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attempt at swagger was as apparent in his voice as it was in his
stride.
    But
Petra took it all in good-naturedly and played along. She told him her name as
she took the hand held out to her, and shot a glance over to Reagan who was
looking on in sheer aversion. He lifted it to his lips, all the while keeping
his gaze intently on Petra’s face as she tried not to giggle. Reagan merely
rolled her eyes at the pseudo-romantic gesture as she tried not to hurl.
    “Hey
Romeo,” She purposefully interrupted the moment, “your friend looks kinda
familiar, where do I know him from?”
    “Who,
Brett?” Derek reluctantly broke his gaze with Petra. “Who knows. Brett’s all
over the place. The type that keeps schedules and checklists and shit like
that.”
    Informative , Reagan thought sarcastically,
though she couldn’t deny she and Brett were more alike than she’d thought. But at least she had a name now. And then
suddenly another idea hit her, “Oh my god. That’s it!”
    “What’s
it?” Petra asked, as she and Derek both turned to look at her as though she’d
sprouted another head.
    “I’ve
been going about this whole relationship thing completely the wrong way.”
    And
that’s when it started. What was meant to be a simple rebound introduction with
a cute guy quickly launched Reagan’s new full-scale operation. Little did she
know then that her plan would not only rule the entire upcoming week, but
possibly change her college life forever.

 
 
 
CHAPTER FIVE
    “You see, I’ve been going
about this whole relationship thing completely the wrong way.” Reagan started
to explain as she unlocked the front door and entered the tastefully decorated
apartment that the girls shared. Petra’s parents had refused to let her stay in
a dorm, and had gone about selecting housing that was suitable for their
princess – it had the perfect amount of space, perfect amenities, perfect
location to campus, perfect atmosphere, and perfectly pleasant property
managers - which was a rarity in itself near campus. And since Petra’s family
had insisted she get a roommate, assumedly so someone would know if she went
missing for weeks at a time, Reagan was benefiting from all that perfection at
only a fraction of what it really would’ve cost her. There were definitely
perks to being friends with Petra, she considered as she walked into the
spacious central room.
    “You have?” Petra
followed close behind and threw her purse down on the granite kitchen counter
before falling lazily into the bistro chair.
    “Yes. I’ve been dating
with my emotions, and not with my head.”
    Confusion was evident in
every word that Petra spoke. “Isn’t...isn’t that what you’re supposed to do?”
    “No.” Her lips were drawn
in a thin line, and her matter-of-fact tone reflected the seriousness with
which she was taking the matter. “And see where it got me?”
    “With a bunch of idiots
who don’t know how to be faithful?” Petra was reluctantly willing to play
along…for now.
    “Exactly. So,” Opening
the cabinet, she reached for a glass. “this time I’m using my head. I’m going
to make a list of everything I want in a guy. And unless a guy I’m interested
in matches every quality, I’m not going to date him.”
      “Simple as that.” Petra retorted, then
fell silent as her friend filled the glass with sparkling water from a clear
green bottle.
    “Yep.”
    While there was no doubt
this was a much more Reagan-like approach, Petra couldn’t help but to question
the validity of the new plan. “So, let me see if I understand. A guy walks up
to you, asks you out... and then you whip out a checklist from your purse to go
over before you give him your answer?” She made a face that said she didn’t
approve. “Really?”
    But Reagan merely looked
at Petra as though her version of the idea were absurd. “No!” She exclaimed. “I
wouldn’t pull it out right then and there, that’s crazy. But, after the