When my parents would go out, I’d stay at Tristan’s or Jeff’s, and then when Jeff’s dad or Tristan’s parents were gone, it was the same thing…even when we got older and didn’t actually need a babysitter. And lots of times, I’d just stay the whole night so it really isn’t that big of a deal sleeping over now.
“Of course, everyone knows Jeff and I are together, and I don’t sneak out of the house to sleep at Tristan’s, so Jeff’s dad has to know what’s up…I just don’t think he cares. But then again, it’s not like Jeff and I go around declaring to our parents that we’re actually sleeping together, so, who knows…” She said, casually admitting that she and Jeff are having sex. Her tone and expression, however, were two very different things as she inspected my face for signs of judgment.
Incidentally, I’m not about to censure Kate for what she chooses to do in that sphere. Like Jillian said last night, everyone is eventually faced with that decision and, sooner or later, I will be, too . However, this does sort of go to the theory that if we’re successful and I start going out with Tristan, I might have to make that decision on the sooner side of things. And thinking about that possibility, I felt the palms of my hands start sweating.
In an effort to not become obsessive about any of it, I wiped my hands on my jeans and simply accepted her information and moved on. “Huh. So did you guys get back together?”
“Oh yeah. We’re definitely back together. He was so damned happy to see me when I woke him up that I couldn’t even get a word in edgewise…I was too busy being mauled all night. But that’s really my fault. I should’ve known better than to just show up in the middle of the night like that after being broken up. I swear it was like I was a five-course meal to someone who hasn’t eaten in weeks. Anyway, that’s why I don’t have anything new about Tristan,” she explained, being satisfied that I hadn’t mentally found her guilty of committing some kind of heinous crime. “Oh! But I did talk to Melissa…she picked up on Tristan’s unusual display of jealousy yesterday, too, and she’s in. She’ll be like another pair of eyes and ears for us, so I think our teams are even now.”
“What do you mean? Even?”
“Oh that’s right…I forgot to tell you. Okay well, I’d totally forgotten about it once we started talking yesterday, but when Melissa and I were discussing the game and who you could sit with, she suggested you sit with Pete and Mike and that reminded me…one of us, and I’m pretty sure it’s you, was being watched yesterday.”
“What?! Like a stalker?” Now I’m being stalked?
“No no…not exactly. I didn’t think anything about it during the break yesterday when Jeff and Pete were talking and being all hush-hush because I figured they were just making plans to ditch, you know?”
“Yeah, that would make sense I guess.”
“I know, but that couldn’t have been what they were talking about because I saw Pete at lunch. However, I also saw Pete by the locker rooms after school, texting. And it’s not that that’s unusual in itself or a big deal really, but the timing seemed kinda coincidental to me because about the same time he was doing that, Zack was flirting with you, and then Jeff showed up out of the blue.
“Again, it could just be coincidence, but, I also saw Pete in the parking lot before we left and he was definitely watching us that time. So, I think Pete might be acting as a spy for Tristan. Unfortunately, there’s no way for us to know for sure because we can’t ask anyone about it.”
“I thought you said Tristan would wanna keep this really quiet?”
“Yeah, he would.”
“So why would he involve another person besides Jeff?”
“Well, here’s the thing with Pete…he’s a really close friend of Tristan’s and Jeff’s, he’s really dialed in to this school, and, he can really keep his mouth shut.
“Of course, everyone knows Jeff and I are together, and I don’t sneak out of the house to sleep at Tristan’s, so Jeff’s dad has to know what’s up…I just don’t think he cares. But then again, it’s not like Jeff and I go around declaring to our parents that we’re actually sleeping together, so, who knows…” She said, casually admitting that she and Jeff are having sex. Her tone and expression, however, were two very different things as she inspected my face for signs of judgment.
Incidentally, I’m not about to censure Kate for what she chooses to do in that sphere. Like Jillian said last night, everyone is eventually faced with that decision and, sooner or later, I will be, too . However, this does sort of go to the theory that if we’re successful and I start going out with Tristan, I might have to make that decision on the sooner side of things. And thinking about that possibility, I felt the palms of my hands start sweating.
In an effort to not become obsessive about any of it, I wiped my hands on my jeans and simply accepted her information and moved on. “Huh. So did you guys get back together?”
“Oh yeah. We’re definitely back together. He was so damned happy to see me when I woke him up that I couldn’t even get a word in edgewise…I was too busy being mauled all night. But that’s really my fault. I should’ve known better than to just show up in the middle of the night like that after being broken up. I swear it was like I was a five-course meal to someone who hasn’t eaten in weeks. Anyway, that’s why I don’t have anything new about Tristan,” she explained, being satisfied that I hadn’t mentally found her guilty of committing some kind of heinous crime. “Oh! But I did talk to Melissa…she picked up on Tristan’s unusual display of jealousy yesterday, too, and she’s in. She’ll be like another pair of eyes and ears for us, so I think our teams are even now.”
“What do you mean? Even?”
“Oh that’s right…I forgot to tell you. Okay well, I’d totally forgotten about it once we started talking yesterday, but when Melissa and I were discussing the game and who you could sit with, she suggested you sit with Pete and Mike and that reminded me…one of us, and I’m pretty sure it’s you, was being watched yesterday.”
“What?! Like a stalker?” Now I’m being stalked?
“No no…not exactly. I didn’t think anything about it during the break yesterday when Jeff and Pete were talking and being all hush-hush because I figured they were just making plans to ditch, you know?”
“Yeah, that would make sense I guess.”
“I know, but that couldn’t have been what they were talking about because I saw Pete at lunch. However, I also saw Pete by the locker rooms after school, texting. And it’s not that that’s unusual in itself or a big deal really, but the timing seemed kinda coincidental to me because about the same time he was doing that, Zack was flirting with you, and then Jeff showed up out of the blue.
“Again, it could just be coincidence, but, I also saw Pete in the parking lot before we left and he was definitely watching us that time. So, I think Pete might be acting as a spy for Tristan. Unfortunately, there’s no way for us to know for sure because we can’t ask anyone about it.”
“I thought you said Tristan would wanna keep this really quiet?”
“Yeah, he would.”
“So why would he involve another person besides Jeff?”
“Well, here’s the thing with Pete…he’s a really close friend of Tristan’s and Jeff’s, he’s really dialed in to this school, and, he can really keep his mouth shut.
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