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lip.” I quickly wiped my lip, embarrassed that I had dazed out in front of him again.
    “You missed…here, I’ve got it.” He reached across the table and placed his right fist under my chin while brushing his thumb lightly over my upper lip. I felt a dizzy spell coming, my lips tingling from his lingering touch. I muttered a thanks.
    “What are friends for?” He said, letting his hand drop from my chin. The grin on his face returned, “You are quite the daydreamer aren’t you?” Finding my voice I quickly responded.
    “It’s a bad habit I know. It drives my friends crazy.” He laughed, “I think it’s endearing, though I wish I knew what you were thinking about.”
    I was thinking about throwing the pact out the window, reaching across the table to close the distance between us and kissing him softly on the lips. I wondered what that energy would feel like buzzing through my body as we kissed. I shook the thought from my head. I was not about to tell him that so I opted for a change in subject.
    “So Liam, what is your major?” A lame attempt, but I tried. “Not sure” he shrugged, “still exploring my options. How about yourself?”
    I felt my eyes brighten, “Fine Arts with a focus on Dance.” My answer seemed to please him.
    “Really, that’s a nice surprise. Most folks give me a more boring answer like, Business Economics.” I scrunched my face at the thought.
    “Well I have been dancing since I was five. It just felt like the right move for me.” I forced down a few more bites of food and pushed my plate away with a balled up napkin on top. Our waitress came over, taking this as her queue to drop off the check.
    She cleared our plates from the table and set down only one check with both of our meals added together, assuming we were together. I was flattered that the waitress thought I was hooked up with this alluring man, but I made sure to put my half of the cash on the table. Liam grinned shaking his head, but he didn’t object further. We finished paying the waitress and made our way out the door.
    I told Liam I was going to head back to the dorm before my next class and he offered to walk with me. We exchanged more pleasantries as we strolled down the sidewalk. I told him about living with Morgan and Kayla in the tri-room and about the small town where I grew up, three hours northwest of here. In what seemed a split second later, we arrived at my building and stopped in front of the entrance doors.
    I did not know how to exit, with an awkward hand shake? I didn’t think I could handle that energy buzzing through me again. Would a goodbye and see you later do? Then the answer came to me.
    “Just so you know, all my friends,” I put an emphasis on the word friends, “they call me Ari.”
    He grinned confidently and tucked a strand of my hair that had strayed in the wind behind my ear. My breath stopped as he traced his fingertips down my cheek letting them linger for a second. I suddenly felt as if I was on a rollercoaster as an enthralling rush coursed through me. I instinctively closed my eyes, drinking in the energy Liam was generating in me.
    When my eyes fluttered open Liam was looking directly at me. He pressed his lips tight, seemingly attempting to hide how pleased he was to have this kind of effect on me. He was going to make this as difficult as possible.
    “Well if my new friend ever wants to shoot the breeze, I took the liberty of saving my number in your cell phone.” My mouth fell open, and before I could protest he winked at me, turned and disappeared down the sidewalk.

Chapter 10: Test Subject
     
     
    I made my way through the dorm entrance and when I got to the elevator I let out an audible groan. There was a printed piece of paper taped to the elevator doors that said “Temporarily Out of Order,” with a frowny face underneath. My encounter with Liam had made my legs a little wobbly and I was not looking forward to climbing six flights of stairs.
    As I shuffled