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about your accent?” Kelly asked.
    “Yeah. Then I made the mistake of telling him he had one too. That didn’t go over so well.”
    Tom laughed. “I wish I could have seen that .”
    “Really, don’t let him put you off. The people here are actually really nice.” Kelly smiled.
    “You all can stop reassuring me. I’m really not that worried about what one person thinks of me.” Of course , I was confused by it.
    “All right, I just want you to feel at home here.” Molly reached across the table to squeeze my hand .
    “I know, and I do. I mean how could I not feel at home in my amazing new digs ?”
    “See, I told you you’d like the pool house .” Ben nudged Molly . I got the vibe that she hadn’t been too keen on the idea, and he was talking to her as much as me.
    “ You’re living in their pool house?” Ronny set down his empty beer .
    Jake tipped his chair back. “Yeah, the ‘ rents used it as an excuse to kick me out.”
    “It’s about time,” Ben ribbed.
    I decided to jump back in. “I can understand your reluctance to leave. I mean , living rent free has its perks.”
    “Exactly. Finally someone’s on my side.”
    “She never said she was on your side,” Molly teased.
    “She didn’t have to. By the way , Becca, do you want a ride home? I realized after I left that I once again forgot those books.”
    “Sure, it doesn’t make sense for Molly and Ben to go so out of their way.”
    “It’s not a big deal , ” Molly said quickly.
    “ Y ou ready to go? I want to surf in the morning , so I’m going to turn in early.”
    “Sure.” I was definitely ready to head home. It had been a weird night. I started to say my goodbyes.
    “Hey, Becca, can I talk to you for a second?” Ronny asked.
    “Sure…”
    “Cool.” He walked a little way from the table , and I followed. I noticed Jake watch us with an amused expression.
    “I know this might seem a little forward, but I’d love to take you out sometime.”
    “Oh, yeah? Thanks. ” A ck, thanks? I never knew what to say in that kind of situation .
    “So is that a yes?” h e asked hopefully.
    I thought about it for a moment. He was cute and seemed nice, but I knew nothing about him. On the other hand, offending him might make things weird for Molly. I wished he hadn’t cornered me. “What did you have in mind?”
    “Maybe dinner one night this week?”
    “Here in town?”
    He gave me a funny look. “Sure, unless you want to go into Wilmington. I’m game for either. It’s the company I’m after.”
    “Well , I don’t know what my hours are going to be with work.”
    “Okay. I can tell this is making you nervous. How about coffee?”
    I relaxed a little . C offee sounded more casual. “Okay.”
    “Great. Can I get your number?” I gave it to him and let him program his into my phone.
    “You ready?” Jake join ed us.
    “Yup, ” I said quickly. I wasn’t sure what was supposed to happen next.
    “Good night. I’ll call you.” Ronny smiled before walking back to the table.
    Jake and I walked out to the lot. He stopped in front of a jeep with the top down. “Ronny didn’t waste much time , did he?”
    “No. I didn’t see it coming.” I pulled an elastic off my wrist to tie up my hair so it wouldn’t blow all over the place.
    “What did you agree to?” He started the engine and pulled out of the lot.
    “Coffee one night this week.”
    “Good call. That way , if the conversation is boring , you don’t have to suffer through a whole meal.”
    “It sounds like you know from experience.”
    “I do. I actually have a coffee date of my own on Thursday.”
    “Oh yeah? Who’s the lucky girl?”
    “A junior at UNC-Wilmington I met at one of Ben’s shows.”
    “Oh, well you’ll have to let me know how it goes.”
    “Same to you. If Ronny gets out of line , you just tell me, okay?”
    I smiled. It was nice to have someone worried about me. “I will.”
    We pulled into his parent’s driveway , but he didn’t move