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“There’ll be spinach salad with dinner tonight,” Daddy offers

“Can you reen juice instead?” Kitty asks “That’s the healthiest way to eat spinach”

“How do you know that?” Margot asks

“From Peter”

The pizza slice that was halfway to my mouth freezes in midair

“Peter who?”

“Lara Jean’s boyfriend”

“Wait awho?” On the coe and incredulous

“Peter Kavinsky,” Kitty chirps

I whip ive her a dirty look Withthe beans, Kitty With her eyes she says, What? You should have told her yourself ages ago

Margot looks from Kitty to me “What in the world? How did that happen?”

Lamely I say, “It just sort ofhappened”

“Are you serious? Why would you ever be interested in soot shakes her head in disbelief “Ion a test once?”

“Peter cheats at school?” Daddy repeats, alarrade! Seventh grade doesn’t even count anyo And it wasn’t a test, it was a quiz”

“I definitely don’t think he’s a good guy for you All of those lacrosse guys are so douchey”

“Well, Peter’s not like those other guys” I don’t understand why Margot can’t just be happy for me I was at least pretend happy for her when she started dating Josh She could be pretend happy forall of this stuff in front of Daddy and Kitty “If you talk to hiot” I don’t knohy I’ to convince her of Peter when it will be over soon anyway But I want her to know that he is a good guy, because he is

Margot makes a face like Yeah, okay, sure and I know she doesn’t believe o”

Daddy looks confused and says, “Peter and Genevieve were an ite on her salad, so I think she’s done, but then she says, “He’s not very sh, is he? I mean, at school?”

“Not everybody can be a National Merit Scholar! And there are different kinds of intelligence, you know He has a high eot’s disapproval makes ht does she have to weigh in when she doesn’t even live here anyht than she does “Kitty, do you like Peter?” I ask her I know she’ll say yes

Kitty perks up, and I can tell she is pleased to be included in the big-girl talk “Yes”

Surprised, Margot says, “Kitty, you’ve hung out with hiives us rides”