I’ve never really had a party before.” “Why did you have one now?” I say, just to keep him talking. He gives a half laugh. “I thought if I had a party, you would come.

My boyfriend's an idiot," I say as soon as he lurches away."A cute idiot," Ally corrects me."That's like saying 'a cute mutant.' Doesn't exist.

I was going to tell you that you look beautiful with your hair down. That's all I was going to say.

...I've never really had a party before.""Why did you have one now?" I say, just to keep him talking.He gives a half laugh. "I thought if I had a party, you would come.

Why do you flirt with Mr. Daimler? He's a perv, you know."I'm so surprised by the question it takes me a second to answer. "Mr. Daimler is not a perv.""Trust me, he is.""Jealous?""Hardly.""I don't flirt with him, anyway."Kent rolls his eyes. "Sure."I shrug my shoulders. "Why so interested?"Kent goes red and drops his eyes to the floor. "No reason," he mumbles.

He gives a half laugh. “I thought if I had a party, you would come.” I feel a rush of embarrassment, heat spreading up from my toes. His comment is so unexpected I don’t know what to say. He doesn’t seem embarrassed though. He just sits there looking at me. So typical Kent. He never understood that you can’t just say something like that.