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believed that immersion was the only way to truly learn a new language. Of course, her methodology didn’t take into account those who might completely drown during the process. Like Sean. Poor Sean.
    As I began separating his work and figuring out a battle plan, my peripheral vision caught someone looking my way. To my surprise, I glanced over to find one of Red Ridge’s beautiful people staring at me. Aiden Wright, Alli’s older brother.
    I’d seen him before, actually. He was hard to miss, with his flawless, olive-toned complexion, his shiny (not purposely shiny, either, naturally shiny) almost-black hair, and those bright green eyes that a girl could so easily get lost in. We’d never talked, though. I’d always figured he thought himself better than me. All of that group did, with the exception of his sister.
    He caught my eye and gave me a brazenly crooked smile that could make a girl weak in the knees. Unfortunately for him, it just looked cocky to me. He kind of reminded me of a peacock spreading out its feathers to attract a mate. Ha!
    I quickly looked away, not wanting to give him the satisfaction of thinking he could make me fall in love with him, especially not with just one glance. He was beautiful and I was normal, but I was also smarter than the average bear. Ignoring the gawking eyes of Mr. Creeper, I went back to helping Sean organize his assignments. “So, which of these is the most important? Are any of these major grades?”
    Sean scooted his chair a bit closer and leaned over to whisper in my ear. “Not to freak you out or anything, but that guy over there is staring at you. Isn’t that Aiden Wright?”
    I resisted the urge to look over again and hissed at Sean to just to ignore him. I wasn’t interested in whatever game this guy was playing; I hadn’t ever been part of his paparazzi and certainly didn’t plan to join now, even if he was the sexiest guy to ever walk the halls of Red Ridge High. Not even if he was People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive.
    Sean and I were just about to get down to business when Alli and Cade popped into the library carrying a tray of food. They were clearly on their way to Aiden, but Alli stopped at my table. “Hey, Teagan. How’s the studying going?”
    “We were just about to get started,” I replied. Flipping through Sean’s incomplete work again, I asked, “Hey, Sean, you know Alli and Cade, right?” I was noncommittal, though. The proximity of both Aiden and Cade was weirding me out. Too many beautiful people in one small area.
    Sean shook his head and replied with a polite, “Hey.”
    “What’s up with you guys?” I asked before Sean invited them to sit with us. I was praying they’d just go away.
    They didn’t. Instead, Alli waved Aiden over and said, “Hey, before you get to work, I want you to meet my brother. I don’t think you two were ever introduced. Teagan, this is Aiden. Aiden, this is my friend Teagan.”
    As Alli made the introductions, her brother sauntered the short distance to our table. With a smug smile he reached out his hand to shake mine and said, “Hi, Teagan. It’s nice to finally meet the girl my sister is always talking about.”
    His sister was always talking about me?
    Our hands came together, and warmth spread throughout my entire body. I silently cussed at myself for letting him get to me; I was NOT going to be one of those girls. It didn’t help matters that Aiden held on to my hand for a bit longer than a normal handshake should last. And as his eyes bored into mine, I felt a bit light-headed. Damn him!
    Thankfully, Sean interrupted the moment. “I’m Sean. Nice to finally meet you, man. I’ve seen you around school.”
    Aiden let go of my hand to shake Sean’s. Then he turned to thank Cade and Alli for his lunch before heading back to the recliner in which he’d been sitting. Alli and Cade followed and sat down on one of the nearby couches. They quietly chatted amongst themselves.
    Relieved to have