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to Vanessa.
    I winked at her over his head as they started to dance. Then I wandered off, looking for any other kids who might need a partner. As I passed Kaz, he broke away from Shani.
    â€œBe right back, okay?” he told her. “I just want to talk to Chloe for a sec.”
    He grabbed my arm and steered me to a corner of the room, away from the others. “Everything okay?” he asked when we were more or less alone.
    â€œSure.” I shrugged. “What do you mean? Why wouldn’t it be?”
    â€œNo reason.” He hesitated, cocking his head and looking at me kind of oddly. “It’s just, you—um, before. Why’d you kiss me like that?”
    â€œWhy not?” It wasn’t as if I’d never kissed him before. We’d traded hand kisses and cheek kisses and even one hilarious elbow kiss for various silly photo ops. We’d even kissed on the lips once when we were around five, just to see what it was like. At the time, our conclusion had been that it was weird and kind of icky.
    None of those kisses had been awkward at all. But suddenly this one was, at least after the fact.
    â€œOkay,” Kaz said, looking uncomfortable. “I just thought I’d ask, you know, in case you—”
    The buzz of my cell phone interrupted him. It was Trevor’s text tone.
    Kaz recognized it too. “Mr. Wonderful,” he murmured. “You’d better get that.”
    â€œYeah.” I wasn’t so sure. What was going on here between me and Kaz? What had he been about to say? Still, I couldn’t resist glancing down at the text.
    U around later? Big news!!!
    I felt a shiver of curiosity—was he finally going to spill that secret he’d mentioned? When I glanced up again, all I saw was Kaz’s back as he danced away from me.
    Oh well. Whatever was up with Kaz, I could figure it out later. I quickly texted Trevor back, then hurried over to join Vanessa, who was dancing with Aidan in a circle with three giggling little girls.

ChapterThree
    â€œN o phone at the table , Chloe,” my mom said.
    I glanced up sharply, my hand freezing halfway to my phone. I swear, the woman has ears like a bat. Or whatever animal can hear a pin drop from a mile away—or a phone vibrate on a daughter’s lap at the dinner table.
    My younger brother, Timothy, smirked at me through a mouthful of peas. “She can’t help it, Mom,” he said in his snottiest voice. “All teenagers are, like, addicted to their phones.”
    â€œJust wait,” I told him. “Your turn’s coming. Only a year to go until you’re a teenager too.”
    â€œAnd we can’t wait,” my dad said dryly.
    As my mom glanced at him with a chuckle, I sneaked a quick peek at the phone screen. It was Trevor, just as I’d expected.
    â€œMay I be excused, please?” I blurted out.
    Dad raised an eyebrow. “What do you think?”
    â€œI think that’s a yes?” I said hopefully.
    Mom shook her head. “You know the rules, Chloe.” She reached for another helping of fish. “It’s your turn to clear tonight. That means no phone or computer until the dishwasher is full and running.”
    â€œBut, Mom—” I began.
    â€œEnough, Chloe,” she cut me off. “Whatever dire emergency is brewing in teenland, it will just have to wait.”
    I gritted my teeth, wanting to argue further but resisting the urge. I was dying to hear Trevor’s voice. I mean, sure, I’d talked to him at the diner earlier. But that hardly counted.
    It seemed like a million years later when the last plate was scraped and tucked into its slot in the dishwasher and I was finally able to escape to my room. As the door swung shut behind me, I was already calling Trevor.
    â€œHey, Chloe,” he answered on the second ring. “What’s up?”
    I smiled and sank onto the bed. “Hey,” I said. “Sorry I couldn’t