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Look at me, chica." When she does, I repeat, "Eres hermosa.""What does it mean?""You're beautiful.

Girls like you want to cut guy's nuts off and hang 'em from your rearview mirror.

Dios mio, I think my brother lost his balls somewhere between here and Mexico. Or maybe Brittany has them zipped inside that fancy purse (of hers).

Can I request another peer guide, One who isn't so happy to be at school at 7:30 a.m.?

Next time I want to do something nice, slap me.

Hey, Carlos," the Professor says when he walks in. "How was REACH?""It sucked.""Can you be more specific?" my guardian asks."It really sucked," I elaborate, sarcasm dripping from every word.

You__e not the only one in this relationship who loves achallenge,_ he says. __nd just so you know for the future, I like my double-chocolate chipcookies warm and soft in the middle . . . and without magnets glued to them.

He laughs. "Put some clothes on so you don't scare poor Kiara with your morning hard-on."I look down at my shorts. Sure enough, I've got la tengo dura in front of Kiara and Tuck. Shit. I reach out for the first thing I can grab and put it in front of me to shield myself from view. It happens to be one of Kiara's stuffed animals, but I don't have much choice right now."That's Kiara's Mojo," Tuck says, laughing. "Get it? Mojo?

That__ not the only reason I__ stayin_, chica. I can__ leave you any more than I could walkout that door right now while my leg is busted up. I was just thinkin_ . . . should we tell yourparents now or later?___ell them what?_ I ask, eyes wide.He kisses me softly, then says proudly, __hat we__e in a serious, monogamous, committedrelationship.___e are?___í. And when I get out of here, I__ gonna fix the door to your car.

Just so you know, I__ goin_ to enlist._____ proud of you. But why?__ groan against the pain but manage to give him a half smile. __ want to make sure Kiara__ got a boyfriend who has more to offer than a hot bod and a face that could make angels weep.

Do I hear a challenge?_ she whispers, __h, Carlos. You know I can__ resist a challenge.

You know what you need?___hat?___ou need to think about what a badass bald man would do in this situation___here are no badass bald men. By definition.___hat about Dwight D. Eisenhower?_ Carlos suggested.__resident Eisenhower?___oesn__ he qualify as a badass?_ Carlos insisted.__ook, he may have been president, but he doesn__ exactly come to people__ minds when you ask them to think of a badass.___ll right. How about Kojak?_ Carlos asked.__hat police detective show with Telly Savalas?_ Sammy asked.__eah, Kojak. He was a badass. Always cool under pressure.___ll right,_ Sammy replied. __et__ just say, for the sake of argument, that Kojak was a bald badass. So what?___o you have to imagine how Kojak would deal with this situation we have in front of us. He wouldn__ be worried about whether this girl digs bald guys. He would just walk right up to her, knowing that he__ a badass and just take care of business. You see, it__ all in the delivery.___he delivery?___eah, the execution

I want to make sure Kiara__ got a boyfriend who has more to offer than a hot bod and a face that could make angels weep.

Do you ever lose the ego?_ Westford asks me.__eah._ When his daughter kisses me, my ego flies out the window.