Page 74 of The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad

I stiffened. “No. Why do you say that?”

“Well, you sound a little off, and my brother told me—after much prodding—what you guys did last night.”

“He did?” I choked.

“Yeah,” Kyle said slowly, “he said you guys checked three more things off your list. Colt wouldn’t tell me what though…which seemed ominous. You want to tell me what the big secret is?”

“No secret,” I said, nearly melting with relief. If Colton hadn’t told Kyle, that meant last night wasn’t a big deal to him. Our dance, that incredible kiss and the surprise one as I left the car…they meant nothing to him as I’d suspected. I frowned. Why didn’t I feel more relieved about that? “It’s true. We got three more done. And I kind of needed your help to complete another. It’s a big one.”

“Oh now, I’m intrigued. Do I smell a Sadie Day project coming on?”

“You do.”

Kyle laughed. “Excellent. You know I’m always there for you.”

At that, my heart warmed.

“You are so awesome. What’s your schedule look like for Monday?” I asked.

“I’m actually busy after school.”

“Okay, well, that night I have to work at the studio. What about Tuesday then?”

“Err, kind of busy then, too.”

“How about Wednesday?”

“Well…”

“Kyle,” I groaned.

“I know, I know,” he said. “Sadie, I’m sorry, okay?”

“Does this have anything to do with that guy?”

“It might.”

“It seems like you and he are spending a lot of time together,” I said, trying not to sound disappointed. I had really hoped we could start the dance this week. “You going to tell me who he is already? I’m starting to feel a little left out.”

“Are you going to tell me what you and Colton were doing last night?” he said back.

Looking to my right, I spotted my list and could just make out the latest items I’d marked off.

5) Stay up and watch the sun rise.

11) Go dancing at a club.

16) Kiss in the car.

17) Kiss in public.

Number five had been an unintended side effect of my sleepless night but…considering two of those items involved kissing and his twin, there was no way I wanted to talk about them with Kyle.

“Yeah, I thought so,” he muttered after I’d been silent too long.

“What?” I said. “At least, you’ve seen my list. I don’t even know who this unnamed guy is that you’re crushing so hard on.”

“I know,” Kyle said. “We’ve just been spending a lot of time together—kind of like you and my brother.”

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