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friends milled about at the far end of the field, playing Frisbee and talking while he went straight over to a pretty girl. I couldn’t help wishing it were me he rushed to meet. Nick tried to draw me into the conversation, until Daniel looked in my direction and I completely lost train of thought. I raised my arm to wave. For a moment it looked like he’d return the gesture, but he just stared past me and turned to face the girl. A very pretty girl, I noticed the more I looked at her.
    I decided he mustn’t have seen me so waved more vigorously until I felt sure his eyes flicked in my direction and when he didn’t react I waved more. Eventually I had to stop waving or risk dislocating my shoulder.
    “ Who’s that?” Nick asked conversationally.
    “ No one,” I said, practically boring holes into Daniel with my eyes.
    “ Okay.”
    I felt Nick watching me for a while.
    “ Is that why you’re staring at him?”
    “ I’m not.” By some miracle I managed to look at Nick instead, which wasn’t such a bad view up close, what with the big brown eyes and sun-kissed skin.
    “ That’s good because it looks like he has a girl friend.”
    My eyes shot back to Daniel like heat-seeking missiles. He had his arm draped around the dark-haired girl’s shoulders. I couldn’t tell if it was a friendly gesture, but it got to me just the same. Not usually intimidated by the ballerina-slim proportions of skinny girls, she made me feel positively bovine.
    “ They could just be friends.” I didn’t like how desperately I wanted that to be true.
    “ I don’t think so, look.” Nick pointed in their direction.
    Daniel drew the girl into a close hug; she buried her face in his chest while he gently stroked her hair.
    “ Very friendly,” Nick said.
    Daniel kissed her on top of her head before tilting her face up by the chin so he could stare in her eyes.
    “ They look like boyfriend and girlfriend to me.” Carrie finally decided to pull herself away from the guys on the field to contribute to the conversation.
    I couldn’t deny it any more. “Yeah, they do look cozy.” Understatement of the year. Daniel held her face in his hands and kissed her on the forehead.
    “ Are you upset about that?” Carrie asked.
    How did she guess? Maybe the steam coming out of my ears gave it away. I don’t know why I cared so much. I only met Daniel a few nights ago, but when he defended me to his guardian, I knew something important had passed between us. Maybe it was because I’d finally met a guy who could understand my powers. I didn’t have to hide the truth around him. His stunning blue eyes and panther-like body didn’t hurt either.
    “ No at all.” I waited for lightening to strike me down for such a blatant lie.
    “ Good,” Nick said. “I’d prefer it if you didn’t have feelings for someone while going on a date with me.”
    “ A date?” I said vaguely, watching Daniel pull the girl into a hug again. If they kept this up they’d have to be surgically removed.
    Nick flashed that big smile at me and I’d forgotten how bright it could be.
    I sensed Daniel looking at me, our eyes meeting briefly. Even from a distance I could tell he was angry, his whole body language exuded menace. He started to walk in our direction but the girl restrained him, hanging off his arm. She managed to get him to stop but he continued to stare angrily.
    Nick moved closer to me on the stand until out thighs touched and he leaned into me. I didn’t reciprocate, but I didn’t move away either. I couldn’t help glancing Daniel’s way to see how he felt about it. He looked like he was about to explode and, for some reason, that filled me with satisfaction.
    “ I’d appreciate it if you looked at me while accepting my invitation to dinner.”
    “ Dinner?” Now Nick had my attention.
    “ Yes, that’s where you take a knife and fork and put food in your mouth. It’s quite enjoyable. You should try it.”
    His wide, cheeky grin blinded me