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A/N – Italics are "flashbacks".

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"Leah's got beef with cliques. Damn nerds stopped her from getting some action with Jimmy." Mandy said, stuffing some greasy Chinese food into her mouth.

I snorted. "I wish."

"Forget about Derby. He has no idea what he had," Pinky flipped her hair over her shoulder. "And I don't just mean you."

"Thanks, but there's no need for a pep talk."

"I think there is." Christy muttered. "You need a new boyfriend so we can have access to his crew. Derby never hooked the rest of us up."

"I really hope Jimmy doesn't become a Prep." Angie frowned. "I saw him making out with Gord again."

"Didn't he just dump you a few days ago, Pinky?" Mandy questioned.

"Bastard." I muttered.

"I don't need Jimmy, anyway. I can have any of the Prep boys I wanted." Pinky tried to hide her disgust.

I had met Derby at the Prep's Halloween party last year at the Harrington House. I was only invited because I had known Bif Taylor since seventh grade when he had become friends with my brother, Seth. Derby seemed to turn his attention immediately to me and by the end of the night I let him kiss me.

We had dated for three months and I ended up, stupidly, giving up my virginity a few days before he dropped me. He claimed it was obvious the whole time he wasn't looking for a relationship. Bullshit. Derby had done everything he could to reel me in and I walked right into that player's cage.

I've never told any of the girls what had really happened between us. Way too embarrassing. Even now, the thought of him makes my stomach turn.

Thank God Pinky almost never invites me to the Harrington House where I don't have to see him dumb "What'd I do" face. Screw him. It's way past time to forget about him.

All I know is, I'm damn bitter those nerds had ruined my chance to talk to Jimmy some more.

Thursday

"So are you going to my party Friday night?" Earnest had asked me in Biology class.

"Um, no. I didn't get an invite anyway. I'm having a sleepover with my friends tomorrow night." Emphasizing 'friends' to show I was never going to be his or anything more.

"Hm. I asked Beatrice to tell you. I guess she got intimidated. You are very beautiful." I stifled a laugh at his attempt to be smooth.

"Thanks but I'm not interested." I told him as I watched him cut open the pigeon.

"I hope you change your mind although I'm sure it won't be as much fun as your pillow fights with Mandy." You can clearly see the hard-on in his jeans by now.

I couldn't hold it in anymore. I laughed.

"Miss Neff, do you find something funny about death?" Mr. Slawter's slow and morbid voice crept up my spine and made me shiver.

"Not at all, sir." I gave him my best fake smile.

"Well, finish cutting open that… delicious…specimen I have provided you with." He walked off back to his desk.

Does he really think of these animals like that? Disgusting.

The bell rang and I gave Earnest the job of cleaning up. I hadn't done anything anyway. I strode to my locker, left my books there, shut it, and headed off to music class.

"So I saw you flirting with Earnest in Bio." Jimmy said as he walked over to his Timpani and hit it a few times.

"I was not flirting with Earnest Jones. He was the one trying to get in my pants." I explained.

"By inviting you to his party tomorrow?" Jimmy asked.

"Yeah."

"Good thing you're not going. Beatrice told me there wasn't a real party and that you would be the only one there. That's why she never told you about it."

"Shit. He was gonna rape me?" I raised an eyebrow.

"No, you'd kick his ass before he tried anything." Jimmy laughed.

I smirked.

"But I did see you giggling your little heart out. You sure you don't like him?" Jimmy teased.

"Sure as fuck, boy."

"Don't talk like that. I'll have to beat you back to the ghetto." Jimmy imitated Derby's minions.

I couldn't help but smile as the bell rang and the last of the students piled in the room.

"Leah and Earnest sittin' in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G." Jimmy sang.

I rolled my eyes. Of course, Christy's gonna hear about this and I'll be Earnest's girlfriend.