Page 34 of The Wrong Prom Date

“I’m not underdressed?”

“You’re always underdressed,” Hayley piped up from her spot in front of the mirror where she was carefully applying some lipstick.

Madi chuckled. “And that is exactly why I need more opinions… Hayley’s biased.”

“I’m not biased,” Hayley replied before she paused and seemed to think about it. “Okay, so I’m biased, but only when it comes to your wardrobe.”

“Well, I don’t think Cole will be disappointed if that’s what you’re worried about,” Evan said.

“That’s exactly what she’s worried about,” Hayley replied with a grin.

“So, problem solved then,” Madi said. “I’m fine.”

“You sure are…” Evan’s voice drifted off as his eyes caught on something outside Hayley’s window. “Ah, Hayley, why didn’t you ever tell me your room looks directly into Ethan Beck’s bedroom?” he asked. He leaned forward on the desk to get a better look. Ethan was in our year at school, but all I knew about the guy was the fact he was in a band. He was pretty good-looking, but unlike most of the guys at our school, he didn’t try to flaunt it.

“Probably because I don’t ever think about it,” Hayley replied in a bored tone.

“Not even when he’s walking around in only a towel?” Evan asked. “Man, who knew he was hiding such ripped abs under all those band T-shirts.”

I immediately darted up and pulled the blinds shut. “Don’t be a creeper,” I said before smacking Evan across the back of the head.

“Hey!” he grumbled, rubbing his head as he sat back in his chair. “It’s not creeping if it was an accident.”

“It’s totally still creeping,” Madi replied with a roll of her eyes and a smile.

“Seriously, Hayles, you have direct access to some easy-viewing man candy from your bedroom. How have we never heard about this?” Evan asked, ignoring Madi’s reply.

She simply shrugged. “I never really noticed. Besides, Ethan Beck isnotmy type.”

She sounded so adamant that I wondered if perhaps there was more to it than she was letting on.

“Anyway,” she said, drawing the word out like she was searching for a change in topic.

“Where’s your sister tonight?” I asked, coming to her aid.

Hayley gave me a relieved smile. “I told my parents I was having you guys over before Liam’s party, so Mom and Dad took her out to dinner,” she said. “I think Mom knew Kitty would lose her shit if she heard us all talking about the movie star party we’re going to tonight. She’d want to come too, and there was no way that was happening, so we all decided it was best she never knew we were going. You all dodged a bullet tonight, my friends.”

“But I was so looking forward to meeting her,” Evan said, making us all laugh.

I went back to sit on the bed amongst Hayley’s piles of clothes. “I’m surprised Liam’s even having a party tonight,” I said.

“Why?” Madi asked.

“I don’t know, I assumed he wouldn’t want people to know where he lived.”

“Yeah, I guess if you’re a movie star it’s probably a bad idea to have all those crazy fans knowing where you sleep at night,” Hayley agreed.

“Hayles, youareone of those crazy fans,” Evan said.

She scowled and threw her lipstick at his head, but Evan caught it before it hit him and grinned.

“Like you can talk,” she said in reply.

Evan lifted his hands in surrender and laughed. “I never said I wasn’t one of those crazy fans.”

It seemed like only Madi and I had our heads screwed on straight when it came to Liam. She treated him just like he was anyone else, unlike Hayley and Evan who were still struggling to focus when Liam was in class.

“So how does everyone know where to go tonight?” I asked.

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