first thing about me. I'm not some Johnny Quarterback Nice Guy."
Sarah took a step back, surprised by the look in his eye.
"I was just being honest," she said. "I'm just not that kind of girl."
Jeremy blew out a laugh and closed his eyes for a second. He shook his head and composed himself. Sarah was used to trusting her gut when it came to people, but maybe she'd been wrong about him. He gave her an intense stare before he said anything.
"I know you were, and so am I," he said. "I don't want you thinking we're going to be just friends. I knew the moment I saw you that we could never be just friends ."
Sarah bit her lip and swallowed a lump in her throat. She was speechless, which was rare for her. What stunned her was the fact that she knew he was right. She'd felt that same exact way when she'd met him the day before. It had been unlike any other feeling she'd had before, and it had taken until now to realize what it was.
Jeremy was right. He wasn't some nice guy--he was dangerous. Dangerous because Sarah suddenly didn't trust herself around him.
"Maybe I should get going," she said.
The edge in his eyes softened and he started to say something, but then stopped himself. He gave her one last look, and nodded.
"That's probably a good idea," he said.
Sarah stood there looking at him for what felt like an eternity. She had to force herself to take the first step away from him, and it was even more difficult than it had been the day before. The second step came easier, and so did the third. Jeremy didn't move, didn't try to stop her. He just watched as she turned away.
When she was finally able to walk away from him, Sarah felt like everything she thought she knew about herself had just been shuffled up and turned inside out.
Chapter 9
Sarah's head was spinning the whole way back to her dorm. She couldn't shake the feeling that she had done something wrong when she'd walked away from Jeremy. But, she didn't know why she felt that way. She was normally very in touch with her feelings, which is why she was left feeling helpless and confused.
He was right. You barely know him. Just forget about him and everything will be fine.
Something inside her told her it wasn't going to be as easy as she hoped.
Why did bad things just keep happening to her? The day had started off so nice. Nice, because she had really enjoyed talking to Jeremy, or flirting with him, or whatever it was they had been doing. But, if everything else going on in her life was any indicator, good things weren't meant to last.
First, her boyfriend had started acting like he had a stick up his butt and he refused to tell her why. Then, she'd thought her room had been vandalized, only to find out that it had just been her alarmingly volatile roommate--so it was all good . Cap that off with her mom all but openly accusing her of being some kind of maniacal sex fiend, while the Stick Up His Butt Boyfriend was busy acting like he was from Jersey Shore, and you could begin to understand why it might be hard to forget about the devastatingly charming guy she'd met.
With the way things were shaping up, it was starting to look like it was going to be a very long year. The very thought of it left her groaning in frustration.
But, Sarah had never been the kind of girl who let things get to her. And, she wasn't about to let a few speed bumps slow her down. She could handle whatever life threw at her.
She might not be able to do anything about her roommate, but she was certain Huck and her mom were both just dealing with change in their own way. Mom didn't really think she was a maniacal sex fiend, and Huck was just trying to figure out how he fit in at their new school. Once they all got settled in, things would go back to normal. They had to.
So, where did that leave Jeremy?
She let out another groan. She didn't want to think about him, anymore. Hopefully that situation would work itself out, too.
The dorm was still packed with residents getting situated,
Sarah took a step back, surprised by the look in his eye.
"I was just being honest," she said. "I'm just not that kind of girl."
Jeremy blew out a laugh and closed his eyes for a second. He shook his head and composed himself. Sarah was used to trusting her gut when it came to people, but maybe she'd been wrong about him. He gave her an intense stare before he said anything.
"I know you were, and so am I," he said. "I don't want you thinking we're going to be just friends. I knew the moment I saw you that we could never be just friends ."
Sarah bit her lip and swallowed a lump in her throat. She was speechless, which was rare for her. What stunned her was the fact that she knew he was right. She'd felt that same exact way when she'd met him the day before. It had been unlike any other feeling she'd had before, and it had taken until now to realize what it was.
Jeremy was right. He wasn't some nice guy--he was dangerous. Dangerous because Sarah suddenly didn't trust herself around him.
"Maybe I should get going," she said.
The edge in his eyes softened and he started to say something, but then stopped himself. He gave her one last look, and nodded.
"That's probably a good idea," he said.
Sarah stood there looking at him for what felt like an eternity. She had to force herself to take the first step away from him, and it was even more difficult than it had been the day before. The second step came easier, and so did the third. Jeremy didn't move, didn't try to stop her. He just watched as she turned away.
When she was finally able to walk away from him, Sarah felt like everything she thought she knew about herself had just been shuffled up and turned inside out.
Chapter 9
Sarah's head was spinning the whole way back to her dorm. She couldn't shake the feeling that she had done something wrong when she'd walked away from Jeremy. But, she didn't know why she felt that way. She was normally very in touch with her feelings, which is why she was left feeling helpless and confused.
He was right. You barely know him. Just forget about him and everything will be fine.
Something inside her told her it wasn't going to be as easy as she hoped.
Why did bad things just keep happening to her? The day had started off so nice. Nice, because she had really enjoyed talking to Jeremy, or flirting with him, or whatever it was they had been doing. But, if everything else going on in her life was any indicator, good things weren't meant to last.
First, her boyfriend had started acting like he had a stick up his butt and he refused to tell her why. Then, she'd thought her room had been vandalized, only to find out that it had just been her alarmingly volatile roommate--so it was all good . Cap that off with her mom all but openly accusing her of being some kind of maniacal sex fiend, while the Stick Up His Butt Boyfriend was busy acting like he was from Jersey Shore, and you could begin to understand why it might be hard to forget about the devastatingly charming guy she'd met.
With the way things were shaping up, it was starting to look like it was going to be a very long year. The very thought of it left her groaning in frustration.
But, Sarah had never been the kind of girl who let things get to her. And, she wasn't about to let a few speed bumps slow her down. She could handle whatever life threw at her.
She might not be able to do anything about her roommate, but she was certain Huck and her mom were both just dealing with change in their own way. Mom didn't really think she was a maniacal sex fiend, and Huck was just trying to figure out how he fit in at their new school. Once they all got settled in, things would go back to normal. They had to.
So, where did that leave Jeremy?
She let out another groan. She didn't want to think about him, anymore. Hopefully that situation would work itself out, too.
The dorm was still packed with residents getting situated,
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