Book Girl and Chestnut Boy

"If you want me to be your friend, sure. But you have to tell me what's going on. Why all this secrecy? Why the fighting? Did you get into another one just now?" She looked at his hands, half-expecting more bandages and bruises, but there were no fresh injuries there.

May's college life starts off pretty boring, except this boy whom she keeps butting heads with. She never asked to be friends with an ex-delinquent but it happened. He says he's turned a new leaf but...things aren't that simple. Rated mature for use of occasional foul language and violence.