Vindication because Miles had flirted with her, or at least Aimee thought he was flirting. But it was also obvious he hadn’t recognized her, not one single spark of acknowledgment in his eyes. A lot had changed in the last two years. She’d shot up like a weed (as Dad put it), and everything else—like her hair and cup size—had luckily followed suit, making her stand out from all her friends. So it was understandable that Miles didn’t know it was her right away. The humiliation part came from that same realization. He hadn’t recognized her. The boy she’d dreamed about all those years had no clue who she was. That same vindication flickered in her chest at the way Miles was smiling at her across the room. Nick was standing with him now, which made Aimee instantly remember what her brother had told her a few months after Miles left home to live with S2J: Miles thought Aimee was an annoying little kid who was always in the way, and she meant nothing to him.
