All Chapters of Filling in the Boyfriend spot: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

“He’d want you to meet him,” Eve said, giving me a little push.“Oh. Right.” I really didn’t want Hayden to have to extend this lie to people he actually cared about, but with Eve standing right there I felt like I had to. I walked forward until I stood next to Hayden. For the first time I had a clear view of Spencer’s face—dark eyes, almost black in this lighting—and I nearly took a step back. I knew him. Well, not really. He went on a date with Laney once two years ago and I had doubled. The only reason I remembered him was because he’d been a total jerk, mean to her the whole date then trying to make out with her when it was over.Hayden was in the middle of telling Spencer a story about some scene he had to do for drama. “. . . so I asked the teacher, ‘Can this be a monologue?’”Spencer laughed. “What did the girl say?”“She thought I was kidding.”“And let me guess

 “Yeah, yeah.” Bec waved her hand at her mom then turned to me. “So anyway, tell us about the revenge.” I looked at her mom and wondered if she was upset that they were fighting. She didn’t seem bothered at all. “Okay, so Eve was there with Ryan.” “I knew it!” Bec yelled. “They’re still together, aren’t they?” I nodded. “But you were right, she wanted Hayden too.” “She did not,” Hayden said. “Then why did she hug you and sit so close and put her hand on your leg?” “She put her hand on your leg?” Bec’s expression went hard. “She did?” Hayden asked. “Oh, please,” Bec said. “You know she did. Don’t try to play all innocent, Hayden. And you pro

 “Oh.” I looked at mea, wondering if that was part of the original plan or if she was hoping to leave me out and then casually mention at school on Monday that they had hung out together. Mea didn’t give away her hand. She just put on a pleasant smile. “I heard you went on a blind date last night? That’s crazy. I would never go on a blind date.” “Yeah. Remember, I told you I was going on one when I invited you to come over and help me get ready.” “You never called me. Maybe you thought you did because you called Claire and Laney. You probably just forgot.” She smiled sweetly. “It’s okay, it’s not a big deal.” “Mea. I called you.” Claire looked between the two of us. “Maybe you did forget, Tia.” “You think I’m lying?”

Mea.She’d been on my computer that morning. This is what she looked up. This is what she left up for me to see. But she hadn’t discovered anything yet. Was she just trying to let me know that she still suspected something? That she was digging? That she’d figured something out? Why did she care so much? I signed out of her account and into mine. I brought up the real Tom ’s page and like I had hoped, his profile was still a picture of a black weight lifter that he admired. Even if mea found this page, she wouldn’t think for a minute it was the right one. I closed out the page then checked my Twitter and email.The house phone rang and I waited for my parents to answer it before I remembered they were out for a date night. I stood and padded down the hall and into the kitchen just as the answering machine picked it up.A voice began talking on the machine, leaving a message. “Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery, this is Professor

“No, I don’t.” My backpack dug into my shoulder so I shifted it to the other one.“Is everything okay, Tia? You’ve seemed different lately. Distant.”I took a deep breath and let it out in a rush. “I guess I’m just feeling reflective. We’re about to graduate and I’m wondering what I’ve really accomplished.”“You are one of the most popular girls at school. When people look back ten years from now, they will remember your name. They’ll know who you were.”How would other people know who I was when I didn’t even know that?She nodded her head toward where Bec had been. “She won’t even enter their minds.”“So, being remembered? Is that what life is about?”“Better than being forgotten.”“I guess I’d rather be remembered for something, though.”“Like what?”“I have no idea.”