“Okay,” Julian said. When Maria shifted closer to him, her hand grazing his knee, his heart rate shot up again. “Can I ask a question, though?”
“Sure.”
“Do you even like guys? I always thought you were more into women.”
She laughed. “Oh, wow. Usually people think it’s the other way around. Because I have long hair and have dated boys, people don’t think I’m really into women at all.”
“Really?” Julian gaped. “But you and Hannah nearly made out at spin the bottle.”
“People never take that s**t seriously,” she said. “They all think I’m a Katy Perry wannabe. And besides, you and I made out too.”
“Right. But I’m not—”
“Can I ask you a question now?” Maria said suddenly. She folded her hands over their homework, as if to prevent him from changing the topic yet again. He was in the middle
