He propped his body with his elbows and looked me straight in the eye. My heart was hammering hard against my chest. He’s so fucking close I can sme...l his manly scent ... a mixture of soap and sweat ... Country Boy Scent, is what my girlfriends tell me he smells like... “Say something Leena...”“What do you expect me to say Dean? You just told me that you’ve been spying on me in some of my most secretive moments alone!”“Do you know that you are the most talked about girl in this county?” he. ” His cheeks pinkened, and he flashed a sly grin, “It’s not really a face you forget.”“No. No, it is not...” Marie whistled, her eyes still glued to the grainy photo, “Penny,” she scolded, “you might’ve mentioned he looks like Nureyev.”The dancer? Or the stallion? I shrugged, trying and failing to seem nonchalant.“I didn’t think his looks mattered,” I murmured, shaking my head, “What do you know about him, Sébastien?”“Not a lot,” he leaned back, “About as much as you, I imagine. Very rich. Kind. His hand brushed against mine and I held my breath as he took it and laced his fingers with mine. We stared at the stars in a peaceful silence for a long time. There was no need for words. Eventually though, I was afraid he may have fallen asleep. I let go of his hand and turned onto my side facing him to see the frown forming on his face. I gave a small laugh and took his hand again. His charming grin returned and he looked back at the sky. I, however, kept my eyes on him. “You know this was,. She replied, “you know what? I don’t like to go out to parties. I would rather stay at home and watch a movie, hehe.”“Me too. I don’t like loud music and some complete stranger dancing beside me, haha.”We started talking about hobbies and interests now. I couldn’t believe how similar we were. “I heard you had a crush on Sandhya (another classmate from school), haha,” she said as we shifted our conversation again to our school days.I didn’t hide anything and told her that she was my crush at.