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21 " Hey Alex!” Natalie’s voice calls out. “Nice clothes from last night.”There’s no jamming with the band, no all-night music. Just me in my boots and bedhead, and the whole girls’ track team now knows I didn’t sleep in my room last night.I want to yell back, “You know nothing!”But she obviously knows something. She was there. At the club. And I’m the one who knows nothing. "
― , The Mockingbirds (The Mockingbirds, #1)
22 " A cup of chamomile tea before bed might just do the trick,” he says.Right. That’ll fix everything. And while we’re at it, do you have anything that’ll help me remember losing it with a guy I don’t even know? "
23 " Carter’s still sleeping, his mouth hanging open unattractively. Small lines of white crust have formed on the corners of his lips. His blond hair is sticking up in all kinds of directions. "
24 " And at that moment, Carter wakes up.“Hey….,” he says, not even groggily. He’s just awake, plain and simple.“Hey,” I mumble. I don’t usually mumble. No one is a mumbler at Themis Academy. "
25 " He raises an eyebrow, almost winks at me. Something about the gesture reminds me of a politician. “So did you have a good time last night?”Let’s see: I’m tiptoeing across your room, praying you won’t wake up, can barely remember your name. Yeah, I had an epic night. Just fantastic. Care to tell me what transpired between say midnight and oh, ten minutes ago? Wait. Don’t bother. Let’s just pretend this never happened and we’ll never mention it again. Cool? "
26 " As I yank up my socks, I notice a trash can teeming with Diet Coke cans. Carter doesn’t recycle? Way to pick a winner, Alex. "
27 " I close my eyes and swap out the leading man. Daniel’s dark hair becomes Carter’s pale, almost white hair. Daniel’s shoulders turn into Carter’s. Daniel’s lips, his cheeks, his hands. They all belong to Carter now. And I’m kissing Carter like I kissed Daniel. I squeeze my eyes shut tighter, forcing Carter to fit, forcing this kiss to become Carter’s. But the puzzle pieces won’t fit. I don’t remember kissing Carter like this. I don’t remember pulling him close to me, wanting it, wanting him. "