Caro asked, her gaze glued to her precious new phone. “Gahhh! How the heck do you turn the predictive text off on this thing?” She stabbed a few more random buttons. “Jay.” Tyler certainly sounded as though her appearance had affected him. “You look—” She tried not to react to the stunned expression on his face. She sucked in a deep breath and held it, letting it out ever so slowly when the O of his mouth stretched into a smile. “Got it.” Caro finally glanced up from her phone. “Hey, you look amazing!” she said, finishing just as Tyler gave his final verdict. “Nice.” An awkward silence descended. She shifted from one foot to the other, illogically discomfited at being the center of attention. Vulnerable, despite having applied a physical mask to hide behind. Tyler stared at her. Hot-cold shivers scuttled up and down her spine, goosing her skin. She’d just made a huge mistake. If this was the reaction from him, what would all the other kids think?
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