Mom turned but did a double take. "Where did you get that necklace from?"

I touched the pendant. "A friend."

"A boy?"

Yikes. "He's a friend who's a boy."

Her mouth twitched in amusement and her gaze left the necklace. "First roses, and now a necklace? Are you sure Landon isn't you boyfriend?"

"This wasn't from him, Mom."

"So you have two boyfriends?"

"No, Mom!" I almost shouted. "Neither of them is my boyfriend. Trust me. They're just boys who are friends. No connecting of words going on... or connecting of anything else, for that matter."

She stared at me. "Hmm." Then she left my room. She was so weird sometimes.

Author: Courtney Allison Moulton