8 “I thought you and Gates broke up,” Avery whined. Bryna rolled her baby-blues to the ceiling. Why the hell did she have to keep having this conversation? She and Gates were over. Just because she hadn’t blabbed about it to People magazine didn’t make it any less true. “We are,” Bryna snapped. “Then, why is he signing autographs outside of school?” Bryna jerked her head to the front of the parking lot, and her eyes bulged. Fucking hell! What the f**k was he doing here? This would not do. This would not do at all. She reeled in her state of shock. Breaking up with Gates had given her the leverage she needed. She was too good for Gates Hartman. But maybe she could spin this. If it looked like he was chasing her…well, all the better. “Gates Hartman,” she said idly. She languidly s