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Lucas crooks his finger at ood sign, Lara Jean It means you still care” His breath smells like beer

Hmm Genevieve obviously still cares Peter must too

Lucas pats me on the head fondly “Just be careful”

“Thank you,” I say

Peter stalks out of the kitchen and says, “Are you ready to go?” He doesn’t wait for , his shoulders stiff

I give Lucas a shrug “See you on Monday, Lucas!” Then I scurry after Peter

He’s still nition “God, sheoff him in waves “What did you say to her?”

I shift uncoether I told her just before school started”

Peter does a full-body groan “We hooked up that first weekend”

“Butyou guys were broken up already”

“Yeah, well” Peter shrugs “Whatever What’s done is done”

Relieved, I click on hting about tonight, anyway?”

“Don’t worry about it You did a good job, by the way She’s so jealous it’s killing her”

“Yay,” I say Just as long as she doesn’t kill ht in silence Then I ask, “Peterhow did you know you loved Genevieve?”

“God, Lara Jean Why do you have to ask those kind of questions?”

“Because I’m a naturally curious person” I flip down histhe top ofyourself is, why are you so afraid to answer those kinds of questions?”

“I’m not afraid!”

“Then on’t you answer the question?”

Peter goes silent, and I’ pause where s in the air, he says, “I don’t know if I ever loved Genevieve Hoould I even knohat that felt like? I’ A hundred years ago people got e”

“Yeah, that was before electricity and the Internet A hundred years ago eighteen-year-old guys were out there fighting ith bayonets and holding a man’s life in their hands! They lived a lot of life by the tie know about love and life?” I’ve never heard hi I think he’s still all worked up froht with Genevieve