'' james wanted ned to exercise his stock options and keep the stock , did n't he ? that way , ned 's proxy is worth more and james does n't have to buy as many shares in the open market . '' '' if you know so much , why are you asking me ? '' oops , i did n't want to aggravate him . in reality , ned had exercised his options and immediately sold the stock , so something must have come between him and
james

not this time . . '' will you take me home ? '' she pulled her hand away . '' i need to get back to work . '' '' hailey -- '' '' please , luke . '' he took her home , and hailey hesitated in getting out of the car . leaning over , she kissed him , soft , and whispered , '' thank you ,
luke

they exchanged views and opinions and the two hours passed quickly . trudy had never been able to talk so easily with another student , much less a good-looking boy such as matthew . trudy found herself talking about her friends , or lack of friends , and her desire to lose weight and be just one of the girls . like all girls , she wanted to be
popular