Birthday Party, The Lincoln family and friends celebrate Mikayla’s ninth birthday. The family tried to maintain a normal life leading to the twins’ surgery.
Pierced, “My mom will kill me if she finds out,†Ashley proudly tells her friends who admire her new pierced bellybutton in May. A friend pierced it the night before.
Dance, At the school’s Valentine’s Day dance, Ashley and her girlfriends shout the words to the song “YMCA.†Nick pouts by the bleachers. Four songs have played and they haven’t dance together yet.
Book, Ashley talks to Nick on the telephone while she and Allison read a chapter titled “Why Girls Like Guys†in the book Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III. “This is so like, like you and Nick,†says Allison.
Kiss, Near Christmas, Ashley and her boyfriend, Nick, 13, neck behind the gym and in other out of the way places. She admits to her mom later. “Yes Mother we’ve kissed. Badly too.â€
Shrine, Once Ashley learns to open her locker, it becomes a shrine to her new boyfriend, Nick Stetager, as well as favorite bands such as ‘N Sync and Backstreet Boys.