Then everyone spoke at once. “Too much!” “Wow!” “That’s really neat!” Confused, Jordan glanced from face to face. “What do you mean?” she asked. “How can you sit there looking innocent when you know that your boyfriend is moving here?” Laurie burbled. “Yes, but . . .” “But what a neat thing to happen!” “It is?” “Don’t you play innocent with us, Jordan Starling,” Carmen scolded. “You mean to tell us that Ryan, the guy of your dreams, is actually moving here?” “Well, yes, but . . .” For once, Jennifer had nothing to say. She only sat, wide-eyed, listening. Carmen forged ahead. “Imagine living under the same roof with your very own boyfriend.” She faked an exaggerated swoon. “How romantic.” Jordan’s brain began to whirl. Her friends weren’t laughing at her! Why they’d hardly heard the part about her summer vacation where she tried to confess the truth about not meeting him in the mountains.
