yesterday. Out at the Groves? Then later we went to Darren's party, and prevented some date rape, then got out of there before your guys could ruin it all. No drinking or anything. I did get to second base with Billy Moore though, so, you know, rest assured, you can judge away in peace and with a contented heart, about how evil I truly am."
Becky froze, expecting real trouble, but the others all laughed. Including the Chief of police.
"Well, no laws broken then. Good to hear it. You'll be home later?"
She actually smiled, seeming nearly happy.
"In time for Sunday dinner prep. Or are we going out, for the tenth Sunday in a row?"
Her step mom, who Becky knew only as Karen, pointed at her suddenly.
"That one. Great idea. I should have thought of it. Are the rest of you finally coming too? You know that you're always invited."
That got everyone to look a bit bashful, except for Darla, who seemed to like the idea.
"Just Becky and I then."
That was news to her. First she was going to be the other girl's work out buddy, and now they were heading off to dinner with either the Chief of Police or Eve's parents. Possibly both. It depended how they looked at things. She didn't have a clue how to pay for it either.
Darla fixed that quickly enough.
"I'll pay. I can get us in at La Circe. Say at about seven?"
Mr. Benson nodded.
"That sounds fine. Should we all meet there?"
They decided that sounded like a good plan and then let the girls go, with the other two actually seeming totally fine with it all. It was only Becky that felt half panicked. After all, the man was a cop and while she wasn't going around breaking laws all the time or anything, the idea of going to dinner with him just seemed like asking for trouble. Beside she hadn't been home for days...
Which meant nothing, she was willing to bet. She wondered if her mother had even noticed she wasn't there at all? It was way too early in the day to call anyway. Being before three in the afternoon on a weekend.
On the ride back she was tucked in the van, Freida, as they called her, with Darla and Eve, since Hally was headed home for the day, actually planning to do her homework. Becky had some too, but it would take all of twenty minutes and she had a study hall first thing in the morning, so it would be done before class time.
"So, planning to sell me out to the coppers, eh?" She made her voice sound like a gangster from an old black and white movie, which at least made it seem like she wasn't serious. Not very at least.
Eve was in the front passenger's seat and turned around to talk to her.
"Don't worry, it's not like they bite. A girl could do worse than make friends with the Chief and his lovely wife. Think of things like recommendations for colleges and all that, if nothing else. Besides, have you ever been to La Circe? I haven't. I hear it's decent."
That was like saying that Paris had some okay museums. It was the ritziest place in town. So much so that most people never even tried to get a reservation. That Darla could meant...
Really, it was probably just that her grandmother was just that rich, wasn't it? School girls, even really pretty ones, didn't have that kind of pull on their own, did they?
The idea was kind of exciting, though she didn't have the right clothing for it. When she mentioned that Darla finally spoke.
"What you have on now will be fine." Then she winked, her right eye visible in the rearview mirror. "It's nice, but people still wear clothing to it. It's just a restaurant after all. But first, our work out! We need to burn enough calories so that we can both eat after all. Eve?"
The other girl shook her head, like she was a five year old rejecting the idea that there was no Santa.
"Oh, no, I'll pass today, thanks. You two go and have fun doing that. I'll muddle on alone."
Becky realized something. If Eve worked out, getting ready for the military, there had to be a reason why she didn't want to exercise with Darla, didn't there? It
Becky froze, expecting real trouble, but the others all laughed. Including the Chief of police.
"Well, no laws broken then. Good to hear it. You'll be home later?"
She actually smiled, seeming nearly happy.
"In time for Sunday dinner prep. Or are we going out, for the tenth Sunday in a row?"
Her step mom, who Becky knew only as Karen, pointed at her suddenly.
"That one. Great idea. I should have thought of it. Are the rest of you finally coming too? You know that you're always invited."
That got everyone to look a bit bashful, except for Darla, who seemed to like the idea.
"Just Becky and I then."
That was news to her. First she was going to be the other girl's work out buddy, and now they were heading off to dinner with either the Chief of Police or Eve's parents. Possibly both. It depended how they looked at things. She didn't have a clue how to pay for it either.
Darla fixed that quickly enough.
"I'll pay. I can get us in at La Circe. Say at about seven?"
Mr. Benson nodded.
"That sounds fine. Should we all meet there?"
They decided that sounded like a good plan and then let the girls go, with the other two actually seeming totally fine with it all. It was only Becky that felt half panicked. After all, the man was a cop and while she wasn't going around breaking laws all the time or anything, the idea of going to dinner with him just seemed like asking for trouble. Beside she hadn't been home for days...
Which meant nothing, she was willing to bet. She wondered if her mother had even noticed she wasn't there at all? It was way too early in the day to call anyway. Being before three in the afternoon on a weekend.
On the ride back she was tucked in the van, Freida, as they called her, with Darla and Eve, since Hally was headed home for the day, actually planning to do her homework. Becky had some too, but it would take all of twenty minutes and she had a study hall first thing in the morning, so it would be done before class time.
"So, planning to sell me out to the coppers, eh?" She made her voice sound like a gangster from an old black and white movie, which at least made it seem like she wasn't serious. Not very at least.
Eve was in the front passenger's seat and turned around to talk to her.
"Don't worry, it's not like they bite. A girl could do worse than make friends with the Chief and his lovely wife. Think of things like recommendations for colleges and all that, if nothing else. Besides, have you ever been to La Circe? I haven't. I hear it's decent."
That was like saying that Paris had some okay museums. It was the ritziest place in town. So much so that most people never even tried to get a reservation. That Darla could meant...
Really, it was probably just that her grandmother was just that rich, wasn't it? School girls, even really pretty ones, didn't have that kind of pull on their own, did they?
The idea was kind of exciting, though she didn't have the right clothing for it. When she mentioned that Darla finally spoke.
"What you have on now will be fine." Then she winked, her right eye visible in the rearview mirror. "It's nice, but people still wear clothing to it. It's just a restaurant after all. But first, our work out! We need to burn enough calories so that we can both eat after all. Eve?"
The other girl shook her head, like she was a five year old rejecting the idea that there was no Santa.
"Oh, no, I'll pass today, thanks. You two go and have fun doing that. I'll muddle on alone."
Becky realized something. If Eve worked out, getting ready for the military, there had to be a reason why she didn't want to exercise with Darla, didn't there? It
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