#Chapter 36: The Deal

“Adan?” “Yeah,” Lucy said. “Have you heard of him?” I could only smile and shake my head. “Yeah, I know him actually.” Her eyes widened. “Really? How?” “We just happened to meet on campus one day,” I started. “Isn’t he amazing?” she asked with a big smile on her face. “Well,” I said, “I haven’t known him for very long, but he’s definitely very smart.” “And isn’t he dreamy?” she continued. “I can hardly pay attention in class.” I tilted my head at her. “Well, I really only see him as a friend, but yes, he is what you’d call a handsome man.” “Sorry,” she said. “I don’t know how I can forget sometimes that you’re a married lady.” I shrugged and said, “He’s just not my type.” Which was kind of a weird thing to hear myself say. I’d never really talked, before, about having a type. But now it just felt like a simple fact that my type was… Nolan. That’s what I thought of when I thought of