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He gripped Hanna’s hands "What’s your name?"

"Hanna"

"I’m Liam," he said

"That’s the most beautiful name I’ve ever heard," HannaShe didn’t knohat her body was doing Her father was up on the stage now, giving a speech about voting and change for the better and all kinds of other optimistic political proood little caist, but she couldn’t tear herself away froy alley for the rest of her life, with Liam

Chapter 9

EMILY’S GOT A TYPE

"Smile!" Kay pulled Emily close and aimed her camera phone at both of them as they stood under the marquee at the Electric Factory, a music club in don Philly--the Cha on in an hour Emily smiled as the flash went off, and then Kay inspected the screen "You look super-cute! Your sister will love it"

Kay pressed a few buttons, sending the iht She’d insisted Eed "I guarantee you guys are going to hook up by the end of the night"

Truthfully, E asking if she wanted to hang out All she could think of was the quick but electrically charged kiss at the party, of Kay dancing, unfettered, and of what Kay said at the end of the night: I’ll die if we don’t becoerous and unpredictable about Kay Hanging out with her gave Eet atching an R-rated er: R movies were banned at the Fields house, which made Emily even more curious to see what they were all about

When she’d met Kay in the lobby earlier, she’d been pleasantly surprised: Out of her ined She had long reddish hair that fell ale T-shirt pulled across her torso, hinting at perky boobs and a flat stoh the throng, as if she liked what she was seeing, too

Now, a doorh the front door "Drinks," Kay said with purpose, weaving around a bunch of kids irls inT-shirts with photos of the Chamberuys--and hot ones, too E lady uniforms

"How do you know this band?" Emily asked

"I heard them on Pandora last suot s that hung froh patch?"

Kay stared off at the stack of amps that lined the wall "I spent soh"

"I know all about rough patches," E down at her toes "My parents sent me away, too I went to Iowa to live with my cousins It was a disaster, and I ran away"

Kay widened her eyes "Are you okay?"

Es, too If my parents ever found out they’d do a lot more than send ine what her nant, but she sih, save for herShe didn’t even dare consider what her mother would do if she found out about Tabitha