"You've got a lot of nerve showing up here with how much you owe in late fees."

Jason's stomach dropped a little at the voice. He knew he owed a lot on his library account, but it wasn't his fault the books kept getting lost or destroyed. It wasn't his fault he lived in a mansion with six rowdy siblings who couldn't keep their hands to themselves. "I... I swear I'm gonna pay them back."

Jason wasn't usually this nervous around librarians. If anyone else were working, it would be easy to blow them off. But Jason was staring face to face with the girl he'd been crushing on since he first walked into the library.