"Phillip Deville. Get my cheerleading uniform off this instant!"
"Aw... it's not like I'm wearing the whole thing."
Lillian looked her brother in the skirt and pom poms and glared firm into his eyes. She wasn't playing games. "Now!" She said reconfirming, in a dominating tone. She was only going to tell him once.
He just laughed, "Angelica, Angelica. She's the best. It's too bad she has no che... HEY!"
Lil yanked the pom poms from his hands.
Tommy was in stitches.
"You encourage him!" She accused, turning her disapproving attention to him for a split second before pulling the skirt of her brother.
Chuckie just stared out the window of Phil's bedroom on the second story of their two story house. The 'man' of the house noticed.
"For someone with a hot date tonight, you look awfully, not... celebrating."
"Is that a technical term?" Lil quipped at her brother's resourcefulness.
Kimmi came in behind them, "Technical? Don't use words he can't understand Lillian. You're being cruel."
Phil just glared at her.
Shaking his head, Tommy looked pityingly to his best friend. "I told you, don't listen to Angelica. Susie's a great match for you. You'll have fun."
"What'd Angelica say?" Kimmi raised her eyebrows.
"That Susie didn't have Chuckie's best interests at heart and that she had dated a LOT of boyfriends before."
"As many as Angelica?" Kimmi asked smiling. Angelica could be awfully hypocritical when she wanted to be.
"That's what I said!"
"What if Angelica's right?" Lil asked pointedly.
"Com'on Lil." Phil argued with his sister. "We know Sus, if she's doing this then she's got to be sincere. She's never played C."
"Yeah." Agreed Tommy.
"Maybe Angelica's just jealous." Kimmi offered.
Phil and Tommy exchanged looks and then rolled around with laughter.
The girls both put their hands on their hips.
Chuckie pretended to be deep in thought, still focused on a couple of squirrels playing in the trees outside.
When the laughs subsided, Tommy spoke up "Jealous? Of Chuckie? What would make you think of a ridiculous thing like that." He addressed Kimmi and then looked over to Chuck who wasn't paying attention "Sorry Chuckie." He said quickly and Chuckie looked over for a second.
"Well..." Kimmi went over to Chuckie. "Those two shared a pretty hot smooching session when we were on vacation."
Chuckie looked away from her. Was his face heating up?
She puckered up and made smoochy faces to her older brother. He swatted her away like swatting a fly.
"So? That doesn't mean anything" Tommy defended. "Angelica has kissed lots of people."
"Think she'll kiss me?" Phil asked with a rougish grin, raising his eyebrows suggestively to which Kimmi took a pillow off his bed and threw it at him.
"Things won't go wrong this time, C. We'll keep an eye on Angelica for you." Tommy promised.
"You can count me out" Lil said. "I'm not getting involved again."
"Me too" said Kimmi. "You guys are on your own."
"Phil and I will make a great team." Tommy said confidently and he and Phil slapped hands.
"Yeah C. You have nothing to worry about" Phil confirmed.
"Where have I heard THAT before?" Chuckie asked jokingly. It was all too true. That didn't stop him from being worried and nervous.
He was convinced that the last thing this night would be would be a nice, uneventful night out.