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She still couldn‟t believe that the girl she was gazing at was herself. “That‟s the problem.”

    “What do you mean?” Lindsey asked, confusion in her voice.

    Danielle turned around to face Lindsey and Ava. “Look at me! This isn‟t the real me. Do you think if Ethan had seen me this morning before I had this makeover, he would have been interested?”

    Lindsey gasped. “Of course he would have.”

    Ava dropped the gold hoop earrings she had been about to put on. “How can you say such a thing!”

    Because guys were never speechless around her. Guys always knew what to say to her. But Ethan hadn‟t. All he‟d seen was a pretty girl and he‟d been scared of her! For whatever reason, he thought she was unapproachable, and that was so not her.

    Ethan hadn‟t been seeing the real Danielle.

    He‟d been seeing a different Danielle.

    A Danielle who hadn‟t existed until that afternoon.

    And it made her wonder.

    Did she want to go out with a guy who cared more about a girl‟s looks than the girl herself?

    “You‟re not giving this guy a chance,” Lindsey said. “Okay, he liked what he saw.

    You can‟t hold that against him. Everything is based on appearance. It‟s what gets us to talk to people. We‟re attracted to them! After that, you get to know the person and you realize it‟s what‟s inside that counts.”

    “And not everything is always based on looks,” Ava added. “Sometimes it‟s based on the way they dress or act. I once talked to a guy because he was wearing a Cookie Monster watch. I thought that meant he was quirky, and I was right!”

    “I know why Danielle is freaking out and worrying about her clothes,” Lindsey smugly stated.

    “Why?” Ava asked.

    “She likes him!”

    “I do not!” Danielle quickly answered.

    “You do, too!” Lindsey shot back. “If you didn‟t like him, you wouldn‟t have told him to come over tonight, right?”

    “Right!” Ava added.

    “Ava‟s the one who invited him over,” Danielle corrected them.

    “But you‟re the one who then told him he had to come,” Ava reminded her.

    “Don‟t deny it!” Lindsey added.

    Danielle knew there was no winning when Ava and Lindsey ganged up against her.
    “Okay! Okay! I like him! I think he‟s cute and I want to look nice for him,” she admitted.
    “But how can I top this outfit? It‟s like the best thing we bought.” Lindsey jumped off the bed and began emptying out the shopping bags. “You can‟t top it, but you can come up with something equally cute and fabulous. It‟s hidden somewhere in these bags. All we have to do is find it!” Ava watched from the vanity as Lindsey started mixing and matching various pieces. When it came to clothes, Lindsey knew her stuff. She was one of the best-dressed girls at North Ridge High.

    An hour later, Lindsey had worked her magic. Danielle was wearing a rainbow-colored one-shoulder tank top with a short, white pleated skirt. From her own wardrobe, Lindsey had chosen to wear a sleeveless, ruffled, violet silk chiffon top and skinny black jeans. Ava thought they both looked great.

    “Ethan is going to be very happy when he sees you,” Ava said.

    “It doesn‟t look like I put a lot of effort into it, does it?” Danielle worriedly asked.
    “I don‟t want him to think I got dressed up for him.”

    “You look pretty but casual,” Ava assured her.

    “What are you going to wear tonight, Ava?” Lindsey asked as she spritzed herself with some perfume.

    Ava looked down at her cutoff denim shorts and SpongeBob SquarePants T-shirt.
    “I‟m fine with what I‟ve got on.”

    Lindsey‟s face fell. “No, no, no! You‟ve been wearing the same clothes since this morning. They‟re all wrinkly. You need to change into something new!”

    “Why?”

    Lindsey stared knowingly at Ava. “You know why. Hopefully, Ethan is going to bring some cute guys with him tonight!”

    “And?”

    “And you‟ve got to put yourself back out there.