Holiday Heat
“Matt’s question was more of a demand than an inquiry, and he glared at her impatiently.
Carrie glared back. “I have to study. I have to do well if I want to get into a good grad school.”
“You’ve been studying for that exam for an entire month. You’re going to ace it.”
“Maybe.” She was scheduled to take the GRE in early January, so the urgency of her studying had been intensifying as the date approached. “I don’t know.”
When she glanced over at Matt’s face—half-fond and half-skeptical now—she co...uldn’t help but give him a self-deprecating smile. “All right. So maybe I’m obsessing. I just feel like I’m so far behind.”
His expression changed, and he pulled her gently to her feet. “You took a year off from college. People do it all the time. You’re not behind in any real way.”
“Yeah. I guess so.” She felt a little sappy at the deep expression in his eyes.
He eased the book out of her hand and tossed it onto the bed. “Now hurry up, or we won’t make it to the party by midnight.”MoreLess
Carrie glared back. “I have to study. I have to do well if I want to get into a good grad school.”
“You’ve been studying for that exam for an entire month. You’re going to ace it.”
“Maybe.” She was scheduled to take the GRE in early January, so the urgency of her studying had been intensifying as the date approached. “I don’t know.”
When she glanced over at Matt’s face—half-fond and half-skeptical now—she co...uldn’t help but give him a self-deprecating smile. “All right. So maybe I’m obsessing. I just feel like I’m so far behind.”
His expression changed, and he pulled her gently to her feet. “You took a year off from college. People do it all the time. You’re not behind in any real way.”
“Yeah. I guess so.” She felt a little sappy at the deep expression in his eyes.
He eased the book out of her hand and tossed it onto the bed. “Now hurry up, or we won’t make it to the party by midnight.”MoreLess
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