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I think about Graha a strand of hair behind my ear e’d ducked out of the rainstor overMoer in Reid’s beautiful eyes, the heated difference in his off-screen kiss, and the way he teases me "I like them both They’re just… different"

"Well that complicates matters What happens after this fil in your life after it’s over? Do you want that?"

"Oh uys within 24 hours of each other--one in my hotel room and one out in public, and now it’s all over the Internet What a about running away to join the Peace Corps, which see a wee bit slutty, and let’s face it, most of Hollywood is a little slutty, what are you really worried about?"

My answer surprises … and I’m worried that Graham will think that, too"

"So you don’t want Graha up"

"I think I’d feel the saoes you sure about that? and I think YES a little too forcefully and Emily would saythis conversation withup? H the night after that kiss, and I haven’t seen hiency, I think But he hasn’t called or texted or anything"

"Weird," E tic tic tic "What else do you know about him?"

"He’s older"

"How much older?" I hear a prepared-to-be-horrified note in her voice

"Two and a half years"

"Thank God, I thought you were gonna say he was like thirty or so Look, I think the reason you’re in this predica Maybe you should decide what you want, Eht noant to cohs because that’s exactly what I used to do when Chloe cao ho else until you figure out what you want Or who you want"

I’m suddenly extremely homesick for my best friend, my usual routine, and my unco lips with a bona fide teen idol, splashed across the Internet

Chapter 22

REID

John arrived last night Picking people up at the airport is starting to feel like a second job Quinton tagged along and we all went out for a late dinner, then back to my room to plot the trip down the Guadalupe, which Bob is none too happy about He ca Jeff and another security guy with us "If anybody drowns, it had better be that guy," he said, pointing at John

"What the hell, rowled at him as he left the room

At this point, we’d already put down a load of whiskey sours, so this exchange was hysterical as far as Quinton and I saw it Tadd joined us around ht after some don’t-ask-don’t-tell activity, which he usually tells anyway Especially if we ask

I’d intended to be awake early enough to see Eiven the level of inebriation that occurred and the fact that it was three am by the time everyone left my room, that didn’t happen I texted her once ere underway, and she answered when she was on lunch break I’ with Graham than I was before I kissed her Never hurts to draw an obvious contrast to potential rivals, though Especially if it see for a couple of days with quinton, tadd, and a friend froht I would tell you and not just disappear :)

Ee inner tube and float down the river I will def bring you along next tierous…

Reid: Nope, lol Just fun

Ees and six tubes, and buy asthis, we’re doing it all the way Our assigned bodyguards, Jeff and Ricky, are less unhappy than Bob was about our ih they technically aren’t allowed to drink on the job, we assured the, per se Plus they’re both legal and can buy the beer

"How do you even know about all this?" Tadd asks, while we lasses, grabbing water shoes, sunblock and mesh nets to hold the empty cans

"I used to know so the suht?"

Brooke is the somebody Once upon a time, she toldtrips with their friends every summer "They drink beer all day and float down the river, flirting with boys, and then everyone meets up at a bonfire, where my sisters trade in their Baptist roots to becouy they bump into"

"Sounds fun," I’d said, and she punchedasince lost interest in favor ofout At fourteen and fifteen, nobody knee were yet, but anted the fa to work like hell to get there The ether then was ultimately a flop, but eren’t the stars so it didn’t reflect on us