Chapter 2

“It’s a palindrome. Means it’s spelled the same way forward as

backward.”

“I know what it means.” Adam’s smile was

back, and the intensity in his gaze made me blush. “I’m impressed

you do, too. And here I thought you were just another pretty

face.”

There was nothing pretty about me. But

because he watched me so closely, waiting for some sort of answer,

I shrugged and resisted the urge to push up my glasses. “I’m an

English major.”

That earned me a grin. “And he dodges the

play.”

I ducked, unsure of what it was he wanted me

to say. “I’m sorry.”

“It’s cool,” Adam told me. “You’re obviously

not interested—”

“I am,” I said, a little too quickly. I

wasn’t sure if he meant what Imeant, but God knew I wanted

to find out. “I’m sorry—”

Adam nudged my foot with his. “Stop saying

that already,” he told me with a laugh. “You won’t hear me

apologize for hitting on you.”

I bit back another sorry, my body