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said.
    "Yeah, right," I groaned. "That'll be so easy."
    "I agree with Allie," Blue said. "You need him."
    "Like I need an ice pick in my foot." I decided I hated Theo. He deserved to be hated, so I'd hate him.
    "No, seriously, if you want this Homework Club to work, you need his help," Allie said. "You need him to get people there, and you need him to control them."
    "Yeah, that'll happen. He's so interested in controlling his friends."
    Allie clasped her hands behind her back and puffed out her chest. "You have weapons, girl. Use them."
    I eyed my friend. "What? Put on some tight clothes and wave my breasts in his face?"
    "Exactly." Although a little zing went through me at the thought of doing something like that, I shook my head. "He has girls all over him all the time. He'd be immune."
    Allie looked annoyed. "No guy is immune to a girl's body."
    My heart jumped. Was there really a chance Theo wouldn't be immune to me as a girl?
    "I think Frances is right," Blue interrupted. "Theo wouldn't notice Frances's breasts even if she went downstairs naked."
    Great. The one time in my life I would want to be wrong.
    "You need to use other weapons," Blue said.
    "What weapons?"
    "Your brain."
    I eyed Blue. "What do you mean?"
    "Just think about it for a sec."
    I was smart, smarter than most other people. So, I thought.
    And then I knew. Oh, I knew exactly how to get Theo to do what I wanted. But before I could tell my friends about my brilliant idea, a knock sounded at the door. Blue's mom telling us it was time for dinner?
    "Frances? Are you in there?"
    OMG. It was Theo!
    I jumped to my feet, my heart racing, while my friends merely looked annoyed at the interruption. "I'm in here," I said.
    "Can I come in?"
    Allie glanced at Blue. "You have him really well trained. My sister always barges in on me."
    Can't say I'd mind if Theo barged in on me. Except that I hated him. Right. Forgot about that for a minute. "Come in," I said.
    I stood up and clenched my fists by my sides. I could do this. I could use my weapons.
    The door opened and Theo walked in. Did he look cute, or what? Black jeans, black T-shirt, hair that curled down his neck. He looked rough, and so hot. If I didn't know him so well, I might even be intimidated by him. He gave off the aura of being a bad boy, but inside, he was Theo. A jerk, remember? "What do you want?" Excellent. I sounded hostile.
    He looked at me. "You can't make me stay away."
    "From what?"
    "The Homework Club. If I want to come, I'll come." His eyes flashed in challenge, and I felt a shiver of excitement rush through me. He'd never looked at me like that, like I was real.
    I lifted my chin. "You going to party again?"
    "I'll do what I want."
    "No, you'll do what I want." OMG. Did I just say that? But this was my life at stake and I was going to protect it!
    He lifted a brow. "Oh, I will?"
    "Yes. You'll come and you'll bring your friends and you'll make them all study exactly the way I tell you to."
    He grinned. "Maybe I won't come."
    I narrowed my eyes. He only seemed interested in doing the opposite of what I wanted. A control thing? A male thing? Not that it mattered. I was going to win this one. I had figured out my strategy with him, and I wasn't going to hold back. "No, Theo. You will come. You will help me. You'll do what I say. You'll do whatever I need."
    He snorted. "I don't think so."
    "I do." I felt Allie and Blue watching me, but I didn't dare look at them. I kept my gaze fixed on Theo and tried not to feel terrified.
    "Why would I?" he asked. He wasn't taunting me. He appeared genuinely curious, as if he couldn't imagine why he would ever do what I wanted him to do.
    "Because you want to play lacrosse."
    He laughed. "What? Are you going to ban me from playing lacrosse?"
    "No, but your parents will."
    The smile dropped off his face. "What are you saying?"
    I'd never realized how good it felt to be evil. I was going to have to incorporate this into my life more often. Total power. "Your