16 It took a moment for that to sink in. "What?" Aiden grinned at Tobias’s stunned expression. "It was Melanie, the girl in the front row of that art history class. The one with the long blond hair. Just thought you might want to know." Tobias scrubbed a hand across his scalp. "So Carolyn wasn't the golden goddess?" "She might be your golden goddess. But she's a little old for me." Aiden couldn't hold back his laughter anymore. It bubbled out in long snorting hoots. "But—how—who—what—" "I was crazy hung up on Melanie but she's a senior graduating early. I decided to transfer to JPCC so I could be with you guys. I wasn't going to waste my trust fund, I just wanted…well, her family's loaded. I wanted to impress her. It was dumb." "So what changed?" "When you came to Evergreen, it act