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new enemy.
     
    Flynn spoke to Luke drawing my attention away from the stupid girl, “Cut the romantic shit and get with the program.”
     
    Before Luke could respond, Brent said, “Maybe you don’t have it in you, Flynn.”
     
    Flynn rolled his eyes and said, “For a moment I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Now I see that I am very much alive, and heaven has been brought to me.”
     
    Several gasped; I didn’t have time to be impressed before Paul chimed in again, “I have another.” He paused before adding, “Is there an airport nearby or is that just my heart taking off?” I heard Amber audibly suck in a breath. That grabbed my attention and I looked at her looking at him. So I followed her gaze over to him and found he was looking at me. Pissed, I couldn't believe after avoiding me for months, now he had the nerve to stare at me.
     
    Flynn’s voice had the noise of the lunch room crashing down around me again. “You two are full of shit.” You didn’t have to be a rocket scientist to know he had to be referring to Luke and Paul.
     
    Sebastian broke through interrupting Flynn's censure. “The best has yet to come,” he said. I heard a girl say ‘ I wonder what he’s going to say to top that?’ Sebastian ignoring that comment said, “If a thousand painters worked for a thousand years, they could not create a work of art as beautiful as you.” I didn’t look at Sebastian even though I thought he was right. That had been the best line I’d heard yet. It was the kind of line that would make a girl fall in love. So I avoided looking at him in favor of my lunch that I had yet to begin to eat. I sincerely didn’t think he would be looking at me. And I didn’t want to know either.
     
    I couldn’t be certain, but I thought it was Amanda, who said, “OMG!” I had to agree. I certainly didn’t believe the demon had it in him. Finally, curiosity destined to kill the cat, I towards him in time to catch Flynn’s frown deepen. Sebastian was edging into his territory and he didn’t like it. School’s number-one hottie had been his title since the first day he’d graced these halls.
     
    “You assholes. Try this on for size.” Flynn said and glanced at me then back at the table. “You’re like a dictionary; you add meaning to my life.” Another round of oohs and ahhs came from the captivated girls who sat nearby. I don’t think anyone thought Flynn had it in him. I had to give pause. It was an interesting choice of words if I were looking for more in them. Flynn’s nickname for me was Webster.
     
    “He never said anything like that to me.” This time I was sure that had been voiced by Amanda.
     
    I felt the burning eyes on me. So I looked up. Luke captured my gaze again and said, “If beauty were time, you'd be eternity.” My heart stopped. I was paralyzed to look away from him. In my peripheral vision, I caught the frown on the girl’s face who sat next him. So maybe she hadn’t replaced me after all. More likely, she wanted to.
     
    Thankfully, another senior boy who apparently wasn’t dating anyone spoke. And when the words came out of his mouth, I understood why he was girlfriendless. “If you were a booger, I'd pick you first.”
     
    A lot of yuck and that’s gross penetrated the table’s atmosphere. A rain of crumbled napkins showered over the boy. Of course, all the guys laughed at him, including Luke, who finally looked away from me. I was never so grateful for such a tactless comment. All too soon the laughter died and in the quiet space of time my nemesis decided to strike.
     
    Okay, I’m not a confrontational person by nature. That is why my mom and I’d been at an impasse for a couple of months last year when I needed her to give me certain information about what I was, so I could move forward in my relationship. But everyone has their limits. And today was mine.
     
    “So look who’s decided to join us with her roses today,” a voice said from the other end