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  1. Big Boned
  2. CONTENTS
  3. Dedication
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 5
  9. 6
  10. 7
  11. 8
  12. 9
  13. 10
  14. 11
  15. 12
  16. 13
  17. 14
  18. 15
  19. 16
  20. 17
  21. 18
  22. 19
  23. 20
  24. 21
  25. 22
  26. 23
  27. 24
  28. 25
  29. 26
  30. 27
  31. 28
  32. 29
  33. 30
  34. 31
  35. 32
  36. 33
  37. 34
  38. 35
  39. 36
  40. 37
  41. 38
  42. 39
  43. 40
  44. 41
  45. 42
  46. 43
  47. 44
  48. 45
  49. 46
  50. 47
  51. 48
  52. 49
  53. 50
  54. 51
  55. 52
  56. 53
  57. 54
  58. 55
  59. One Month Later
  60. Acknowledgments
  61. About the Author
  62. Copyright
  63. About the Publisher
  64. Backad 1
  65. Backad 2
  66. Backad 3
  67. Backad 4

“Hi, there, I’m Mike.” Jake’s dad appeared and held his hand out for me to shake.

“Hi. Lori.” This was all so peculiar and I felt completely out of my depth here. I’d never met a guy’s parents before, and I felt strange and nervous and . . .

“Sorry, do you mind if I use the bathroom?” I suddenly blurted without even realizing I was going to say that.

“Let me show you where it is.” Judy walked me to the guest bathroom and I quickly went in and pulled my phone out.

WhatsApp Group: How You Doin’???

LORI: Guess where I am?

ANDILE: Where?

LORI: In Jake’s house. In his guest bathroom to be more specific

ANDILE: Are you hiding?

LORI: Yes, sort of

LORI: I’m meeting his parents and I feel like a total blithering dorky dork

GUY: Oooh, meeting the parents. This must be serious

Of course I’d filled the guys in on everything that had happened between Jake and me so far. Broke down every moment as if doing a postmortem. I typed quickly.

LORI: It’s not like that. He invited Zac around because it’s his sister’s birthday

GUY: Are you sure that’s the only reason?

LORI: YES! Stop making more of this. We’re just friends because our siblings hang out

ANDILE: Friends . . . and you’re hiding in his toilet messaging us? Because that’s what you do when you’re JUST friends with someone

LORI: I don’t know how to act in front of his parents. I feel like I’m being a weirdo

ANDILE: Just be yourself!

GUY: Totally

GUY: Besides, you are a little weird anyway

LORI: I don’t want to be weird. I want to be normal

ANDILE: BOOORING

LORI: Crap! This is so

LORI: I gotta go

GUY: And you gotta stop messaging us from inside bathrooms!

ANDILE: Don’t hide for too long, you wouldn’t want them to think you are taking a giant dump!

LORI: OMG, not again

GUY: Wait, what do you mean not again?

LORI: Never mind. Long story

GUY: We’ve got time

LORI: I don’t. Gotta run

LORI: Bye

I exited the bathroom and followed the sounds of chatter. Mike, Judy, and Jake were standing in the living room, which had been decorated with pink balloons and streamers. On the table stood a large chocolate cake with a mermaid on top of it, as well as a bowl of chips and some candy. Judy smiled at me again; she had a smile like Jake’s—big and open, and with the ability to set you at ease. “Thanks so much for coming this evening.”

“It’s a pleasure.”

“Lisa hasn’t stopped talking about Zac since he arrived at school, and Jake’s told us all about you too,” she said.