“Sorry, Mom,” I told her photo on my bedside table. “You ass!” I sat straight up in my sweat-soaked bed, wiping away the strands of my hair stuck to my wet face. Maybe he was just mouthing words, pretending to say something sweet I couldn’t catch. I still couldn’t hear him, though the boat motor and the wind hadn’t gotten any louder. What’d you say?” I know how to draw out a romantic moment. His blue eyes, lighter than the bright blue sky behind him, seemed to glow in his tanned face. All the boys ate out of my hand, I tell you.
“I’m there!” I exclaimed, because I was nothing if not coy. He shouted over the noise of the boat motor and the wind, “Lori, when we’re old enough, I want you to be my girlfriend.” He didn’t even care the other boys could hear him. Sean smiled down at me, his light brown hair glinting golden in the sunlight. You went out of your way to do this, and I appreciate it so much! You keep me afloat. Thanks also to everyone who sent me an e-mail or MySpace message saying you enjoyed Major Crush. Heartfelt thanks to my wonderful editor, Michelle Nagler, and my friends who helped make this book possible: Nephele Tempest, Victoria Dahl, Catherine Chant, Marley Gibson, and Caren Johnson. The Boys Next Door was previously published individually by Simon Pulse.īy JENNIFER ECHOLS JULY 2012 from Gallery Books
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