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She stiffened at the question. "Megan. I'm not going to talk to you about that."
"Why not? It's just you and me. You would have told Mom, wouldn't you?"
"Because your mom was my sister, and you're my niece, not to mention the fact that you're sixteen."
Megan rolled her eyes. "I know about sex."
"Do you?" she asked tentatively. "Was this knowledge acquired last night?"
"No. No way. We were in a hotel room with five other people," Megan said. "We just made out a little. I'm not going to have my first time be like that."
Ria felt a wave of relief that not only had Megan not had sex last night; apparently she hadn't had it at all. "That's a good decision."
"I am capable of making them," Megan retorted.
She smiled. "You sound just like your mother. Kate had a tremendously strong will."
"Do you really think I take after her?"
"I see it more and more each day."
"Maybe being strong-willed is a family trait, because you're pretty tough, too." Megan cleared her throat. "So, you're probably going to be angry, but I have a confession to make."
Her stomach tightened. "What's that?"
"I got Drew's number off your cell phone a few days ago, and I called him this afternoon."
"Why would you call Drew?" she asked warily.
"I'm having trouble with my essay, and I have some questions."
"All right," she said slowly, sure there was more to come. "And…"
"And he's coming over for dinner," Megan said with a bright smile. "Isn't that great? He'll be able to answer my questions in person."
"You should have asked me first."
"I'm just getting a little help for school. Is it that big of a deal? You seemed like you were getting along really well this morning," she said with a gleam in her eyes.
"It's not a big deal," she said. "But I don't like you sneaking around. We have to be honest with each other, Megan. It's important."
Megan's expression grew serious. "I know. I shouldn't have looked through your phone. I'm sorry. But I think you like Drew, and I'm afraid you're going to push him away."
"If I do, that's my decision, Megan." As she finished speaking, the buzzer went off. "I guess that's him."
"He said he'd bring pizza," Megan said with a bright smile.
"Great." She got up from the bed and moved into the living room. She buzzed Drew in and then went to the door, her heart speeding up with each step. She was irritated with Megan for playing matchmaker, but deep down she was happy to see Drew again.
She opened the door as he came down the hall. A smile spread across his face when he saw her.
"Hi," he said, stopping right in front of her.
"Hi," she echoed, her stomach taking its usual nosedive.
He was holding two large pizza boxes in his hands, but he still managed to lean forward and snag a kiss off the corner of her lips. "I figured I better get that in before our chaperone joins us."
"Our chaperone is trying to be a little matchmaker."
"I know. Are you angry that she called me?"
"I should be, but I'm not. We need to talk, but it will have to be later."
"I agree."
She stepped back to let him into the apartment.
"I got four different combinations," Drew said as he set the pizza down on the table and opened the boxes. "A mix of vegetarian and meat, I wasn't sure what you liked."
"I like everything," Megan said, as she joined them at the table.
"Ria?"
She heard him call her name, but she was having trouble focusing on his question. She was too caught up in just how sexy he looked in jeans and a t-shirt with a shadow of beard along his jawline.
"Ria?" he said again.
"Oh, I like everything," she said, and she wasn't talking about the pizza.
From the intimate look he sent her, she had a feeling he could see right into her head.
"I'm going to eat in my room," Megan announced.
"You're supposed to be talking to Drew," Ria protested.
"I'll come out when you guys are done eating," Megan said. She entered the bedroom and made a point of shutting the door.
