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she felt ridiculous that she even cared. But, she had seen him first.
    “So what is your plan?” Noah asked grinning.
    “I’m not sure yet,” she told him, “I want to get to know him, and I’m going to tell Melina that I’m interested.”
    “Yeah?” he said, “You’re going to tell her?”
    “Well I should do it, sooner or later,” Shayna said, and then remembered why her and Noah had met early for in the first place. “What do you know about him?”
    “He moved here from northern California with his aunt. I didn’t ask him where his parents were, I figured he would have mentioned them, if they were around. But,”  he said, “They’re going to turn that old place into a horse ranch.”
    “Really?” Shayna was intrigued, she absolutely loved horses. They were the only animal that didn’t freak out around her. “That’s good to know,” she said. 
    Since Shayna was fifteen she worked at a horse ranch near the Sleeping Bear Dunes during the summers.  She was having a hard time accepting what she was, and wanted to get away from everything, and everyone, and it was the only thing she could get Sarah to agree to. Shayna stayed at the ranch during the week, and would come home on the weekends.
    “What else do you know?” she asked Noah.
    He smiled at Shayna, “He likes fine art,” Noah knew that would get Shayna’s attention. “And he likes drawing portraits of people.”
    “Wow,” Shayna said, with a content smile, “This just keeps getting better.”
    Noah was amused. He had waited a long time for someone to catch Shayna’s attention. He was starting to think it wouldn’t happen. He wasn’t sure if it was because Shayna had high standards in boys, or in herself…or both. She was too focused on her life, and meeting all of her expectations of herself, to care or worry about dating.
    The teacher arrived to the classroom almost five minutes after the final bell rang. He began the class and Noah winked at Shayna and said, “You go girl!”
     
    Shayna was on her way to lunch and Delany stopped her, “Hey Shay, where’s Mel?”
    “Cramps, is my guess,” she said with a smile. They parted ways and Shayna decided to call and check on Melina, I should make sure she’s okay .
    She headed for the nearest bathroom searching for her cell phone in her backpack. She ducked in and went to the farthest stall at the end, and locked the door. The students weren’t allowed to use their phones while school was in session, but everyone broke the rules a little.
    Melina’s phone only rang, when the voicemail answered Shayna left her a message.
    “Hey Mel,” Shayna said into the phone, “It’s me, you alive? Call me,” she hung up, and put her phone back in her backpack.
    She left the stall, opened the bathroom door, and stepped out right into Cain . He was able to grab both of her upper arms, and stop her before they collided. She felt the strength in his hands as he held her, she looked up at him. His hold weakened when their eyes met.
    “Sorry,”  she smiled and looked down embarassed. “I just keep running into people today.”
    “No harm done,” his voice was music. He released her, she could still feel his hands on her arms like electricity. “You seem like you are in a hurry.” he said.
    She was in a hurry, she had hoped to see him at lunch, but here he was, tall, dark, and handsome. “Not really,” she didn’t know what else to say.
    To be standing that close to her was almost unbearable to him. Everything about her was everything he had learned to crave and desire in the years that he had witnessed.
    “I’m very sorry,” he said quietly, “I have to go.”
    Without saying another word he turned and headed in the direction he had come from. Shayna stood in the hallway confused. What was that ? she thought. Is he okay? She shook her head and turned in the direction of the cafeteria.
     
    Cain left Shayna and went straight to his car. He climbed in, leaned the seat back and