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aren’t a couple?”
    Everybody in the room, even Mr. Franks, stopped what they were doing in order to stare at us. Conor was right. Everyone did assume Russ and I were together. I’d never seen a more stunned crowd of people.
    “Is that true?” someone asked.
    I shrugged, trying not to blush and trying even harder not to look Russ’s direction. Russ didn’t confirm it either, but Conor nodded, still in complete shock. “She just said she’d go with me to Homecoming.”
    I heard a few snickers. Someone muttered that I’d taken a major step down while someone else actually said if I wanted to have a good time I should ditch the geek and go with him.
    Brad laughed the loudest and said “Isn’t your mommy gonna be heartbroken that she can’t be your date now?” to Conor, making the entire class erupt with laughter.
    I resisted the urge to crawl under my desk because for one, Russ was already going to give me so much crap about this and letting him know I was embarrassed right now would only make it worse. And two, Conor looked completely crestfallen and it pissed me off. “Just ignore them Conor,” I said louder than necessary. “I’m excited to go with you and that’s all that matters.”
    Conor looked even more shocked than he had when I’d said yes in the first place, but he managed to sit up a little straighter in his chair.
    “Thank you for that fascinating bit of gossip Conor,” Mr. Franks said getting the class back under control. “But please get back to work. Anyone who doesn’t finish by the end of class will finish in detention this afternoon.”
    . . . . .
    Conor and I were both still in our seats after class when Russ came up to us. I had no idea what Russ was thinking and had to swallow the nerves in my stomach. Conor and I both stood—Conor looking even more nervous than me—but I stood much too quickly. Whether it was my nerves or the bug that had been bothering me lately, my head spun.
    Both Conor and Russ reached for me. I didn’t see the look that transpired between the two of them but Conor backed off almost instantly and Russ was the one to put his arm around me. I shivered and had to fight off the urge to lean against him.
    “This is stupid Dani,” Russ grumbled. “You shouldn’t be here. I’m going to call your mom and make her come get you.”
    “I told you, I’m okay.”
    “You’re shaking,” Conor argued. “Look, Dani, if you’re really sick then Russ is right. You should go home. Don’t worry about the dance. I’ll understand if you can’t go.”
    “Conor would you stop trying to talk me out of going? I want to go with you. It will be fun. I promise I’m all right. I just didn’t eat breakfast this morning. After lunch I’ll be as good as new.”
    “Okay.” He glanced nervously at Russ before adding, “If you’re sure it’s all right.”
    I couldn’t help sneaking a peak at Russ too, because his grip on my shoulder tightened a little when I’d brought up the dance. He flashed Conor a wide smile that only I could tell was fake. “You guys will have a great time together,” he said. “Watch out for her mom though.” He dropped his voice to a stage whisper. “She’s insane about pictures. You’ll be there forever .”
    Russ proceeded to twirl his finger in circles beside his head, suggesting that my mother was crazy. I elbowed him like I was insulted, but really I was just relieved he’d managed to break the tension.
    “Okay. I’ll pick you up at seven then.” Conor gave me one last tentative smile and then scampered off before Russ changed his mind.
    As soon as he was gone Russ frowned at me. “If you wanted to go to the dance you could have said something.”
    I let him guide me into the hallway and shrugged as we made our way to our second period class. “I hadn’t even thought about it,” I said. “It just sort of came up and he asked, so...”
    “And you’re really going to go?”
    “Why wouldn’t I?”
    Russ let out a hard breath