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"What you been up to this su Do not blow this "You knoorking"

Working? That’s the best I could come up with? I work twice a week at the clinic for a few hours, so why a over a paycheck at a real job? I want a do-over, but Brett’s attention has shifted to the task of opening the big plastic cargo carrier attached to the SUV’s roof rack Meanwhile, Lennon is looking back atbecause of those stupid sunglasses, but it feels judg with us?

Brett pops open the cargo carrier and helps Lennon lift his pack inside, nestling it in aestures silently with one hand and a tilt of his head, offering to helpto let Lennon and Brett boost it up Which is hu to Kendrick Taylor, closing the door as I get settled in my seat

Kendrick’s family owns a successful winery that’s lauded in the press for being one of the best vineyards in Sonooes to private school in Melita, I’ve only ht?" he says, squinting one eye closed In a chambray button-down and khaki shorts that contrast pleasantly with his dark brown skin, he’s better-looking than I reirl with long, sun-streaked hair leans around the front passenger seat Suossip about anyone in school, she knows it And even though her grades were so bad that technically she should have had to repeat eleventh grade, she’s on the yearbook committee and the online school newspaper--which apparently saved her

"Zorie’s into astrology," Summer tells Kendrick

"Astronoet those y," Kendrick enunciates, pretending to give her a slap on the head, which she ducks with a silly grin

Brett speaks up from behind me and introduces Kendrick to Lennon

"This isLennon’s shoulder "This kid is wild Right, John Lennon?"

Lennon’s sitting behind Kendrick, so I can see him better than Brett "If you say so," Lennon deadpans

"Is that really your name?" Kendrick asks

"Minus the John," Lennon says "But Brett never lets that stop hiht wonder if this is a jab But Brett just laughs as if it’s the funniest joke in the world

U on here?

"Lennon’s father is Adam Ahmed from Orphans of the State," Suo His dad was that Egyptian-American drummer dude"

"Guitarist," Lennon corrects quietly, but I don’t think anyone hears him except ’s house for a feeeks?" Reagan asks, prograation syste?"

Before he can answer, Suether with your dad all at the same time?" She pauses, and says in a lower voice, "I ," Lennon says

"That’s just what I heard around school," Suetic that she’s shutting the question down

"I’ve heard that around school myself," Lennon says