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stopping it with the toe of his suede sneaker. “Lesson one,” he whispered. “If you only open it this far, it doesn’t squeak.”
    Megan smiled. “Got it.”
    He bent down and lifted the welcome mat to reveal a singlekey. “Lesson two: Using this key is a lot quieter than pulling out your whole key chain.”
    Megan held her breath as Evan unlocked the door. He dropped the key under the mat again and tilted his head, telling Megan to go in ahead of him. For a long moment, Megan paused, staring at the slim space between Evan and the door frame.
    She had to turn sideways to get by him. As she slid into the house, her entire body brushed against his. Leg to leg, chest to chest, her cheek tilted just under his nose so that she could feel his hot breath on her face. She expected him to move slightly, to give her more room, but he didn’t.
    Megan finally stepped free. She couldn’t stop grinning as the cool, open air of the kitchen whooshed over her, heightening the tingling warmth all over her skin. Evan turned his back to her as he quietly closed and locked the door. The house was deathly silent.
    â€œBack stairs,” he whispered.
    His voice sent shivers all through her body. Megan tiptoed behind him. He stopped at the bottom of the steps to let her go by and her heart pounded with anticipation. She put her foot on the first stair and paused, realizing she needed to say something—that she somehow felt that she might actually be able formulate a sentence. Maybe even say something cool.
    This was her chance. She had to take it.
    She turned abruptly and Evan walked right into her.
    â€œOh!” he said. He stumbled, placed his foot back on the floor again for balance, and clutched the wall. They both laughed and slapped their hands over their mouths. Megan relished themoment, laughing along with Evan, alone and forbidden in his darkened house.
    â€œWhat?” he asked, his brown eyes sparking in the dim moonlight. “What is it?”
    â€œI just . . . I just wanted to say thanks. You know, for taking me out tonight,” Megan said. “It was . . . very cool of you.”
    Evan smiled and looked deeply into her eyes. He leaned forward and Megan found she couldn’t breathe. This was it. This was definitely it. And suddenly she wasn’t even thinking about Hailey or the fact that half an hour ago he had been making out with someone else. All she could think about was the fact that she really wanted to kiss him. And that she should try to intake some oxygen. If this was going to be her first kiss, she didn’t want to faint on him. Megan’s eyes fluttered closed as Evan leaned closer and closer. Then, ever so softly, he touched her cheek. She felt him move away and she opened her eyes. He was holding out a fingertip to her.
    â€œEyelash,” he whispered. “Make a wish.”
    Megan’s heart quickened. She bit her lip, made her wish, and blew.
    â€œWhat’s going on?” The stairwell flooded with light.
    â€œDad!”
    â€œAm I dreaming or is it after one in the morning?” John said from above. There was a bend in the stairs, so they couldn’t see him, but Megan could tell how pissed off he was from the timbre of his voice.
    â€œCrap,” Evan said under his breath.
    â€œJust digging the hole deeper, Ev,” his father said.
    â€œOh God,” Megan whispered, covering her eyes.
    â€œBoth of you get to your rooms,” John said. “We’ll discuss this tomorrow.”
    â€œSorry,” Evan mouthed to Megan.
    â€œNow,” John said.
    And with that, Evan brushed past her and jogged up the stairs.
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    Megan Meade’s Guide to the McGowan Boys
    Entry Three
    Observation #1: Boys are very stealthy when they want to be.
    Evan has all kinds of tricks for sneaking back into the house after hours. (I know