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him.
    He said it with such conviction there was no way I could disbelieve him. I’d only known him for a few hours and I already knew he would do anything to protect me, and as amazing as it sounded I felt exactly the same way.
    People were always talking about love at first sight. How their eyes wandered over a strangers face and somehow they knew…that they were it for them. I wasn’t in love with Dean because of his face, or the deep blue green color of his eyes. I wasn’t in love with him because of some trivial pretty package that would age and sag with time.
    I was in love with him because he mad e my blood boil. He made me feel alive for the first time. Somehow, I knew him without knowing him. Like some invisible bell inside me was ringing, chiming with the knowledge that he was finally here.
    We spent the next four hours in that booth and talked about everything and nothing. Time flew by on a new standard of time. I was changed. One touch of his fingers on my cheek and my whole world was upended. What I had with Weston wasn’t even on the scale anymore for weighing emotions.
    Wa s this how love felt? This all-consuming need to be near him. To feel his touch. I was terrified of something I couldn’t even describe. Something I couldn’t have controlled even if I’d tried. Love wasn’t something that you choose.
    Love chose you, then proceeded to hit you over the head with a bat, and told you to pay attention. The ringing bell inside me vibrated in my veins, creating a current of power that could rival a small city. I was high on something that had nothing to do with a popular dried herb, or stupid pill, and everything to do with one person.
    That buzz followed me home. It sang me to sleep and whispered in my ears while I slept.
    He’s here. He’s finally here. It kept saying.
    When I woke up the next morning, I felt complete. I couldn't believe the need I had to be with Dean. I felt full when I was with him. Full in a way that had nothing to do with eating and everything to do with the empty feeling that I always felt in my chest. And here he was this boy I only met the day before and I knew I loved him.
    My cell phone beeped and I reached over and took it off my bedside table.
    How did it go?
    I stared at Rhi's message and groaned. I forgot to call her last night. She was going to kill me. I typed quickly and sent her a message back.
    Great, st range, wonderful, I don't know.
    I got ready quickly and went downstairs. My mom and dad we re in the kitchen eating. I grabbed an apple and made my way towards the front door.
    "Stop right there young lady. What's this I hear about a new boy?" My dad said.
    I groan ed and glanced over my shoulder towards my father.
    "What do you mean?" I asked innocently
    "Please don't test my patience , you were seen with a boy, a much older looking boy I might add by me personally. What's up?"
    I grinned and noticed his mouth twitching at the corner; he was totally messing with me, which was very common for my dad. He liked to mess with people, make them uncomfortable, and poke at fresh wounds. He was a brat but I loved him.
    " Whatever old man, that eyesight is getting bad. You should call your doctor it could be a sign of a serious problem."
    He laughed and elbowed my mom in amusement. "She gets that mouth from me you know."
    My mom nodded along quietly. She was just as bad he wa s.
    "You have no idea how much I wish I was adopted." But staring into their faces and my mother’s thick auburn hair, I could never deny my parentage.
    "But s eriously who's this new boy?" My dad asked again popping a ripe red grape into his mouth.
    "Dean, he just moved here, I took him to Hole in the Wall and showed him around town. He's just a friend dad, nothing serious." The lie tasted bad on my tongue so I tried to swallow it and it burned as it hit my stomach.
    My dad sighed disagreeing. "I wouldn't be so sure about that, I saw the way he looked at you. Just be careful okay."
    I bobbed my head and