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this.”
    “Have fun,” Callie said. I hugged her, then Paige. They made me feel confident. I could
so
do this. I slipped on my black cropped cardi-wrap sweater and stepped out into the hallway.
    On my way out, I stopped in the doorway of Livvie’s office. “I’ll be back in a couple of hours, okay?” I asked her. I’d already cleared tonight with her, but I wanted to double check.
    She nodded. “Have fun, Sash.”
    Eric was meeting me right outside. He’d wanted to come inside to pick me up at my room, but I hadn’t wanted to push it with Livvie. She’d already let Eric inside Winchester once. Before I pushed open the door, I took a breath.
It’s just Eric,
I reminded myself. And that made me smile.

8
CHICK FLICKS AND THE GUYS WHO LOVE THEM
    WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR I FELT LIKE I WAS on a movie set. Eric was leaning against the black railing, looking perfect in a long-sleeve black shirt and dark wash jeans. Behind Eric the sky, now a dark purple, was twinkling with early stars.
    “You look beautiful,” he said. “Wow.”
    My anxiety melted the second I heard his voice. “Thanks. You look great too.”
    Eric clasped my hand in his and we walked down the steps.
    “Oh,” Eric said. “Wait a sec.” He stopped and let go of my hand. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small blue box. He held it out to me. “This is for you.”
    I took the box, my fingers shaking a little. “Eric, you didn’t have to get me anything.”
    He shook his head. “It’s our first date, Sasha. I want it to be special.”
    I untied a skinny white ribbon and lifted the lid of the box. Inside, a tiny silver horseshoe charm was nestled on a piece of cotton.
    “Eric,” I gasped. “It’s gorgeous!” I touched the cool surface of the charm.
    His brown eyes warmed as he looked at me. “I hoped you’d like it. I never see you without your bracelet, so I wanted to get you something for it. Paige helped.”
    “I love it.” I held out my wrist to Eric. “Will you put it on?”
    He picked up the charm and fastened it to my bracelet. I shivered when his fingers brushed the inside of my wrist. The horseshoe fit so well with the horse charm my parents had given me.
    “It’s beautiful,” I said. “I’m going to look at it whenever I need luck, which will only be every five seconds.”
    He laughed as I stuck the box in my purse.
    “You don’t need luck,” Eric said, taking my hand again. “But now you’ve got it just in case.”
    As we started walking, I couldn’t help but think thatI’d been nervous over nothing. It was Eric. My
boyfriend
Eric—and we were going to have fun tonight.
    When we reached the media center, we wandered through the giant lobby and got in line. The Friday night line was almost out the door. At the Canterwood movie theater, tickets and concessions were sold in the same line.
    “I’m thinking we need lots of popcorn with tons of butter and a mix of sweet and sour candy,” I said. “You agree?”
    “Like Junior Mints, AirHeads, Nerds, and Twizzlers?” Eric asked.
    “And that’s why you’re my boyfriend.”
    The line moved forward and we inched ahead.
    “Sasha, hey.”
    I turned and saw Callie. With Jacob. They were in the line beside us.
    “Hi,” I said to both of them. “You guys here for a movie?”
    Duh,
I thought before Callie or Jacob even responded.
    “Yeah,” Callie said, slipping her fingers through Jacob’s.
    I tucked my hair behind my ear and caught Jacob staring at my wrist. He looked away when he saw me watching him. Callie followed Jacob’s gaze, her eyes widening whenshe saw my bracelet. Our eyes met and I held my wrist out to her. “Eric gave me a new charm.”
    “Oooh!” Callie squealed. “I love it! That was so sweet.”
    I glanced at Eric. “I know. I’m totally spoiled. Lip gloss from you and a charm from Eric.”
    Jacob shifted and looked away. Callie and I traded glances, but didn’t say anything. We knew it was useless to try and make them be