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.And his soft brown hair is always messy, as if he’s so preoccupied with studying that he constantly forgets to brush it.” Our surprised faces still stared at her.“I wanted to run my fingers through it to brush it in place to help him out.But I thought he might be weirded out if I tried.”“Uh, yeah, definitely?” I said, laughing.I reached over to take a drink of soda, looking at Lily.She smiled.“Besides Nate.Hmm, let me think.Cole Mathews.”“Oooh, good one.He’s very cute and he doesn’t seem to know it,” Lauren commented before popping a pretzel in her mouth.Lily picked up her can of root beer and tilted it back to take a drink, pointing to Allison with her other hand.Allison was sitting on the rug in front of the coffee table stuffing pretzels into her mouth.“I don’t have another one.” We looked at her doubtfully.“Fine, I do, but it’s embarrassing.I don’t like the guy, but something about him had me thinking about him sometimes before I went to sleep.”Curiosity was burning inside me.“Who?”She rolled her eyes and sighed; she was having a hard time admitting it.She placed her head in her hands and mumbled, “Shane.” She added a muffled groan at the end.There were three matching “Ewwws!”She lifted her head; her usually alabaster skin was now flushed.“I know, he’s such a jerk, but there’s something about a bad boy that I can’t shake.”“Yeah, don’t go there.I know him personally and now that it’s all over, I can tell you that he’s the one that tried to run me off the road.”Lily and Allison gaped at me in surprise.“You knew?”“Yes, but I didn’t want to tell you.I was afraid he’d come after you.”“All right, crush definitely over,” Allison said, tossing the forgotten pretzel she held in her hand back into the bag.We all jumped at the sound of a knock on the door.“Yay, pizza,” Lily shouted as she stood up.She bent down to gather the money that we had all pitched in earlier.Her short blond hair fell in shorts spikes around her face.“Who ordered olives?” I complained, picking a bunch of little round green bits off of the greasy cheese from my pizza.We were gathered around the coffee table, sitting on the floor and munching our dinner.“Me, sorry.I should have said only on half.” Lily smiled with her mouth full of food.“No biggie, I can pick them off.”“Hey, Lily, go get the wine and then tell us about your date with Eddie,” Lauren suggested, holding her pizza up in front of her mouth.Lily disappeared into the kitchen to pour us some kind of sparkling fruity drink that really didn’t taste like wine, all the while relaying her night with Eddie.Apparently, he took her to the batting cages and then to Wapoose Park.They ate hot dogs by the lake and then rode on rides the rest of the night.“He said he got the idea from Nate,” she explained, looking at me.I almost gasped in surprise as she quickly looked away.I wasn’t sure if she knew or not.It had never occurred to me that Eddie might tell her.He was there the first time we kissed, but maybe Nate had told him not to say anything.When the last of the pizza was eaten, my phone rang.I had drunk about two of the fizzy drinks so I wasn’t at all concerned when Allison reached in my bag and answered it.“Hello…yes, she is.Can I tell her who this is?.Hello?” Her voice was forcefully smooth, however, her flushed cheeks gave away the fact that she had more glasses than I had.Oh crap, it was probably Nate.I jumped up, taking the phone from her, rushing into the kitchen.I huddled by the back door in front of the refrigerator that was filled with pictures of Lily as a child.“Hi,” I whispered, hoping no one could hear.It had gotten very quiet in the living room.“Hi.Who was that?” Nate asked from the other end.“Allison.We’re having a sleepover at Lily’s.I tried to call, but your phone was dead.”“Yeah, I’m sorry.I forgot to charge it.Are you going to be there all night?”“Is that okay? I just figured since you’ve been busy all week.”“No, that’s fine and why I was calling.I just wanted you to know I wouldn’t be home until late.” I knew he’d say that.I brushed a stray strand of hair out of my face.“Did you tell Eddie to keep quiet about us?”“No, why?”“Because he’s dating Lily and I think she might know.”There was a brief silence on the other end.I used the break to glance over my shoulder.No one was there, but the living room was still quiet.“Oh, I never thought of that.”“Yeah, me neither.”“It’s okay.I was just worried about it getting around all over school, but as long as just a few people know I’m sure it will be fine.” I breathed a sigh of relief.I didn’t want him to be mad at me.“Anyway, have fun tonight, Meg.I love you.”“I love you too,” I whispered, hoping no one in the living room would hear.I heard him laugh softly just before the phone went dead.I smiled, picturing his vivid blue eyes sparkle when he laughed.I turned around, feeling all fuzzy and warm and not just from the fizzy drinks.Lily, Allison and Lauren were standing in the doorway side by side, arms crossed and smiling.Chapter NineteenThe Rileys“That was Nate.I have barely heard him speak, but when I did, I remembered it.” Allison narrowed her eyes, waiting for me to deny it.Honestly, I was tired of lying and since he did kind of give me permission I was dying to talk to someone about it.I just smiled and said, “So?”“I knew it! You can’t lie to me.”I glanced at Lily.“Did Eddie tell you?”She smiled and nodded.Allison spun on her.“And you didn’t tell me?”“It was her news to tell.” She headed back into the living room.We all followed taking our previous spots.“Lauren, aren’t you mad at Lily for keeping it to herself?” Allison whined.Lauren sat down on the couch beside me.“No, she’s right.It was Megan’s news to tell when she was ready to tell it.”“Why did you lie?” Allison asked, sitting back down on the floor.“Because Nate wanted to keep it hidden from everyone at school.So I did.I’m sorry
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