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aback. Kate, of all people, would probably believe that I could read minds, but then again, I’d for sure make the front page of the Weekly Beak , not to mention a spotlight post on her blog. My life would be ruined.
    I sat there, silent. I wanted to read her mind so badly, find out what Dean had told her, but something held me back. I didn’t want to cheat Kate that way; I wanted to give her a chance to tell me in her own words. As friends, I felt I owed her at least that much.
    â€œWhat did Dean tell you?” I asked.
    â€œWait a minute now—I thought I was interviewing you,” she said, shocked. “Not the other way around.”
    I let my own smile slip. I suddenly felt defenseless with Kate. Maybe I could have her promise not to tell anyone, just as I did with Dean—or so I thought. I argued with myself. I had to remember that she still hadn’t revealed her hand to me.
    â€œHow about this,” I said. “I’ll tell you about Stephanie and you tell me what Dean told you about me.”
    I watched her ponder the deal. Kate was cute in her own nerdy, sci-fi way. She hadn’t ever dated much, and the only reason she went to the school dances was to cover them for the newspaper. Kate didn’t seem to mind, though; she was like Lois Lane on a 5-Hour Energy drink.
    â€œOkay, deal,” she said. “But you have to go first.”
    I figured she’d say that and had already planned to just leave out the part where I read minds, of course. I could easily explain to Kate the situation between the girls. I started with Stephanie’s question and began to explain her relationship with Laura.
    â€œWhoa, pause it right there. I don’t need the prequel, Lucas.” Kate placed her hand on mine. Her skin was soft, a feeling I didn’t expect but didn’t hate.
    â€œI know about the thing Laura and Stephanie call a BFF relationship. Tell me what happened to Stephanie.”
    I cocked my head to the side and put on an “I’m getting to it” look, yet didn’t move enough to disturb her hand on mine. She moved it anyway, ready to take notes.
    â€œAs I was saying, Stephanie wanted to know who Laura was asking to the Fall Ball.” I figured I’d be blunt with this next part. “I found out it was Greg Wilkins.”
    Kate cut me off again. “How did you find that out?” A coy expression crossed her face.
    I needed to throw Kate off, give her a twist. “It doesn’t matter. What matters is that somehow Laura knows that Greg lies,” I said.
    â€œI knew it! Of course, the lying part is an interesting side note, but I knew that was the reason Stephanie lost it!” She flipped back some pages in her notebook, her thoughts in a tizzy.
    â€œWhat is it about girls and new guys here?” she said, looking back at me.
    I let out an agreeing laugh. “I know, right? I was thinking the same thing.” An awkward moment floated between us. I quickly caught it and pushed it aside. “Well, I…I told Stephanie, and I guess, as you saw, she just flipped out in history class.”
    â€œRight, because she’s truly in love with him and Laura just wants to one-up her,” Kate said. “Some best friend she is.”
    â€œYeah,” I added.
    â€œWait. You told Stephanie that Greg lies ?” Investigation Kate asked.
    I was caught off guard a bit. “What? Uh, no, I didn’t tell her that part. I still haven’t figured that out yet.”
    Kate shot me a look as if an idea had just sparked in her mind.
    â€œNolan, you know, you and I would make an amazing investigative team,” she said, moving closer to me.
    I closed my eyes and blew out a deep breath, saying, “So you’ve told me before.” I didn’t want Kate to try to change the subject on me, so I kept talking. “Okay, so now it’s your turn. What did Dean tell you?”
    Kate let her dimples show as if she had