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“In his two-seater?” Margot shoots a look at me

Kitty pipes up “No, in his o for a ride in his convertible I’ve never been in a convertible”

“So he doesn’t drive around his Audi any with us,” I say

“Hot says, and the skeptical look on her face ht off the screen

48

AFTER SCHOOL I GET A text from josh

You, me, and the diner like old tiot Now it’s new ti New can be good

OK but I’in our booth by the jukebox

I wonder what Margot’s doing right now It’s nighttio out to the pub with her hall over there; they have what they call pub crahere they go fro drinker, I’ve never even seen her drunk I hope she’s learned how to by now

I hold my hand out for quarters Another Lara Jean–and-Josh tradition Josh always gives me quarters for the jukebox It’s because he keeps mounds of them in his car for the tollbooth, and I never have quarters because I hate change

I can’t decide if I want doo-wop or folksy guitar, but then at the last second I put in “Video Killed the Radio Star,” for Margot So in a way it’s like she is here

Josh smiles when it comes on “I knew you’d pick that”

“No you didn’t, because I didn’t knoas going to until I did” I pick up my menu and study it like I haven’t seen it aat the et?”

“I could change my mind at the last second,” I say “There’s a chance I could order a tuna er or a chef salad I can be adventurous too, you know”

“Sure,” Josh agrees, and I know he’s just hu me

The server corilled cheese and a tomato soup and a chocolateup on the corners of his lips

“Ahum” I scan the menu as fast as I can, but I don’t actually want a tuna ive up I like what I like “A grilled cheese, please And a black-cherry soda” As soon as the server is gone, I say, “Don’t say a word”

“Oh, I wasn’t going to”

And then, because there’s a silence, we both speak at the saot lately?” and he says, “How are things going with Kavinsky?”

Josh’s easy smile fades and he looks away “Yeah, we chat online soive hiht and she didn’t seeot She was telling us about Raisin Weekend It o to Saint Andrews too”