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too,” he says.
    “I don’t even get to go home alone for Christmas.”
    “Good,” he says. “Is Tristan going with you?”
    I nod. “Apparently I have to pretend that he’s my boyfriend. It’s going to be so awkward.”
    “Why does he have to pretend to be your boyfriend?” he asks, looking a little pale at the idea.
    “Because I can’t exactly be like, ‘Hey, Dad. This is Tristan. He’s my bodyguard, making sure you don’t go psycho and kill me.’ So, it’s the only option, really,” I say. “I wish there was another way.”
    “I do too,” Damon says, now frowning.
    “Are you okay?” I ask.
    He shrugs. “I just don’t like the idea of Tristan going home with you pretending to be your boyfriend.”
    “I’m not into Tristan,” I tell him, grabbing his hand. “I’m into you. And only you.”
    “Why? I mean, Tristan is all… you know… muscly. And older,” he says. “You guys spend a lot of time together. How could you not like him? And his dad isn’t the president, so you can go places with him and not be stared at.”
    “Tristan spends time with me because it’s his job,” I say. “He’s getting paid. And I’m sure he’s annoyed to be spending so much time with a sixteen year old girl. He’s more like a brother to me.”
    Except I don’t find my brother attractive.
    But finding him attractive doesn’t mean anything.
    “I’m sorry,” Damon says. “I’m just jealous.”
    “Maybe you just need to spend more time with me then,” I say, feeling weird for doing so. I’m so not good at this whole flirting thing.
    He smiles big at my comment. “I would be very okay with that.”
    “Ugh, get a room,” I hear Tristan say, right before he sits down beside me.
    “Do you see what I have to put up with?” I ask Damon.
    “You just have one. I have six. So no complaining,” he says.
    “Yeah, yeah…”
    I can’t help but think that Damon and I made a positive step forward today. I like that he’s jealous, even though he has no reason to be.

    Curious.

    That night, while I’m hanging out in the student lounge with Savannah, Kaiden, Madox and Damon, I spot Jade Bello. She’s sitting in a corner by herself, reading a book. I haven’t tried to talk to her since I found out she’s my cousin.
    “Guys, I’ll be right back,” I say to them, and get up.
    I walk over to her. She doesn’t notice that anybody has walked up. The room is full of people, all talking loudly, but she’s focused on her book. I wonder if she even hears the noise at all.
    “Jade,” I say.
    She jumps a little and looks up at me. Her face is a little red. “Sorry. Scary scene.”
    “I didn’t mean to frighten you,” I say.
    “It’s okay,” she says, pushing her dark framed glasses up her nose.
    “So, we’re cousins.”
    “Yeah.” She bites her lip, waiting for me to continue.
    “I’m sorry I didn’t know. My mum never talks about your mum,” I say. “I didn’t even know I had a cousin.”
    “Yeah. They had a falling out. They only started talking again over the summer. After my mom heard about…” her voice cuts off. “Well, your brother dying, she got ahold of her. They’ve talked almost everyday since. My mom is hoping she’ll come visit in America soon.”
    My mum didn’t tell me that.
    “Your eyes are the same color as mine,” I tell her.
    “Yeah,” she says. “Everybody always tells me my eyes are freaky—because they’re such a light color of blue. They look better on you since you have blonde hair. They look paler with my dark hair.”
    “Don’t worry. People get nicer when you get older,” I say, remembering what it was like to be a freshman. “And I think your eyes are beautiful with your hair.”
    “Thanks,” she says, grinning big at the compliment.
    “Do I have any more cousins?” I ask.
    She shakes her head. “No. Neither do I. I mean, besides you and your brothers. My dad bailed before I was born. I never even met him. So maybe I have some cousins on