9

"So Hannah, you said that you are getting your PHD in May?" Cody asked me.

"Yes I am. In engineering." I replied with a laugh.

"Great. Now we have two geniuses at the table." Jake said with a laugh as he rubbed his temples making me laugh at him.

"Do you have any friends?" Cody asked as a joke. I almost always get asked that whenever someone new meets me.

"Yes I do." I laughed as I took a sip of my drink. I looked at the trees in the distance as thoughts of my past friends slammed into my mind. With a shake of my head I asked, "Any more questions?"

"Do you have a boyfriend?" Jake asked. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Leo shift slightly in his seat.

"No." I replied as I laughed at the twins shocked expression. I looked around the table at the varying shocked expressions except for Leo who had a hand covering his smile.

"Why?" Jesse was the one to ask the question now.

"Just don't." I said as I brought my feet up on the seat to be more comfortable since I was not so willing to say why I never had a boyfriend and talk about my father.

"Do you only study?" Cody asked in disbelief.

"No. I have photographic memory. So no need to study." I said in a very bored tone. I knew that that received many varying expressions but I kept my eyes on the floor.

"No way. So then, do you not have time for a boyfriend?" Jake asked.

"Something like that." I replied with a small smile as I looked up and caught the eye of Leo. I could see his mind working through my answers so I decided to give him a smile. I was happy that he seemed to snap out of his mind and smile back.

"Do geniuses even have a life? Leo sure as hell was constantly involved in his study and work after..." Ashton started but was cut off.

"Yes we do have a life, Ashton. You very well know that. You were with me for 99% of my parties." Leo said while laughing sending a warning look at him. Odd. What happened?