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“Because no one else discusses their pubes with us?”

“Well, they should!”

It took a while for our laughter to die down, but by the ti to be said about quiet conversations in the dark with your best friend—they had the power to heal even the worst days

“Thanks for co,” I said as we settled back down

“Of course”

“Was Leo pissed that you were spending the night here?”

“Nah,” she said, shaking her head “They can get by without ht Gray was already asleep, and Leo said he was going to watch his stupid car shows and eat pickled asparagus in bed”

“Ew” I wrinkled ly descriptive”

“And he’s allher arame show host

“I want that,” I said with a sigh

“Don’t worry, Rosie,” she said, pulling her blanket up around her shoulders “I pro man of your own someday”

“Copper was disgusting,” I muttered as I closed my eyes

“Wrong kind of disgusting,” she mumbled back

Chapter 2

Mack

“Kara Louise MacKenzie, if you don’t get your asswithout you,” I called up the stairs as I stuffed my feet into my boots

Swear to God, that girl couldn’t get ready in time noherhad been cute, but the older she got, the less cute it was If she rounded for a week

Okay, she’d probably be grounded for a day I wasn’t real good with the follow through, even though I knew I needed to be It was hard to punish a kid who got good grades, treated others with respect, and sirl was a good kid, no matter how nuts she drove me

“Kara!” I yelled again as I shoved o!”

“I’ down the stairs as she tried to push her feet into her sneakers “I’m ready”

“Tie ’em,” I reminded her as she stumbled to a stop beside me “You know the rules”

“Yeah, yeah,” she said, leaning over to finish putting on her shoes “No shorts, no short sleeves, laces tied, no flip flops—”

“We’re ridin’ the bike,” I said, cutting her off as I grabbed our helmets off the couch “You had all winter to hatever shoes you wanted”