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right. I’ll go talk to Daddy.”
    “Did I actually hear my daughter admit that I was right?”
    “Yes, and please don’t let it go to your head.”
    Mom looked like she just won the lottery. “Your father is in his office when you are ready to talk to him.”
    I ran downstairs to talk to my father and he opened the door, extending his arms out to me. Knowing my father, he was probably pacing his office and waiting for me to talk with him.
    “I’m sorry, Daddy, but you kind of surprised me. I didn’t know what to think of it.”
    “Nicolette, the last thing I want to do is upset you, but I love you and I just don’t want you to be moving too fast. We are far from what we are used to and as much as I want you to meet people, and make connections, I’m trying to remain protective of you.”
    “I get that, Dad, I have always known that, but I’m not a little kid. I’m almost eighteen and you raised me right. I’m trying to adjust to this new life and Simon may be a part of it. Please trust me, Daddy.” I hugged my dad, and said good night.
    I learned a lot from Simon today, with some pretty heavy information he disclosed to me. I just took it all in but then a meet and greet with my father and he’s off running for the hills. Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but I still would have been happier if he would have kissed me good night. Gracie was right. I do have a terrible habit when it comes to over thinking things.
    I was giving myself a headache and decided to squash my negative thoughts. Simon likes me that much is clear. I know it and feel it every time he kisses me. His obvious physical reaction when he touches me excites us both. Nope, not getting myself upset over this. Big deal? My dad asked some questions, this won’t even matter by tomorrow, I hope.

Arriving at school with a few minutes to spare, I jump out of my car and run for my first class. I make it to Calculus less than two minutes before the bell rings. Not looking forward to listening to my teacher drone on for the next ninety minutes but, had I gotten enough sleep the night before, I wouldn’t be so cranky this morning. Without falling asleep, I made it through my very boring class. With the sound of the bell, I was so ready to get some coffee and take a moment to myself.
    I had a fifteen minute break before my next class, so I sat down under an enormous palm tree on the quad and drank my coffee. I had my head down looking over my notes for my next class when Michael walks out from behind the tree, startling me. What the hell?
    “Hey! What are you doing sneaking up from behind me? And better yet, why are you here?” Putting his hands up to me as if he’s surrendering.

    “Relax princess; I just wanted to say hi.”
    “Uh…Michael, you do realize where you are?” Michael sits down across from me and it looks like he is enjoying himself at my expense.
    “Paranoid much? Nicolette, I was here on another matter, and I simply saw you and just thought it would be nice to say hello, but clearly I was wrong. Now that I have done that, I’ll let you get back to whatever you were doing, before I interrupted you.” He begins to get up to walk away, and now I’m feeling like a total bitch on the way I talked to him. “Hey Michael”, he turns to me. “Sorry, didn’t mean to jump down your throat, rough morning.”
    “Apology accepted. Do you have a few minutes to talk?”
    I look at my phone, “Yeah, but only a few, and then I have to get to my next class.”
    “Did you receive the flowers I sent you?”
    “I did. Thank you, although I’m curious to why you would send me flowers in the first place.”
    “It’s a peace offering. I get that I was a total jerk the last time we were together, so what better way to apologize to a girl, then to say it with flowers. Waving his hands in front of me, Hey! Where did you go just now?”
    Shaking my head, “sorry I was just curious about something. Michael, can I ask you a