" He smirked. “Don’t worry, Kelly. I won’t say a word. I don’t want anyone to know I’m here either.” “You don’t?” I echoed, surprised. I thought he’d be shouting it down the halls. I mean, him staying with Kelly Ross? He’d be instantly popular, and I’d be a laughingstock. “No,” he said, his voice flat. I felt my mouth drop open again. Eric let himself in his “new room” and before I could recover, shut the door in my face. "
― Cambria Hebert , 1982: Maneater (Love in the 80s #3)