to the magnitude this was. Like, sometimes we would want to rent a movie that was rated R, so we would stay at her house to watch it.
     
    Mom and Dad are laughing so I figured this was my chance to move in.
     
    “Mom, Dad, I wanted to ask ya’ll something real quick?”
     
    “Yes, hon,” Mom answered after taking a sip of her coffee