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ehind trees and appear at windows, watching her from bey<strong>on</strong>d the grave.<br />

A short-haired bartender dressed in black took their orders. Aria asked for pinot noir—she thought it<br />

seemed sophisticated—and Jas<strong>on</strong> ordered a gimlet. When he noticed Aria’s c<strong>on</strong>fused expressi<strong>on</strong>, he<br />

said,<br />

“It’s vodka and lime juice. A girlfriend at Yale got me into it.”<br />

“Oh.” Aria ducked her head at the word girlfriend.<br />

“She’s not my girlfriend anymore,” Jas<strong>on</strong> added, which made Aria blush more.<br />

They got their drinks, and Jas<strong>on</strong> slid his gimlet over to her. “Try it.” She took a dainty si p. “It’s good,” she<br />

said. It tasted like Sprite, except way more fun.<br />

Jas<strong>on</strong> folded his hands, a curious smile <strong>on</strong> his lips. “You seem awfully comfortable drinking in a bar.” He<br />

dropped his voice to a whisper. “You almost have me fooled that you’re twenty-<strong>on</strong>e.”<br />

Aria slid the gimlet back to him. “I spent the last three years in Iceland. They’re not as strict about<br />

drinking,<br />

and my parents were pretty lenient. Plus, I never had to drive home, either—my house was a couple of<br />

blocks away from the main drag. The worst thing that happened was I <strong>on</strong>ce tripped over the<br />

cobblest<strong>on</strong>es<br />

after having too much Brennivín schnapps and skinned my knee.”<br />

“Europe seemed to really change you.” Jas<strong>on</strong> leaned back and appraised her. “I remember you as this<br />

awkward<br />

kid. Now, you’re…” He trailed off.<br />

Aria’s heart pounded. She was…what? “I fit in better in Iceland,” she admitted when it was clear he<br />

wasn’t<br />

going to finish his sentence.<br />

“How so?”<br />

“Well…” Aria stared at the oil portraits around the room of old aristocratic women. Underneath each of<br />

their portraits were their birth and death dates. “Guys, for <strong>on</strong>e. In Iceland, they didn’t care if I was<br />

popular.<br />

They cared about what music I listened to or what books I liked to read. In Rosewood, guys <strong>on</strong>ly like <strong>on</strong>e

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