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about the party, which was now just two days away. She was really looking forward to kicking around some ideas with Ethan and Hannah. Then later in the day she would finally officially meet Mr. and Mrs. Strig and work it out so that Drew and Vicky could come to the party. It was all good.
    Coasting down the final hill approaching the lake, Emily saw that Hannah was already there. She slowed to a stop beside the dock, then lowered her bike to the ground.
    â€œHey, Em,” Hannah said, tossing a small rock into the water and watching the ripples spread out. “How was the history final?”
    â€œI think I did okay,” Emily replied. “The North won, right?”
    â€œCute!”
    â€œWho’s cute?” asked a voice from behind them. Ethan crouched down at the edge of the dock and dangled his feet just above the water. He lived the closest to the lake of all three friends and could easily walk there.
    â€œYou are, Ethan,” Hannah said, blowing silly exaggerated kisses at him. “Don’t you think so, Em? Ethan is sooo cute.”
    â€œGuys!” Emily cried, holding up her hands. “Please, no flirting. I just ate.”
    â€œOkay, down to business,” Hannah said. “Here’s what I have in mind for the sleepover. We all agreed on make-your-own ice cream sundaes.”
    â€œCheck,” Emily said.
    â€œFor a theme—”
    â€œA theme ?” Ethan interrupted. “We need a theme for the party? How about summer’s here and everybody hangs out and has fun? Is that a good theme?”
    â€œIt’s so sad, Ethan, really,” Hannah said, the fake sympathy practically dripping from her voice. “You obviously know nothing at all about throwing a successful party.”
    â€œOh yeah?” Ethan said defensively. “Well, one time Roger, Chuck, Sid, and I ate so much kettle corn anddrank so many milk shakes that Roger ended up puking all over Chuck’s bathroom. And Sid had to go the hospital to get his stomach pumped. Now that was a fun party.”
    â€œDelightful,” Hannah said. “Sorry I missed that.”
    â€œYeah, me too,” Emily added. “Be sure to send me an invite the next time you guys decide to test the limits of the human stomach.”
    â€œOkay, back to my theme,” Hannah said. “You ready? Camping out, indoors! We set up tents in your home theater. We eat dinner sitting around that DVD your parents have of a fireplace burning.”
    â€œUgh, that thing,” Emily said, scrunching up her face. “My dad insists on putting it on every Christmas.”
    â€œBut you guys have a real fireplace,” Ethan pointed out.
    â€œPlease. Don’t I know it,” Emily said. “But you know my dad. He thinks the fire looks so real in HD that he insists on playing it every year. It’s so silly.”
    â€œBut for us, it can fill in as our campfire,” Hannah jumped in. “Sleeping in tents, eating around the fire.”
    â€œMaking s’mores in the microwave!” Emily chimed in, starting to get excited about the idea. “And—oh, this is great!—we can tell scary stories! Just like a real campout. Hannah, I’m loving this!”
    â€œHave you been getting replies to your invite?” Hannah asked.
    â€œYup, we’re up to twelve, including you guys,” Emily reported. “My mom said she’d like to limit it to about fifteen.”
    â€œOh, I know what I wanted to tell you, Em,” Ethan said, picking up a stick and poking it into the water near a school of small fish. The tiny minnows scattered, moving as a group. “My cousin Declan will be visiting me the weekend of the party. Okay if I bring him along? He’s pretty cool, like me.”
    â€œI don’t know if we could handle two kids who are as cool as you, Ethan,” Hannah joked, playfully poking Ethan in the ribs.
    â€œSure, you can bring Declan, no problem,” Emily