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party holed away in deserted areas of the house, that is.” Lucas looked at us pointedly.
    “Henry had to tell me about being possessed. That’s the only reason we came up here,” I said defensively.
    “There wasn’t a better time? Aren’t you two usually joined at the hip?” Lucas asked lightly.
    I shot a look at Lucas that clearly said shut up . Surprise briefly registered on his face.
    He can’t believe I haven’t talked to Henry almost all summer , I thought sadly.
    “What about you?” I asked him. “Did you clear your name?”
    “Clear his name?” Henry questioned.
    “The twins set me up,” Lucas explained. “When they killed someone and forced me to take blood through the IV.”
    “How did you prove that you were innocent?” I asked.
    “I tracked down the creature who claimed it was me and made him realize that he needed to tell the truth.”
    “Did you torture him?” I blurted out before I could stop myself.
    “You two need to get back to the party,” Lucas said, ignoring my question.
    “There you are!” All three of us swung around. My mom, dad, and Kayla were standing in the doorway.
    “Your father is about to give a speech,” my mom said to Henry. “He wants you to come up on stage.”
    “Aurora, aren’t you going to introduce us to your friend?” my father asked.
    “Oh yes, where are my manners?” Lucas commented before I could reply. He stood up and shook Dad’s hand. “My name is Lucas. Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Stone.” He nodded politely to my mom. “Mrs. Stone.”
    Mom looked at me. “Is this the friend who helped you out with the, uh, paperwork?” she asked.
    “Yes,” I said. It felt surreal, standing there with Henry, Lucas and my family all in one place.
    “I’m Kayla.” My sister moved over to where Lucas was standing. “It’s nice to meet you,” she said demurely, placing one hand on his arm. “Aurora didn’t tell me how tall you were.” Kayla giggled.
    Aurora didn’t tell you anything because you barely talk to her , I thought angrily.
    “Nice to meet you, too,” Lucas replied.
    Kayla still had her hand on his arm.
    “Do you go to school around here?” she was asking Lucas, batting her mascaraed eyelashes.
    “No, I’m from out of town.” Lucas looked bemused.
    “We need to get back downstairs,” my mom was saying.
    “Yeah,” Henry said. “I don’t want to keep Dad waiting.”
    “But I was just getting to know Lucas!” Kayla protested.
    “You can talk to him later, at the party,” my dad said.
    “No,” Lucas said sharply. He laughed, softening his voice. “I’m not going to the party. I just stopped by to visit Aurora and Henry.”
    “You’re leaving already?” I couldn’t keep the hurt out of my voice.
    “Yes, need to hit the road. Don’t want to get back home too late,” he explained for my parent’s benefit.
    “You can stay with us tonight, if that would help,” my mom offered.
    Ha! Lucas will shoot that idea down in two seconds flat.
    But to my surprise, Lucas said, “That’s very kind of you, Mrs. Stone. If it’s not an inconvenience, I will take you up on the offer.”
    “Please, call me Audrey,” my mom said. “It’s no inconvenience at all. We don’t have a guest room so I’m afraid you’ll have to sleep on the couch,” she added apologetically.
    “That’s fine,” Lucas said quickly.
    I looked at Lucas, trying to figure out what game he was playing. Why in the hell would he want to stay at my house? But he was expressionless. I guess he’s mastered the poker face after all these years.
    “How exciting!” Kayla squealed. I shot her a look, which was supposed to say, “You’re not 14 for another month and he’s too old for you anyway,” but her eyes were fixated on Lucas.
    “You guys can stay up here but I’ve got to get back to the party.” Henry turned to leave.
    “You should go,” Lucas said to me.
    But I wanted to talk to you, I felt like screaming.
    “There’s plenty of time to catch