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Wednesday afternoon Alyssa smiled at her reflection in the mirror. She’d gone shopping in Andie’s closet and found a sexy blue sun dress with an eyelet hem and matching bodice. Of course, under the bodice was a solid piece of matching fabric so her b*a wasn’t visible, but she liked the hint of adventurousness it implied. Even if it wasn’t her dress and she wasn’t necessarily the adventurous one.
“I haven’t seen that dress before. Are you and Andie going out?” her mom asked from the doorway to Alyssa’s bedroom.
She turned with a smile on her face. “No. I have a date actually.”
Marie tried not to let the displeasure she clearly felt show, but Alyssa saw it. Her mom smoothed out her features, but the strain was clear in her voice when she said, “With who?”
“Jake,” Alyssa replied, facin
