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    â€œOh, don’t worry about it,” Aiden says, as if he’s reading your mind. “We do this all the time—it’s no big deal. Besides, it’s the only way to get to this club. And I think you’ll really like it.”
    You look over at Heather, but she’s already turned around in her seat to talk to Jon—she couldn’t care less. It’s up to you to decide for yourself what you want to do. You don’t want to look lame—like you can’t hack it hanging out with the older guys. And there is something sort of exciting about being so bad. But part of you would rather just play it safe and meet Zac back in the lodge for karaoke.
    You want to get out of the van and meet Zac.
    You decide to stay in the van and go dancing with Bryce and his friends.

Chapter 40
    â€œOne hot chocolate,” you turn to Alex and say. Then you wave to Sierra and Molly. “I’ll catch up with you guys later, ’kay?” Molly waves back at you, but Sierra just turns away with a scowl. Why is she so down on Alex? He seems like a great guy.
    You walk into the café with Alex and take off your hat as you go over to the counter. “Wow, you’ve got nice hair,” Alex says, looking at you.
    â€œReally?” you say, running your fingers through it. “I probably have hat-head right now—and static.”
    â€œWell, compared to me,” he jokes, running his hand over his spiky black hair, “I think you look great,” he says, then turns to the guy behind the counter. “We’ll have two hot chocolates with extra whipped cream.”
    You sit at a table by the window so that you can look out onto the slopes and watch the skiers come down. Alex brings over the hot chocolates and hands you one.
    â€œThis is the best way to warm up—especiallyafter being hit hard with snow bullets! You’ve got quite an arm; do you play softball or something?” he flirts.
    â€œStop it.” You smile. “I didn’t hit you that hard…did I?”
    â€œI think I’ll live,” he says, rubbing his shoulder. You love the way his dimples show up when he laughs.
    You look down into your hot chocolate for a second, wondering if you should just clear the air and ask him about Sierra—how he knows her, and why she seems to dislike him so much. But you’re having so much fun just sitting here, getting to know him, that you almost don’t want to ruin it.
    Suddenly you realize that there’s an awkward silence between you—should you ask him about Sierra or just ignore it and make small talk?
    You decide to ask him about what Sierra said.
    You’d rather just ignore it.

Chapter 41
    â€œSorry, I’m going to ski with my friends,” you tell Alex.
    â€œOuch,” one of his friends says, laughing, but Alex just shoots you a grin.
    â€œMaybe I’ll see you later?” he says as you walk away. You give him a little wave as you turn to catch up with Molly and Sierra.
    â€œGood thing you didn’t go with him,” Sierra whispers to you. “He’s a real jerk.”
    â€œReally?” you ask her. “He seems so sweet.” “Who seems sweet?” Molly asks, tuning in to the conversation.
    â€œNo one,” Sierra says fast. “Hey, let’s go get in line!”
    That night, after you’ve been skiing for hours, Sierra and Molly eat dinner with you, then join a bunch of other students from Marshall at the lodge fire. As soon as you settle into a comfy couch and enjoy the warmth of the fire, Sierra says, “You know what we need? Popcorn!”
    â€œI’ll Go to the kitchen and see if I can find some,” you volunteer. You head down the long hallway, back to the kitchen, but it looks like no one is around. It’s kind of scary in there after dark, and most of the lights are out. “Hello?” you say, hearing your voice echo in the empty dining