”“Seriously?!” Jesse laughed.“In that case, I could truthfully say nothing had happened. I spent the night at her house after a New Year’s p...rty and she came and got into bed with me. We were clothed and her dad liked and trusted me, so other than him talking to my dad, he was cool.”“I don’t think Cynthia’s parents are going to be ‘cool’ about this,” Jesse replied.“Both girls had STI tests, right? And you were responsible about birth control?”“Yes.”“Then there’s nothing for us to do. Make sure. "So, you'd like to see more of me?" His voice sounds casual, but I sense a slightly hopeful inflection. "You mean... like dating?" I'm cautious. His fingers find their way into my hair. My scalp tingles and the butterflies in my stomach sigh contentedly. I feel him nod. "I'd like to see more of you." I contemplate it. Do I want to see him again? Not only yes, but hell yes. "So let's see more of each other." His fingers lift up my chin so that I can stare into his dark eyes. His lips. He didn’t like lying but knew Eric would be mad if he didn’t get the list. He just couldn’t tell him the truth.“Please Coach,” he finally spoke after a long, uncomfortable minute.“I’m starting to think about that starting pitcher position this spring,” he said leaning back into his swivel chair and lacing his fingers behind his head. “It would be a real shame if someone else got it, right?”“Wh ... what are you saying?”“I’m saying that if you don’t come clean and tell me the truth, someone else. Rosalie put her hand on Kennedy's. "No." No?" Okay, I didn't swear off magic for Lent. I did swear off magic that hurts people or changes people. You want me to leave him in the dust." Okay, that's no problem," Kennedy told her, then whispered her next plan.Rosalie smiled. "Just a swirl of air?" And a little dust, even if there is otherwise none." No problem." And I swear to you, not so much as a physical bruise." Leaving out the great huge hole you're going to poke in his psyche?" Rosalie,.