Jackson sighs. “Dude I’m trying to help you. Did Ivy ever tell you how many guys chased after her, even in the foster system? I bet you at least half the guys in that group home will say that she’s their first crush. And she was [i]seven[/i].”

Winter shrugs and dives under. She comes back up with a small laugh, and flicks her hair out of her eyes, all of her clothes sticking to her skin.