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    â€œHey,” someone says, and you practically jump. “Oh, Alex! You scared me!” you say. He looks different out of his ski clothes—tall and thin in baggy jeans and a T-shirt.
    â€œI was just looking for a snack,” he says, grinning. “What are you up to?”
    â€œPopcorn. We’re sitting by the lodge fire, and Sierra…” You stop yourself, suddenly remembering what Sierra said about him.
    â€œYeah, so you and Sierra are friends, huh?” he asks, looking down for a second.
    â€œShe say anything about me?” “Uh…” You don’t know how to answer him, so finally you just tell the truth. “Yeah, she did.”
    Alex nods and looks glum. “It was a bad breakup, what can I say? I tried to be as nice as I could,” he explains. “But I guess it’s never easy. So I look like the bad guy, you know?”
    â€œWait, you and Sierra used to go out?” you ask him. That would explain everything!
    â€œYeah, she didn’t tell you? We dated for two years, then when we started high school, I don’t know, things changed,” he goes on. “I think she still hates me, but you know what? I’m not a bad guy. Things just didn’t work out.”
    You just nod. So
that’s
why Sierra didn’t want you to hang out with him.
    â€œThe truth is, since we broke up, I haven’t even looked at another girl. Until today…,” he says, glancing up at you.
    You don’t know what to say, so you just smile, and he smiles back, a dimple showing in one cheek in the cutest way.
    â€œSo if I help you find the popcorn, will you promise to be on my team tomorrow for the rematch snowball fight?” Alex says.
    â€œAnd help you guys win? I don’t think so,” you joke.
    â€œWell, then, will you at least sit with me at the lodge fire tonight?” he asks, and you can tell he’s being totally sincere.
    You know that Sierra won’t like it, but it sounds like it’s time for her to get over her ex and move on. “Sure,” you tell him, blushing.
    â€œThen I guess we better find that popcorn,” he says, opening a big cabinet. Who would have ever guessed that one silly snowball fight could lead to a date with a super-cute guy?
    END

Chapter 42
    You sit by the window, alone, and drink your hot chocolate, but it doesn’t do a lot to warm you up. When you’re done, you go upstairs to change, but once you get the wet, frozen jeans off, you’re so tired, you just collapse into bed.
    When you wake up, it’s dark outside, and Sierra and Molly are just getting back from the slopes. “Are you okay?” Sierra asks, slipping out of her snowsuit.
    â€œUgh,” you moan. Your throat feels all scratchy and your nose is running like crazy. “I think I’m sick.”
    â€œOh no, I guess that means no karaoke for you,” Molly says, pulling out a hot outfit for the night.
    â€œAnd probably no skiing tomorrow, either,” Sierra adds with a pout.
    â€œWe’ll bring you back some soup,” Molly says as both girls go into the bathroom to do their makeup.
    You get out of bed to grab a tissue and see your wet jeans and Sierra’s silver jacket lying on the floor. “Ugh,” you say again, walking over to themirror on wobbly legs. When you look at yourself, though, you feel even worse. You may have looked hot on the slopes in that silver jacket, but right now you’re paying the price!
    END
    Want to change that ski outfit? Go back to Chapter 19.

Chapter 43
    You look around and finally see a really adorable guy with spiky dark hair whom you recognize from the chairlift. Sierra and Molly introduced you to him, but he was in a group of guys, so you don’t really know him. You walk over to his table. “Hi,” you say softly, and he looks up.
    â€œHey, you’re Sierra’s friend, right?” he says. “I’m Alex. You wanna