Tuesday was a beautiful day, so Roger took everyone outside for classes. Juliette sat next to Auggie. Kurt sat next to Juliette. He made her uncomfortable. Auggie put his arm around her.
"Shelby, Scott. Auggie, Juliette. You guys can't learn very well if you are hanging over each other," Roger said, bending over to pick up a clipboard and some papers. He passed out some worksheets and went over the directions. Then he left them to do the worksheets. Kurt leaned over to Juliette and whispered in her ear.
"So, what are you doing today?"
Juliette flinched. "School, Einstein."
"I know that. What about after school?" Kurt was breathing in her ear. Juliette backed away.
"I don't know yet, but something that doesn't involve you."
"Aw, come on, Juliette. I'm a nice guy. How about we do one of these worksheets out here on one of the picnic benches?"
"Fine. Only one worksheet," Juliette said after a long pause. She only said it to shut him up.

"So, beautiful, what took you so long?" Kurt asked later that afternoon.
"I was talking to Auggie."
"About what?"
"Nothing. At least nothing that concerns you."
Kurt brushed off the remark and sat next to her at one of the picnic benches.

"...okay, I'm not sure how to do Dimensional Analysis so, tell me if I'm right. 2 months is what we start out with, then months to weeks, then weeks to days, then days to hours, right? Then we multiply them together to get how many hours are in two weeks, right? Kurt?" Juliette looked up from her science worksheet. "Kurt! Why are you always staring at me!"
"Because I think you're beautiful."
Juliette blushed but recovered. "I have a boyfriend, Kurt. And, well, I just don't like you. I'm not attracted to you."
The remark made him angry. He slammed his book shut and grabbed it and left.
"I didn't mean it in a bad way, Kurt!" Juliette called after him. She felt bad, but at least she had him off her back. He probably wouldn't be pestering her anymore. She was thankful for that. She watched him go and returned to her worksheet.

"Auggie? Auggie?" Juliette whispered. She had snuck out that night to meet Auggie at the docks. She hadn't snuck out before and hoped they wouldn't get caught. At first, she didn't see Auggie and wondered if Auggie was there. Then she saw him sitting on a bench. She sat next to him and he put his arms around her.
"Kurt told me he thought I was beautiful today."
"You are," he said. He paused. "What did you say to him?"
"I told him I wasn't attracted to him. Then he left. I felt bad, but I don't think he'll be bothering me anymore."
"Thats good."
They sat in silence for awhile. Suddenly, a flashlight shone in their eyes. It ws Sophie. Sophie, not Peter, thank goodness.
"Okay, you two. Back to bed. This is a warning. Be lucky I'm not telling Peter or giving you any punishments," Sophie said. They got up and headed for their dorms.
"Shelby never told me they do late bedchecks. I wonder how she avoids them."
"Yeah, Scott never told me, either. Well, goodnight, Twig. Sleep tight," Auggie said. Juliette gave him a kiss before she went inside the dorm.
"Get caught?" Shelby asked.
Juliette smiled sheepishly as she sat on her bed. "Yeah. But thats okay."
"They usually don't do bedchecks after midnight. If you sneak out again, meet at 12:30, or something," Shelby advised.
"I don't see how you can do it, Shelby. I'm so tired already. Goodnight."
Shelby rolled her eyes. Juliette got on her nerves very easily, but she was getting better at controlling herself. She was tired herself, but Scott was going to come to her window and give her a note. But she was really tired. Scott can just put it under the window sill or give it to me tomorrow, she thought. But just then, she heard a soft knock at the window. She opened it a crack and Scott slipped the note in. It was their normal little love notes. But, at the end it said, Auggie told me that Kurt is bothering Juliette. Have you noticed? I heard that he can get violent if a girl doesn't like him, so keep an eye on her, or something, okay? I doubt he'll do anything, but she'll probably feel comfortable with lots of people around. Love you, Scott. Shelby folded the note and put it in the box with all the others. She lay awake for awhile before she finally fell asleep.