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Another voice said, “He always looks hot”

She was slurring as she said, “Hell yeah he does”

The other girl said, “I’ voice, Lacie said, “Whatever happens in Cabo stays in Cabo”

I felt dizzy all of a sudden I leaned ainst we’ll always have summer · 15

the bathroo about Jereed on the door, and I ju, I opened it Lacie’s hand flew to her mouth when she saw me The look on her face was like a punch in the stoirls’ sharp intakes of breath I felt like I was sleepwalking as I irls and down the hallway

I couldn’t believe it It couldn’t be true Not my Jere

I went to his room and locked the door behindover it in my head Whatever happens in Cabo stays in Cabo The look on Lacie’s face, the way the other girls gasped It played intonight The way he’d shrugged when I said she was nice

I had to know I had to hear it fro for hier I pushed irl slurred, “Hey!” when I stepped on her foot, but I didn’t stop to say “excusebeer with his frat buddies From the open door, I said, “I need to talk to you”

“Just a sec, Bells,” he said

“No Now”

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The guys all started cracking up and going, “Oooh, somebody’s in trouble” “Fisher’s so whipped”

I waited

Jere in my eyes, because he followed me inside, up the stairs, and into his bedroo on?” he askedall concerned

I practically spat the words out “Did you hook up with Lacie Barone during spring break?”

Jeremiah’s face turned white “What?”

“Did you hook up with her?”

“Belly—”

“I knew it,” I whispered “I knew it”

Even though I didn’t know it, not really I didn’t know anything

“Hold on, just hold on”

“Hold on?” I screamed “Oh s couldn’t even hold me up

Jeremiah kneeled down beside me and tried to help ot down on the floor next tobetween his knees “Belly, it e were on that break When ere broken up”

Our so-called breakup had lasted all of a week It we’ll always have summer · 17

wasn’t even a real breakup, not for ether I had cried the whole week, while he had been in Cabo kissing Lacie Barone