“I do know you,” he said, giving her a direct look. “I might not know how you take your coffee or all the names of the designers you work with. But if I’ve learned anything from teaching high school, it’s that we’re our most natural, raw selves as teenagers, and over time we either expand on those aspects of our personalities or we fight to cover them up. There’s a lot we need to catch up on, but I know you, and you know me too.”

