Chapter 8-1
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Chapter 8
“I can't believe you have a new brother, and a hotty at that,” Serena sighed, leaning back on the pillows of Sophie's bed, crushing Mr. Stuffington in the process.
Sophie grabbed her stuffed toy and put him on the shelf above her bed, safe from the crushing weight of her friend as she sprawled. “I never said he was hot.”
“I can tell.”
“How?”
“You get this look in your eyes when you mention his name, like you want to lick all the flavor off of him.”
“That's disgusting!” Sophie erupted, flopping back on the bed beside her friend.
“But it's true,” Serena grinned, reaching for the bowl of M&Ms. on the bedside table. “Do you think you might...?”
“No. Never.” Sophie had come to terms with Logan being her stepbrother and effectively forbidden fruit, and was working hard at crushing the little thrill that ran through her body when she thought of him. “Ever.”
“Okay,” her friend sighed, popping several of the candies into her mouth with a dull clacking sound. “Tell me more about Taylor then,” she suggested.
“Oh girl, you should have seen the way he looked at me last night!” Her cheeks reddened as she thought about it. “He said, 'I'll see you in school'.”
Serena laughed, her spectacles falling down her nose. “You already said that, and I agree, it's epic. But do you think he'll ask you out?”
Sophie grabbed a handful of the M&Ms., stuffing them inside her mouth. She shrugged. “I don't know,” she mumbled around them. “I hope so.”
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