Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian

Author:Kate Brian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Eleven

Sunday afternoon, Megan was so giddy she was practically bouncing in her desk chair as she surfed the web. After an hour of research on Asperger’s she decided to put some of what she had learned to the test. It wasn’t like she was going to be able to sit still and concentrate on homework anyway.

Megan shut down her laptop and practically skipped down the stairs. Most of the McGowan clan, Evan included, was gathered around the TV in the living room, watching a Yankee–Red Sox game. Only Doug and Miller were absent. They were all wearing battered Red Sox baseball caps, T-shirts, or jerseys, and the coffee table was loaded up with various snack bags and soda cans. Everyone in the room was riveted. Megan waited until the Yankees’ manager came out to retire his pitcher before she spoke.

“Have any of you guys seen Miller?” Megan asked.

Evan glanced over his shoulder and smiled when he saw her. She grinned back.

“Basement,” John answered.

“He’s not allowed to watch the Yankee–Red Sox games with us,” Evan explained. “Because you know, Dad would kill him.”

“Ah.” Megan glanced at Finn, who was sitting next to Evan, then checked on John. His eyes were trained on the TV. “Um . . . aren’t you supposed to be grounded?” Megan whispered, crouching at the back of the couch.

“Shhh!” Finn said as he leaned forward for a bag of mini-pretzels. “My dad’s so mesmerized he hasn’t noticed me yet.”

“Nice.”

“So, hey, you wanna meet me out in the shed later?” Finn asked, popping a pretzel into his mouth.

“Oh, sure,” Megan replied, flushing slightly.

“What’re you two doing in the shed together?” Evan asked, raising his eyebrows.

Megan’s flush deepened.

“An artist never discusses his work,” Finn replied.

“I think it’s a magician never reveals his secrets,” Megan said.

“Same thing,” Finn replied. Megan and Evan looked at him like he was crazy. “Okay, it’s really not,” he amended.

“So, you’re calling yourself an artist these days?” Evan asked. “Usually you’re just going off about how much you suck.”

Finn punched Evan on the arm, hard. Evan punched him back. Megan rolled her eyes. “I’ll see you guys later.”

She headed downstairs and found Miller sitting alone on a beanbag chair in his A-Rod T-shirt and Yankees cap, watching the same game his family was watching upstairs. Megan was struck by the loneliness of it all.

“Hi, Miller,” Megan said, hopping down the last couple of steps onto the floor.

There was a commercial on the TV, but he didn’t look at her. “The Yankees are on.”

“Yeah, I know,” Megan said. “Do you mind if I watch with you?”

There was a long pause. “Okay,” Miller said finally.

Megan pulled over another beanbag chair and sat down next to Miller. Another commercial was starting. It was time.

“So, I was hoping we could talk,” Megan said. “I’d like to get to know you better.”

Miller swallowed. “What do you mean?” He still hadn’t looked at her.

“I mean, I’d like to know more stuff about you,” Megan said. “I know you like the Yankees, but I don’t know much else.

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