Accidental Love (Accidental Crush #2) by Adrienne Torrisi Page A
Authors: Adrienne Torrisi
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hands in the pockets of Todd’s letterman jacket. I love wearing his jacket. It feels like his arms are wrapped around me even when he is nowhere near. Even though it’s almost too warm to wear it now, I still can’t stop. It’s worth a little sweat.
Sid gives me her signature headshake and eye roll while I playfully nudge her out of the way of the mirror with my hip.
" I wish you guys were going, too. It won't be the same without you."
" Johnny's going," Shane says as he stacks his books in his locker.
" What? When did this happen?" I ask.
" Yesterday." He shrugs and closes his locker.
" Um, can you elaborate, please?" Sid and I both give him a look that says he's not going anywhere until we get the full story. Shane is still incredibly cautious about everything, but I'm glad he at least has Sid and me.
" It's actually pretty funny," Shane says with a smile. I'm happy he's smiling; I was afraid he would be upset. "You'll never guess who he's going with." I can tell it's a girl, just by the sheer joy on his face.
" You're right; we're never going to guess because you are going to tell us!" Sid says with her hands on her hips.
" Three letters." Shane gives us a smirk that tells us he's not going to make this easy.
" What's three letters?" Sid's annoyance is clearly building.
" Her name," he says matter-of-factly.
" Enough, Shane. I'm not playing stupid games," Sid says through gritted teeth.
" Ouch!" Shane pantomimes being stabbed in the chest.
I really don 't want to play this game, either, but Shane is having so much fun. I'm glad he's okay with it, whoever it is, and then it suddenly clicks.
" Wait, RTS?" I say, partly questioning, partly in shock.
A giant smile spreads across Shane 's face as Sid gasps loudly at the realization.
" Yup." Shane smirks.
" Why? And why are you so happy about it?"
" Well, she asked. That's usually the way it works, Ash." He gives me that parental look I hate. "And I told him he should go."
" Why ?" Sid and I say in unison.
Shane shrugs . "Because I think it's hilarious she's going with a boy she has no idea likes boys." Shane whispers the last part. He's still so cautious.
" That is pretty funny," Sid says, looking at me.
Shane nods his head in agreement. "I just love that it's her of all people. I don't think I'd care either way, but she deserves this." Shane smiles at me.
" Payback is a bitch." I'm so happy Karma has caught up with her yet again. She's always been pretty horrible, like she has a personal vendetta against me. "But poor Johnny has to go with her." I know Shane's ecstatic, but I can't help feeling bad for Johnny.
" He's cool with it because she's going with you guys, remember?"
" Yeah, I keep trying to forget."
" Since he'll be with Ryan, Brian, and Todd, he figured that'd be cool." Shane moves closer to us and whispers, "But he was really sweet. He made sure I was okay with it before he gave her an answer." I love seeing Shane this happy. "Plus, this is a great cover, and it's not like I can go."
" Not like you can go where." I hear Todd's voice behind us, and Shane shoots us a look of fear that Todd may have heard too much. I answer back with a look that says I think we're fine as we all step back from our tight circle.
Todd wraps his arms around me. He's been weight lifting with the baseball and football teams, so his arms are even more perfectly defined than usual beneath his shirt.
" Where can't you go, Shane?" Todd asks again, but just by the way he's asking, I can tell he hasn't heard anything. Besides, even if he did, I know he wouldn't care. I also know how paranoid Shane is, though.
" Prom." Shane smiles. "I know it's hard to tell, but I'm not actually an upperclassman."
Todd laughs. "That's not exactly true."
" What? The part about it being hard to tell?"
" No, the part about prom. You can definitely tell you're a freshman." Todd smiles. I know he really likes Shane.
" Hey, watch it," I say as I playfully elbow him. Then we all
Sid gives me her signature headshake and eye roll while I playfully nudge her out of the way of the mirror with my hip.
" I wish you guys were going, too. It won't be the same without you."
" Johnny's going," Shane says as he stacks his books in his locker.
" What? When did this happen?" I ask.
" Yesterday." He shrugs and closes his locker.
" Um, can you elaborate, please?" Sid and I both give him a look that says he's not going anywhere until we get the full story. Shane is still incredibly cautious about everything, but I'm glad he at least has Sid and me.
" It's actually pretty funny," Shane says with a smile. I'm happy he's smiling; I was afraid he would be upset. "You'll never guess who he's going with." I can tell it's a girl, just by the sheer joy on his face.
" You're right; we're never going to guess because you are going to tell us!" Sid says with her hands on her hips.
" Three letters." Shane gives us a smirk that tells us he's not going to make this easy.
" What's three letters?" Sid's annoyance is clearly building.
" Her name," he says matter-of-factly.
" Enough, Shane. I'm not playing stupid games," Sid says through gritted teeth.
" Ouch!" Shane pantomimes being stabbed in the chest.
I really don 't want to play this game, either, but Shane is having so much fun. I'm glad he's okay with it, whoever it is, and then it suddenly clicks.
" Wait, RTS?" I say, partly questioning, partly in shock.
A giant smile spreads across Shane 's face as Sid gasps loudly at the realization.
" Yup." Shane smirks.
" Why? And why are you so happy about it?"
" Well, she asked. That's usually the way it works, Ash." He gives me that parental look I hate. "And I told him he should go."
" Why ?" Sid and I say in unison.
Shane shrugs . "Because I think it's hilarious she's going with a boy she has no idea likes boys." Shane whispers the last part. He's still so cautious.
" That is pretty funny," Sid says, looking at me.
Shane nods his head in agreement. "I just love that it's her of all people. I don't think I'd care either way, but she deserves this." Shane smiles at me.
" Payback is a bitch." I'm so happy Karma has caught up with her yet again. She's always been pretty horrible, like she has a personal vendetta against me. "But poor Johnny has to go with her." I know Shane's ecstatic, but I can't help feeling bad for Johnny.
" He's cool with it because she's going with you guys, remember?"
" Yeah, I keep trying to forget."
" Since he'll be with Ryan, Brian, and Todd, he figured that'd be cool." Shane moves closer to us and whispers, "But he was really sweet. He made sure I was okay with it before he gave her an answer." I love seeing Shane this happy. "Plus, this is a great cover, and it's not like I can go."
" Not like you can go where." I hear Todd's voice behind us, and Shane shoots us a look of fear that Todd may have heard too much. I answer back with a look that says I think we're fine as we all step back from our tight circle.
Todd wraps his arms around me. He's been weight lifting with the baseball and football teams, so his arms are even more perfectly defined than usual beneath his shirt.
" Where can't you go, Shane?" Todd asks again, but just by the way he's asking, I can tell he hasn't heard anything. Besides, even if he did, I know he wouldn't care. I also know how paranoid Shane is, though.
" Prom." Shane smiles. "I know it's hard to tell, but I'm not actually an upperclassman."
Todd laughs. "That's not exactly true."
" What? The part about it being hard to tell?"
" No, the part about prom. You can definitely tell you're a freshman." Todd smiles. I know he really likes Shane.
" Hey, watch it," I say as I playfully elbow him. Then we all
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