Transitions (A Thousand Words Book 1)

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Author: Tori Brooks
you think.” James lazily waved his hand at Noah, as if brushing off his concerns. “The problem is: when we first worked on the project we did our programming individually, meeting only once a week for a couple of hours to work out how the pieces would fit together.
    “At the beginning, when we were determining a meeting schedule, Dev mentioned his girlfriend and pre-scheduled time for her that he wouldn’t change. I thought that was a stroke of genius on his part at the time. He let the girls know right up front that he wasn’t available and he was devoted to Lindsay.”
    “Didn’t work,” Dev grumbled.
    “It wasn’t intentional, was it?” James asked. “You really were just saying you had another commitment you had to schedule around.”
    “Yeah,” Dev admitted.
    “I didn’t get that until we all sat down together. Your girlfriend didn’t come up in our weekly meetings. We didn’t have time for idle chat, now we do.”
    “No we don’t.” Dev looked at James in amazement.
    “Okay, we’re under the gun, but we’re all sitting together at the table, working and we don’t have to talk about the project all the time. We have the opportunity for other conversations now. Also, while I appreciate you hosting, there is nothing around to show your level of commitment to Lindsay. A single picture would have gone a long way.”
    Dev grinned. “You wouldn’t say that if you’d seen her.”
    “Do not tell me you’ve got a homely girlfriend.” Noah gaped.
    Shaking his head, Dev considered what to say, how much to say. How much did he trust Noah?
    “Her mom’s a psychologist and Lin’s messing with her mind. She’s doing this goth thing right now to freak her mom. It’s a cry that she’s mourning her lost childhood or something like that. Needless to say, she isn’t photographing well.”
    “So? There are some seriously gorgeous goths hoofing it around campus,” Noah said. “You had to have noticed Amber in Calculus 215. She’d photograph well.”
    “I noticed. In some ways I wish Lin put some effort into it, she’d totally compete with Amber. As it is, she kind of looks like she’s celebrating Halloween all the time. Actually, that’s not true. On Halloween she was totally hot. Mostly she reminds me of bad horror movies. It’s her project though, I’m leaving her to it.”
    “Supportive boyfriend, sweeping the girlfriend under the rug,” Noah said. Dev stared at a scuff on his leather shoes, uncomfortable with the concise description of his relationship with Lindsay.
    “ That is the problem right there,” James said, drawing Dev’s attention. “Before, no one saw Dev’s relationship. I, for one, assumed it was normal, healthy, and strong, given his outward show of dedication. It’s different now. There’s no physical evidence of Lindsay’s hold on you and only a few teary-eyed texts to demonstrate she’s still part of your life at all. Her neediness, and your persistence in reassuring her, implies your relationship isn’t healthy and strong. It’s in trouble. From the girls’ point of view, Lindsay is a minor barrier to overcome. You’re not single, Dev, but you’re alone and attainable in their eyes.”
    Dev stared at James in amazement. He wasn’t much older, still a freshman himself, but he was Bryan and Kenny and Jess all rolled into one.
    “How do you know so much about girls?” Dev asked, still in awe that James could apparently read George’s mind.
    “Sisters, cousins, girlfriends.” James smiled. “Off the record, Dev?”
    He nodded.
    “First serious girlfriend?”
    Dev nodded again and returned his attention to examining his shoes. “First girlfriend period, actually. In the band, I was – am – the weak link. Kenny says I’m chronically shy. I hate girls hanging on me, following me, hovering around me. It affects me on stage and in almost everything I do.”
    “Hate to point out the obvious but you’re a rock star, it comes with the title.” Noah
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