Fire Hazard: Cape High Book Eight (Cape High Series 8) by R.J. Ross

Author:R.J. Ross [Ross, R.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-10-13T04:00:00+00:00

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Jimmi hops on the newly-fixed bike behind Vinny, wrapping her arms around his waist and thinking how much their uniforms work together. No! Definitely not something she needs to think about right now. As soon as they’re finished here she’ll be leaving her home and going halfway across the country to live with strangers--that’s way more important!

“Vinny?” she asks quietly as he starts down the road.

“What?”

“Can I make friends there? At Cape High? In the dorms?”

He goes silent for a moment. “Not with all of them,” he says quietly, “at least, probably not. It’s difficult to get along with all of the zoo kids, even for me, and I AM one. But you’ll have Carla and Emily, and I’m sure Aubrey and Zoe and maybe even Adanna will get along with you. The guys, too.”

“And you?” she asks.

“Sure, if you want,” he says. “More likely you’ll forget all about me when we get there, though.”

“Yeah, right,” she says with a snort, hiding the hint of rejection she feels. “Why would I do that?”

“Because Justin lives in the dorms,” he says, “THE Justin.” She goes silent, stunned. “He’s single, by the way. So if you’re looking to replace Tank, I would wait until we get to Cape High.”

Her teeth grit at the condescending tone. “That’s what you think I’m doing?” she asks coldly.

“It seems like it.”

“You are SUCH a jerk, Vinny,” she snaps, “seriously!” She’s tempted to get off the bike, but they’re going almost a hundred miles an hour, and the smoothie shop is right in front of them, so she waits until they pull over. She jumps off as soon as he stops, turning to glare at him. “I want to be friends, not date you! But you can’t accept that, can you? I bet everyone in your life has some sort of big hidden motivation in your head!” But she had a crush on him, a little voice whispers. She shoves it aside violently.

“Yeah,” Vinny says, “they do. Why did you date Tank, anyway?”

She goes silent, not wanting to tell him that, but knowing she might as well. “Because my dad--all he ever does is get pushed over or ran over or bullied by norms when he’s not in uniform. He LETS himself be! I wanted--I wanted a man that wasn’t like that, okay? I wanted him to see that--that guys don’t have to be such pushovers! Especially when they’ve got such awesome powers!”

“Maybe it’s because he’s got such awesome powers that he lets them do that,” Vinny says quietly. “Your dad didn’t strike me as a wimp, Jimmi. Sometimes what people need isn’t a guy that’s willing to throw around his powers.”

“Sometimes--not ALL THE TIME!” she says. “Sometimes you need to assert yourself! You’re doing it right now, you know, by fighting the gang!”

He gets off the bike. “I’m just finishing a job,” he says calmly, “it’s how I’m paying for my bike.”

He is SO frustrating, she thinks, tempted to kick the bike in question.

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