Page 9 of Eleanor & Grey

“You’re sassy and straightforward.”

“The straightforwardness comes from my father.”

He smiled.

I liked it.

Whatever.

“So, books and dragonflies?” he asked me.

I cocked an eyebrow. “How did you know about the dragonflies?”

“Well, your sweater has dragonflies on it, and your hairclips are dragonflies, too.”

Oh, right. I’d have bet good money I was the only girl at the party who had dragonfly clips in her hair.

“It’s kind of mine and my mom’s thing.”

“Dragonflies?”

“Yes.”

“That’s a weird thing.”

“I’m a weird girl.”

He narrowed his eyes as if he was studying me, trying to scan my DNA with his eyes.

“What is it?” I asked as my stomach flipped.

“It’s nothing. I just…I swear I know you from somewhere.”

“Well, we do go to school together,” I commented sarcastically.

“No, yeah, I know that, but you just…” His words trailed off and he shook his head. “I don’t know. You probably weren’t at Claire Wade’s party, huh?”

“That’s a big no.”

“Kent Fed’s?”

Blank stare from me.

“Right. It’s just weird, because I swear—” Before he could finish his sentence, he was cut off as Landon came rushing over.

“Mission aborted, dude. Shay’s just a bitch,” he said with a grumpy frown. It was clear my cousin had bruised his ego.

“Call my cousin a bitch one more time, and I’ll show you a real bitch,” I barked.

Landon glanced at me and rolled his eyes. “Yeah whatever, weirdo.”

“You don’t have to be an ass, Landon,” Greyson said, standing up for me. “And she’s right—Shay didn’t do anything to you. You’re the one who cheated on her. It doesn’t make her a bitch because she doesn’t want you back.”

Wait, what?

Did Greyson East just stand up for me and Shay?

Well, okay then.

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