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Chapter 3 - Protected

                                                                     Chapter 3

            The rest of my school day went by pretty fast. I had to listen to Amber and Ashley talk about Rory in my last class. That wasn't fun at all. They were practically planning their weddings with him. It irritated me to no end. I think I liked him. I liked someone I had known for a couple of hours. What was wrong with me. I needed my head checked.

            I was almost to my Jeep when Shawn came running up beside me. ''Hey Jillian.''

            ''Hey Shawn, what's up?''

            ''I wanted to apologize for lunch today'' he said.

            ''Why''  I asked looking over at him. He was a tiny bit taller than me.

            "Rory'' he said as if this one word explained it all.

            ''I don't understand'' I said but I did in a way. He was apologizing for his strange behavior.

            ''Never mind'' he said quickly ''but I did want to say something about the meeting.''

            ''I'm sorry about that'' I said apologetically.

            ''It's okay. My mom doesn't have any powers but she likes being part of a coven so I went with her. Rory doesn't know and I'd like to keep it that way. I don't really care for it much anyways. No offense.''

            ''None taken'' I said as we walked up to my Jeep. The twins were both waiting for me. I unlocked the doors and Josie jumped in the front seat.

            ''I just wanted to give you a heads up'' Shawn said.

            ''Okay thanks''  I replied.

            ''Bye'' he called over his shoulder as he walked across the parking lot.

            ''Bye'' we all said simultaneously. We laughed at ourselves as Shawn climbed into a big gray truck driven by Rory. I pulled out and Rory pulled up behind me. I kept looking at him in my rearview mirror. It felt like he was looking at me but I couldn't be sure. I finally made it out of the parking lot and turned right heading home. He turned behind me. He would drive right past the turn to our house to go into town. I looked back at him again and he put his hand up in a wave. I looked down and felt my cheeks get hot. He had caught me looking at him.

            '' Shawn's cousin is hot'' Josie said.

            I instantly got mad at her. I clenched my teeth in frustration. Why did she have to like every guy she seen. I realized I was jealous, jealous of what I had no clue. I was acting like a crazy person.

            ''He's a little strange though'' she added.

            ''Shawn's in a lot of my classes'' Jolie said leaning in between us from the back seat.

            ''That's nice'' I said. ''He seems like he likes you Jolie. You should ask him out.''

            ''No way. I can't do that'' she squealed.

            ''Why not?'' I asked.

            ''Girls shouldn't ask guys out. I'll wait for him to make the first move'' she said leaning back.

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            I was in my room after dinner doing my homework when a light knock sounded at my door. ''Come in'' I said.