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For Freddie, who fell in love with our boys.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to L.J., Will, Freddie, and Lex for all your support
and eleventh-hour reading, and thank you to our family at
Dreamspinner Press. You are all amazing.
Five Ways a Boy Can Break Your Heart
Cate Ashwood & Skylar M. Cates
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Chapter One
June 2006
L
IAM LET
his heavy backpack slide off his shoulder and to the
ground with a dull thump. He kicked it to the side before
flopping himself down on Trey’s bed. Loosening the knot in his
tie, he leaned back against the wall, careful not to catch the
corner of a NoFX poster tacked haphazardly to it.
“The next two months are going to be epic,” Trey said,
sitting down at his desk and rifling through a stack of CDs on
the shelf. “The summer concert, the end of the year dance, and
then… sweet freedom. I’m getting out of this place, and I’m
going to spend my summer watching half-naked girls tanning
on the beaches of Morocco. My mother just called today with
the news.”
“Yeah, that’s great,” Liam agreed, not really meaning it. He
hated summer. It was too hot, and he actually liked school. He
was lucky enough to be enrolled at Kingston Academy, one of
the top boarding schools in the country. Without classes, there
wasn’t much chance for him to play violin. Summer was for
working, usually at some lousy fast food place, and worse than
all of that, Trey always left.
Trey held up a handful of CDs, fanning them out so Liam
could see the covers. “Which one?” he asked.
“That one,” Liam said, pointing to the Strokes CD in the
middle, knowing it was Trey’s favorite.
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Cate Ashwood & Skylar M. Cates
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“Great choice,” Trey said, almost proudly. He stacked the
rest of the CDs back on the shelf, then opened the case and
carefully removed the disc. He placed it in the CD player and
pressed the lid closed. Before Trey had a chance to hit the play
button, David Thomlinson and Jason Wallace came toward
Trey’s room, their donkey-like laughter rolling through the
open door.
Liam tried not to cringe as they neared, hoping they
wouldn’t notice him there. The last thing he needed was to
remind them that he and Trey were friends. His heart still
stung with what he’d overheard the day before.
David and Jason had been walking toward McLeod Hall
and hadn’t noticed Liam walking behind them. Liam’s ears had
perked up hearing his name.
“I don’t understand why Trey bothers to hang out with
Liam Montgomery,” Jason had said. “Liam’s such a tool and
everyone knows he’s a complete charity case. His dad’s a
fucking
mechanic
.”
“Yeah, I know. I heard the only reason he got in here was
because his aunt works on the board and she pulled strings to
get him funding. If I were Trey, I’d be embarrassed to be seen
hanging around with him.”
Liam had hung back, ducking sideways and taking a
different route to his next class. He knew he was a charity
case, but still, it hurt to hear the other guys in his class talking
about it. Once or twice, he’d even wondered the same thing
about Trey. Trey was so perfect. Perfect skin, perfect blue eyes,
and a smooth voice that could make any girl melt. Even his
spiky Mohawk, which Liam knew would look silly on his own
head, gave Trey a fierce sort of beauty. If there was anyone who
could be said to have it all, it was Trey.
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For Freddie, who fell in love with our boys.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to L.J., Will, Freddie, and Lex for all your support
and eleventh-hour reading, and thank you to our family at
Dreamspinner Press. You are all amazing.
Five Ways a Boy Can Break Your Heart
Cate Ashwood & Skylar M. Cates
4
Chapter One
June 2006
L
IAM LET
his heavy backpack slide off his shoulder and to the
ground with a dull thump. He kicked it to the side before
flopping himself down on Trey’s bed. Loosening the knot in his
tie, he leaned back against the wall, careful not to catch the
corner of a NoFX poster tacked haphazardly to it.
“The next two months are going to be epic,” Trey said,
sitting down at his desk and rifling through a stack of CDs on
the shelf. “The summer concert, the end of the year dance, and
then… sweet freedom. I’m getting out of this place, and I’m
going to spend my summer watching half-naked girls tanning
on the beaches of Morocco. My mother just called today with
the news.”
“Yeah, that’s great,” Liam agreed, not really meaning it. He
hated summer. It was too hot, and he actually liked school. He
was lucky enough to be enrolled at Kingston Academy, one of
the top boarding schools in the country. Without classes, there
wasn’t much chance for him to play violin. Summer was for
working, usually at some lousy fast food place, and worse than
all of that, Trey always left.
Trey held up a handful of CDs, fanning them out so Liam
could see the covers. “Which one?” he asked.
“That one,” Liam said, pointing to the Strokes CD in the
middle, knowing it was Trey’s favorite.
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Cate Ashwood & Skylar M. Cates
5
“Great choice,” Trey said, almost proudly. He stacked the
rest of the CDs back on the shelf, then opened the case and
carefully removed the disc. He placed it in the CD player and
pressed the lid closed. Before Trey had a chance to hit the play
button, David Thomlinson and Jason Wallace came toward
Trey’s room, their donkey-like laughter rolling through the
open door.
Liam tried not to cringe as they neared, hoping they
wouldn’t notice him there. The last thing he needed was to
remind them that he and Trey were friends. His heart still
stung with what he’d overheard the day before.
David and Jason had been walking toward McLeod Hall
and hadn’t noticed Liam walking behind them. Liam’s ears had
perked up hearing his name.
“I don’t understand why Trey bothers to hang out with
Liam Montgomery,” Jason had said. “Liam’s such a tool and
everyone knows he’s a complete charity case. His dad’s a
fucking
mechanic
.”
“Yeah, I know. I heard the only reason he got in here was
because his aunt works on the board and she pulled strings to
get him funding. If I were Trey, I’d be embarrassed to be seen
hanging around with him.”
Liam had hung back, ducking sideways and taking a
different route to his next class. He knew he was a charity
case, but still, it hurt to hear the other guys in his class talking
about it. Once or twice, he’d even wondered the same thing
about Trey. Trey was so perfect. Perfect skin, perfect blue eyes,
and a smooth voice that could make any girl melt. Even his
spiky Mohawk, which Liam knew would look silly on his own
head, gave Trey a fierce sort of beauty. If there was anyone who
could be said to have it all, it was Trey.
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