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she tried again.
    “Oh, for God’s sake,” Mason groaned, rolling his eyes. “Just tell us who he is.”
    “Mason!” his mother said. “Let your brother speak.”
    Lucas sat motionless, staring at his plate. He supposed by not saying anything, he was telling them what they wanted to know. It was a cowardly way out, he thought, remembering his big reveal to Alex. Alex had made him say the words, and he’d felt better once he had. He wanted to say them now, but the thought of disappointing his mom and dad hurt too much.
    His mom was the one person who thought he was special. She was so proud of him, bragging about how talented he was to anyone who would listen. What would she think if she knew? Would she be ashamed of him? And his dad—he was already distant. Lucas had already disappointed him in so many ways. Would this be the final straw? Would his dad hate him?
    Lucas looked up at his mom. She smiled patiently.
    He glanced at his dad, who also sat waiting for a response.
    “It’s okay, son,” he said to Lucas.
    As soon as Lucas heard those words, he felt the tears come. He hadn’t realized just how much he needed his dad to tell him it was okay.
    Lucas wiped his eyes and said, “It’s true. I’m gay.”
    His mom walked over and enveloped Lucas in a hug.
    “Big fucking shocker,” said Mason.
    His dad stood. “Mason, go to your room. Now.”
    Mason mumbled something under his breath as he exited the room.
    “We love you so much,” his mom said, holding him tightly.
    “Lucas,” his dad said, walking over and patting his back. “It’s gonna be okay. We just want you to be happy.”
    His mom released him, and Lucas reached for his dad, clasping his arms around him. His dad hugged him briefly, then let him go.
    “Honey, why don’t you have a seat,” his mom said. “Is there anything more you want to say? Are you involved with someone?”
    Lucas shook his head. “No, there’s no one.”
    Lucas knew Alex wasn’t the one. He needed to stop thinking of him that way , or he’d ruin their chance at friendship. As for Zach, Lucas supposed there was no harm in dreaming, so long as he kept his distance.

Chapter Seven
Dreaming of You
     
     
    “L ISTEN up, everyone,” Mr. Rose said. “Today we’ll be working in our peer review groups. Please move into your assigned group and take out your homework. You’ll be sharing your acrostic poems.”
    Lucas was assigned to a group of four: Diana Charles, Lisa Scott, and Zach Teagan. As Lucas flipped through his notebook looking for his assignment, Donovan scooted a chair up next to him and squeezed his way into the group.
    What was he doing? Donovan hadn’t spoken to him since the cast party.
    Mr. Rose circled the room, handing out peer review sheets. “Okay, you know what to do. Go to it.”
    “Crashing the party, Donovan?” Lisa said.
    Donovan smirked. “There’s method to my madness. Let’s pass to the right.”
    Donovan was on Lucas’s right, which meant he was about to read the poem Lucas had written about Trish. Lucas hadn’t planned on that. At least he’d had the sense not to stick with the original poem—the one that made him sound like a friendless loser.
    Diana was on his left, so she passed her poem to Lucas. She’d written about her boyfriend.
     
    G orgeous
    R eally nice
    E yes
    G reat kisser
     
    For the review, they had to answer the following questions:
    1. How do you think the author feels about this person? She is proud to be with him.
    2. Based on the poem, what else can you infer about the person? He’s her boyfriend.
    3. What is your overall reaction to the poem? She’s pretty shallow.
    He knew he shouldn’t record that last remark—normally he tried to make comments that wouldn’t draw unnecessary attention, but he couldn’t resist. He’d spent so much time lately thinking about love, contemplating what it meant, wondering if he’d ever find it. Maybe he was being petty because she had someone and he didn’t, but