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I rolled my eyes as I took the turn onto my street “Be serious”

Ethan grinned and his hazel eyes danced with laughter “What? I a at you I’d have to be blind not to If there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s that Carson wants you at his party, and he wants you alone” Ethanface, complete with sound effects

I reached over and punched him in the arm “Ew Shut up”

Ethan laughed “Just don’t say I didn’t warn ya”

CHAPTER EIGHT

I entered the Brooks’ ho a war zone—slowly and carefully as if at anyhardwood Enough time had passed since Carson invited me that I had myself half convinced this was some sort of trap It didn’t matter that Ethan was by i’s where we shared a large pepperoni (of which Ethan ate eighty percent his weight in pizza dough and cheese) Nothing could ease the giant knot fisting in the center of my stomach

Ethan groaned “I can’t believe you talkedto one of Carson’s parties This is so lame”

I ignored hih the foyer into the living rooround, and about twelve other seniorsfrom red plastic cups I waved to a couple people, then turned back to Ethan “It doesn’t look so bad”

He shot me a skeptical look “Tell me that w

hen you’re dared to go streaking through the neighborhood later”

A surge of panic coursed through ht?” I asked, but Ethan ignored me

Despite being well-liked, it had been a while since I attended a party, so it felt a bit like shaking the rust off

“Does he have anything to drink in here or what?” Ethan asked

He made a beeline for the kitchen, and I hurried after hie he put in my head “No one would dare o I still had this horrifying vision of being forced to streak in front of the class, and worse of all, in front of Carson

“Really?” Ethan raised a brow “You don’t think your arch ne?”