。 ？Blair wants to be our
senior speaker。 If I miss graduation； she？ll kill me。？
Aaron rolled his eyes； flipped the cracked white toilet seat lid down； and sat down on it。 He
sighed。 ？I don？t know how she does it。？
？What do you mean？？ Vanessa couldn？t help observing that this little bathroom chat was the
longest they？d ever talked without forgetting what they were talking about and ripping each
other？s clothes off。
？You？re like the most righteous person I know； but she even manages to get you to do her
bidding。？ Aaron explained； rubbing the back of his neck where the supershort shaved bits were
growing in。
？It？s not like that。 We？re friends。 Anyway；？ Vanessa quickly changed the subject。 ？I think driving
across the country and camping out and stuff sounds ？ cool。？ She put her hands in her pockets；
hoping that Aaron would forget all about the ring。 ？I mean； as long as there？s； like； a bathroom
and a shower we can use。？
Sounds like she doesn？t quite know the meaning of ？camping out。？
？Really？？ Aaron stood up； grinning as he turned her around to face him。 ？So； are you； like；
pletely naked underneath that towel？？ he asked； kissing her neck and shoulders。
Vanessa knew she ought to have been overwhelmed by her outrageous deception。 Dan had left
only an hour ago。 Now here she was with Aaron； her real boyfriend； pretending it was perfectly
natural to be taking a shower in the late afternoon； when she normally only took one in the
morning。 Maybe she was just losing her mind； but somehow it made being with Aaronand Dan all
the more exciting。
Aaron turned on the shower and pulled his shirt off over his head。 ？I say we both need to