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pounded on the steering wheel. Ally huffed at him and rolled her eyes. “Cuz, just because you played the good girl part and obeyed the rules – most of the time – didn’t mean that we did.”
    “ I kept you guys out of trouble, you know,” she said.
    “ Yes, you did,” he said in a patronizing tone.
    “ Just shut up and keep your eyes on the road,” she said.
    “ Where are we going, anyway?” Lisa asked in a jittery tone.
    Ally winced, hating this part of new friendships. She didn’t make new friends very often as her world pretty much revolved around her family and the friends she already had, but when she did, she always dreaded explaining who she was, who her family was, and who her best friends were.
    “ We’re going to see my boyfriend, Cole,” she said slowly.
    “ Where is he?” Lisa asked.
    “ Um,” Ally said, turning her eyes on Jamie hopefully. She took a deep breath. “He’s at his job.”
    “ Where does he work?” she asked.
    “ Let me, Ally,” Jamie said as he exited the highway, following the directions of the irritating voice on the GPS. “Okay, here we go.”
    Lisa leaned forward, resting her arms on the back of Ally’s seat. “What is the big deal? I mean, is he like … on the run or something?”
    Ally and Jamie exchanged an amused glance and burst into laughter. Ally reached over her shoulder and patted Lisa’s hand. “No, not exactly.”
    “ Have you heard of the band Out of Control?” Jamie asked.
    “ Yeah, I think so,” Lisa said. “They’re new, right? I saw a video on VMTV.”
    “ Yes,” Jamie said. “And you know that a couple of them have fathers who were in Tight Control.”
    “ Oh, yeah,” Lisa said. “I remember hearing that, too. I went to see Tight Control a few years ago. They’re pretty awesome live. Well, they used to be before they retired. What’s this got to do with Ally’s boyfriend?”
    “ Do you know who Mark Winston is?” Jamie asked. Ally rolled her eyes and stared out the window, hating how slow Jamie was explaining things but grateful that he was handling it.
    “ I don’t know,” Lisa said. “Um, the name sounds familiar. Should I know it?”
    “ How about Jay Jones, Nate Crawford, Richie Shaw?” Ally added.
    “ Duh!” Lisa said, falling back in the seat. “Yeah, they’re Tight Control but I still don’t see where you’re going with this.”
    “ I’m Jamie Winston,” Jamie announced. “She’s Ally Jones.”
    Lisa gasped, loudly, and Ally and Jamie exchanged another glance. Ally grinned as she twisted to gauge Lisa’s reaction. Lisa bolted straight up, her mouth hanging wide open as she pointed at Ally. “Really? You guys are related to the guys from Tight Control?”
    Ally nodded. “Jay is my dad. Mark is his dad.”
    Lisa continued to gape as she shook her finger first at Ally then at Jamie. “How come you didn’t tell anyone?”
    “ You don’t what it’s like,” Ally said, her voice dropping. “It can be a nightmare. I’m sort of trusting you not to say anything to the other girls.”
    “ Well…well…” Lisa stammered. “Okay, I won’t, but you know, I think some people will notice your dad if he’s sitting in the stands watching the games.”
    “ Probably,” Ally grimaced. “But I’ll deal with it then.”
    “ Wow, how cool,” Lisa said, her eyes still as big as dinner plates. “That is just so cool.”
    “ Yeah,” Jamie concurred. “And you know that Cole Crawford is Nate Crawford’s son. And RJ and Ren Shaw are Richie Shaw’s boys.”
    “ Oh, yeah,” Lisa said. “Sure.”
    “ RJ and Cole are our best friends,” Jamie continued. “The four of us grew up together.”
    “ This is just getting cooler and cooler,” Lisa said.
    “ Cole is my boyfriend,” Ally blurted. “He’s playing in some little club on the outskirts of town tonight. He was at the game briefly today and I didn’t get a chance to see him so Jamie’s taking us to the club for a little bit.”
    “ Cole