shoulder.
He ran a hand through his hair and focused on the floor. “The thing is Liza got the lead opposite of me. And we’re becoming friends. But I’m not sure how to get beyond being drama club buddies with her.”
“When’s your next practice?”
“Tomorrow.”
“Okay. So invite her out to pizza afterward or offer to help her with her lines. Since the two of you will be in a lot of the same scenes together, it’d make sense to have practice times outside of drama club.”
C.C. hit his head. “You’re a genius. Practicing lines with her is the perfect excuse to spend more time together.”
“Well, I don’t know about genius,” I teased.
“We owe you big time, I hope you know that. Not many girls would do what you’re doing for us.” He grinned then went back down to join the others.
In my room, I sat at my desk with my Trig book opened, trying to concentrate on my math problems. I couldn’t believe how well things were going for everyone. Trey already had another date with Portia planned. It didn’t seem possible. What could they have to talk about? Sure the Celebrity Dance Off, but how long could Trey play along with that?
But I had to admit, it was awesome seeing how excited the Nerd Herd was with their progress. They’d come a long way in a short time. So why did that bother me so much? Maybe because your own relationship isn’t as strong as you thought.
A knock sounded on my door and Drake slipped into my room. “Hey, I haven’t gotten to talk with you much lately. But I wanted to tell you that you’re doing a good thing for those guys.”
I set my pen down and smiled. “Thanks. It’s nice to see them so happy. I mean, even C.C. has been super excited about this—or rather Liza.”
He leaned against the wall, his eyes intent on me. “Then why don’t you seem happy?”
That was easy. Rex. I mean Rex was nice and hot, but it didn’t go beyond that. We didn’t have real conversations, as Trey pointed out. Our coupledom was epic amongst our fellow juniors and seniors because we’d lasted so long. And we were both so into sports and popular that it seemed like we made sense. But deep down, I wasn’t so sure. However, I didn’t want to get into this with Drake, especially since he wasn’t Rex’s biggest fan to start with.
“I’m fine. Just have loads of homework.”
Drake frowned and I knew he didn’t believe me, but he let it go. “That’s what you get for taking a bunch of AP classes.”
And helping a group of nerds de-nerdify.
Chapter 16
Rex threw the football to Bart, who rushed across the lush green grass of the Tallac’s estate. Flag football, my boyfriend’s idea of a date. Basically, he and his buddies played and all the girlfriends watched.
I shifted in my lounge chair and stared at the large, white pillars and the huge wraparound decks of the house. Floor to ceiling windows spread out across the whole upper level, which gave a great view of the inground pool and its four waterfalls. Not to mention the football field his dad had built for him. Rex’s family was definitely loaded.
“Go, Mikah,” Kenadi cheered from beside me.
Thank God, her boyfriend was friends with mine so I didn’t have to sit here totally bored out of my mind.
“This wasn’t what I had in mind when Rex said he thought we should spend time together this weekend.” I scratched a bug bite on my ankle and sat up, adjusting my sunglasses.
Kenadi giggled. “Yeah, tell me about it. At least Mikah’s taking me out for pizza and bowling after this.” She rolled on her side to face me. “So what are your plans for tonight?”
“I’ve gotta meet up with the Nerd Herd for a movie outing.” I shielded my face from the sun. Beads of perspiration slid down my forehead and I wiped them back. So much for my make-up.
“Oh? Please tell me you’re not teaching them the art of a movie theatre make-out.”
My mouth dropped open. “Hell, no.”
“Hey, honey. Did you
He ran a hand through his hair and focused on the floor. “The thing is Liza got the lead opposite of me. And we’re becoming friends. But I’m not sure how to get beyond being drama club buddies with her.”
“When’s your next practice?”
“Tomorrow.”
“Okay. So invite her out to pizza afterward or offer to help her with her lines. Since the two of you will be in a lot of the same scenes together, it’d make sense to have practice times outside of drama club.”
C.C. hit his head. “You’re a genius. Practicing lines with her is the perfect excuse to spend more time together.”
“Well, I don’t know about genius,” I teased.
“We owe you big time, I hope you know that. Not many girls would do what you’re doing for us.” He grinned then went back down to join the others.
In my room, I sat at my desk with my Trig book opened, trying to concentrate on my math problems. I couldn’t believe how well things were going for everyone. Trey already had another date with Portia planned. It didn’t seem possible. What could they have to talk about? Sure the Celebrity Dance Off, but how long could Trey play along with that?
But I had to admit, it was awesome seeing how excited the Nerd Herd was with their progress. They’d come a long way in a short time. So why did that bother me so much? Maybe because your own relationship isn’t as strong as you thought.
A knock sounded on my door and Drake slipped into my room. “Hey, I haven’t gotten to talk with you much lately. But I wanted to tell you that you’re doing a good thing for those guys.”
I set my pen down and smiled. “Thanks. It’s nice to see them so happy. I mean, even C.C. has been super excited about this—or rather Liza.”
He leaned against the wall, his eyes intent on me. “Then why don’t you seem happy?”
That was easy. Rex. I mean Rex was nice and hot, but it didn’t go beyond that. We didn’t have real conversations, as Trey pointed out. Our coupledom was epic amongst our fellow juniors and seniors because we’d lasted so long. And we were both so into sports and popular that it seemed like we made sense. But deep down, I wasn’t so sure. However, I didn’t want to get into this with Drake, especially since he wasn’t Rex’s biggest fan to start with.
“I’m fine. Just have loads of homework.”
Drake frowned and I knew he didn’t believe me, but he let it go. “That’s what you get for taking a bunch of AP classes.”
And helping a group of nerds de-nerdify.
Chapter 16
Rex threw the football to Bart, who rushed across the lush green grass of the Tallac’s estate. Flag football, my boyfriend’s idea of a date. Basically, he and his buddies played and all the girlfriends watched.
I shifted in my lounge chair and stared at the large, white pillars and the huge wraparound decks of the house. Floor to ceiling windows spread out across the whole upper level, which gave a great view of the inground pool and its four waterfalls. Not to mention the football field his dad had built for him. Rex’s family was definitely loaded.
“Go, Mikah,” Kenadi cheered from beside me.
Thank God, her boyfriend was friends with mine so I didn’t have to sit here totally bored out of my mind.
“This wasn’t what I had in mind when Rex said he thought we should spend time together this weekend.” I scratched a bug bite on my ankle and sat up, adjusting my sunglasses.
Kenadi giggled. “Yeah, tell me about it. At least Mikah’s taking me out for pizza and bowling after this.” She rolled on her side to face me. “So what are your plans for tonight?”
“I’ve gotta meet up with the Nerd Herd for a movie outing.” I shielded my face from the sun. Beads of perspiration slid down my forehead and I wiped them back. So much for my make-up.
“Oh? Please tell me you’re not teaching them the art of a movie theatre make-out.”
My mouth dropped open. “Hell, no.”
“Hey, honey. Did you
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