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hate it.
    The jingle of the bell attached to the front door rings, pulling me from my train of thought and I glance up as a bunch of rowdy boys step in. Selena straightens her back and twists in her seat so she can check out the group. Selena loves boys almost as much as she loves booze, although they usually came hand in hand.
    “Yum, look how tall they all are.” I can practically hear her mouth pooling with drool.
    While she’s not looking I take a cheesy fry from her plate and pop it into my mouth. “Yeah.” I agree, not looking in their direction. I’m disappointed. It’s not really a cheesy fry... It’s just a thick cut chip with some weird cheese salt.
    Selena turns back to me. “Are you even looking?”
    “Nope.”
    She leans closer. “O, stop being a lesbian and perve at the boys that just walked in. You’re starting to worry me.”
    Quickly, I glance up at them and then back down to my plate just to keep her happy.
    “That doesn’t count.” She snaps under her breath. “Do it again. And actually look like you appreciate it this time.”
    I exhale and look at the group of boys who sit a few booths down from us. Two of them had their backs to me so I couldn’t comment on their faces. One is wearing a blue hoodie and he has broad, wide shoulders. The other is a little smaller, wearing a tight black shirt and a red cap. Looking past them I see the two guys facing my direction. They aren’t anything special and one has an annoying moustache.
    “Aren’t they hot?” She gasps, kicking my shin a little too hard and making me flinch.
    “Sure.” I groan through clenched teeth. When the pain subsides, I continue. “I mean they’re not ugly.”
    Selena laughs a bit too loudly and two pairs of eyes fall onto me. My cheeks instantly turn pink.
    “Are they looking?” She asks, whispering.
    Not wanting to provoke her, I lie. “Nope.”
    I drop my gaze back to my burger and pick it up to take a bite. All the flavors from the chicken and sauce flood into my mouth—tomato, aioli, pickle relish—I almost moan out loud. It’s that amazing.
    “I’m going over there.” She turns to slide out of the booth and I drop my burger onto its plate as I reach for her arm. I manage to snag it, forcing her to stay put.
    I swallow my mouthful of food. “Don’t be an idiot. There are four of them.”
    She winks at me. “The more the merrier.”
    Selena shrugs out of my grasp and straightens her short grey dress. She fluffs her long hair and turns to me. “How do I look?”
    I roll my eyes, knowing very well that I’ve already lost. “Go get em’.”
    There’s no reason for them not to be interested in Selena. She’s perfect. She struts over to them and I pull Atonement  by Ian McEwan from my handbag. When Selena ‘chats’ to boys, it’s never a five minute thing She drags it out as long as she can and thankfully I’ve come prepared. I’m not very far in, but if it’s anything like the movie, I should love it. Giggles pull my gaze back onto the group. They’ve made room for her to sit down with them, she glances at me and I wrinkle my nose up at her. She’s definitely in her element. Her beautiful, pink-lipped smile is in place and to my own shock, she points a slender index finger my way. I shake my head at her while my stomach churns painfully. The guy with his back to me—the one in the hoodie—slings his arm over the back of the chair and sets his dark eyes on me. I gasp inwardly as the blood drains from my face. I stare at the over-confident smile and the familiar pair of chocolate irises.
    Seth-fucking-Marc.
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Four
     
     
    I open my book and pull it up to cover my burning face. My cheeks are bright red, I can feel it. Seth is intimidating with his wide frame, perfect physique and annoyingly gorgeous face. Please, for the love of God, don’t let him remember me.
    No such luck.
    Two long, calloused fingers curl around the top of my book and pull it