"Was I good or was I good?" Alexa said with a grin at the next indie game club meeting. "Did you see the way she defended you at the end? She totally caught onto me and took your fragile heart away to safety!"
"I do not have a fragile heart!" Justin protested.
She looked down her nose at him. "That remains to be seen but the point is she THINKS you do and cared enough to protect it! Whether she realizes it yet or not, this girl was jealous of me and protective of you. That's a definite sign of like."
He was doubtful. No way would Emily like him for real…she liked fake internet him.
"How would you know? You've never liked anybody."
"I do read, you know," she sniffed. "I call it like I see it. And that girl likes you. Or at least she's starting to."
Dominic and Zack meandered back to their table and sat down. "What are we talking about?"
