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tell me yours?”
    I shook my head, confused by what he was asking. “Tell you my what?”
    The moment he smiled that crooked smile, I thought I was going to die. He had a dimple in his left cheek.
    Oh dear Lord…
    He laughed as he shook his head. “Your name, angel. What’s your name?”
    My stomach dipped the second he’d called me angel. Not only was this guy handsome as hell, but his voice also held me captive.
    “Oh!” I said with a small laugh. “Skylar. Skylar Woods.”
    He smiled bigger as he reached for my notebook. When his hand brushed against mine, I wanted to let out a gasp. My whole hand felt like small bolts of lightning had just gone through it. He peered down at our hands, and then he looked up and captured my eyes. His eyes clearly showed he’d felt the same thing I did. My breathing picked up as Wyatt pinned me with his stare. I parted my lips to talk, but nothing came out. My mouth was instantly dry.
    As the bell rang, he slowly moved his hand off of mine and smiled. “It was a pleasure meeting you, Skylar. I hope I see you around.”
    “Same here, Wyatt. Welcome to Marble Falls,” I replied with a smile.
    He stood up and started to walk off. I tried not to stare at him like a complete idiot. I noticed Mike Barnes and a few other football players stopped him to introduce themselves. They must all know that Wyatt was here to play football.
    I glanced up toward Mrs. Hathaway as I gathered my things. She grinned and gave me a wink. I gave her a weak smile in return.
    When the football players started telling Wyatt about my past, I knew he would try to quickly distance himself from me.
    Damn it. I hope I get my notes back.

Wyatt
    I couldn’t stop thinking about Skylar all day. I’d never seen such a beautiful girl before. That wavy, long dark blonde hair and those gray eyes of hers were burned into my mind. The moment I had seen her in the office this morning, I knew I needed to get to know her. Her smile haunted my thoughts.
    Then, when I had seen her in my English class, something had happened. It was something that had never happened to me before. My heart had started pounding, and my hands had started sweating. I’d felt like I couldn’t catch my breath. No girl had ever affected me in such a way.
    I walked into the lunchroom with Mike and a few other guys from the football team. I took a quick look around. Not much was different from my old school. This school was a bit bigger. I had to admit, I was surprised that they were accepting me so quickly. From what my father had told me, the coach had watched my games from my old high school as soon as the principal had told him about me. I was ranked the best high school quarterback in New Mexico, and from what I could tell, this high school needed a good quarterback.
    Glancing to my right, I saw Jenny waving at me like a fool.
    Ugh .
    She’d instantly reminded me of Candace.
    When I looked away, I saw Skylar sitting with another girl and a guy. They were at a huge table while everyone else was crowded around two tables.
    “Dude, get your lunch, and then come sit with us. Just watch out for Jenny. She’s already tried to get her claws into you once,” Mike said with a smile.
    I laughed and shook my head. “Thanks, dude, but I think I’m going to go sit with Skylar.”
    Mike’s smile faded. “Skylar? Skylar Woods?”
    “Yep.”
    “Uh, dude, I get that you’re new and everything, and no doubt that Sky is easy on the eyes, so I’m gonna let that one slide. You can’t hang out with Skylar.”
    I instantly felt anger boiling in my blood. Holy shit. What is going on with me? Why am I getting so mad?
    “Why not?” I asked as I looked at Mike.
    “Um…well, Skylar is, um…” Mike looked back over toward Skylar and then back at me.
    I stood there, shaking my head. Does this guy even know why he doesn’t like this girl?
    Mike hit another football player I had met earlier on the arm. “Jacob, Wyatt wants to know why he can’t hang out