As soon as class was over, Boo's dad dropped us off at Sasha's place.

"Finally some peace and quiet!" exclaimed Boo as she plopped down on the couch, "If my brother gets more annoying I'm going to blow up with frustration."

Ginny replied, "Come on Boo. Let's try to stay happy, not frustrated. Frustration leads to anger and anger leads to sadness, and sadness will totally ruin everyone's mood." Ginny seems a bit odd lately. She looks like she's going to snap any second now.

"Oh relax, all of you. I made casseroles for lunch." Sasha finished setting the table and placed two very big dishes of rice casserole onto each side of the table.

I looked at her in disbelief, "Aren't you a good little housewife? Managed to keep this place clean and cook too."

She just rolled her eyes and motioned for us to sit down, "Time for lunch. Get it while it's hot."

I sat down next to Ginny, and Sasha and Boo sat down on the opposite side of the table. I started to pile rice onto my plate, "Speaking of hot, how are those art lessons going, Ginny?"

Ginny was just staring at her glass of orange juice.

"Uhhh, Ginny?

She finally snapped out of her daze, "Oh-uh, fine."

"Really?"

She bit her lip and had watery eyes, "No, they're not. Something bad happened."

Sasha snorted, "What? Did you use the wrong color paint or something?"

Ginny bit her lip to hold back her tears, "No."

Boo added, "Did he make fun of your drawing?"

Ginny shook her head.

"Well," I started, "What is it then?"

A tear escaped Ginny's eye, "I slept with Frankie."

Sasha's eyes became bewildered, "WHAT? When?!"

I'm not sure if Sasha was upset that someone took away the innocence of our best friend, or that Ginny was the first one out of our group to lose it and not her.

"About a week ago." She started to sob into her food. "He hasn't called or texted me since! To make it worse, I even wrote him a thank you note."

Boo look perplexed, "A thank you note?"

Ginny nodded and continued to lightly cry. I took a napkin and wiped away her tears, feeling enraged by how stupid Frankie was. Ginny is like a daisy. She's sweet and she smells good, but she's also delicate. How could he do something like that and then not speak to her for a week?

"Frankie better not be at roller derby practice. If I see him there, the Hulk will be unleashed."

That got a small chuckle out of Ginny and a laugh from both Sasha and Boo.

"So what exactly – " I think Sasha was going to ask Ginny about what her first time was like until Boo glared at her. Good thing we dodged that bullet.

Sasha lightly glared back at Boo and took a bite of casserole, "So, what exactly did I miss today in class?" Nice save Sasha.

I shrugged, "Same old same old. We practiced the combination of steps we had so far and that's pretty much it."

Ginny sniffled and stopped crying, "That's not all. Mel is going on a date tonight."

Sasha raised an eyebrow, "Really? And with whom?"

Boo took a bite of casserole, "Dez."

I ate my casserole, trying to look uninterested in the conversation.

"Mel," started Sasha, "What the hell is going on?"

I looked up, not caring if I was talking with my mouth full, "Bwat du you mhean?"

Boo grimaced at my table manners and then looked back at Sasha, who was looking at me like I was stupid. I took a gulp of water, to wash it all down.

"Since when did you like Dez?"

I spit out my water to the side, coughing, "I don't like him!"

Boo and Ginny looked confused. Ginny asked, "Wait a second. I thought that when you said that he was taking you on a date, it was because you liked him and he liked you."

I sighed, "Noooo. I don't like him. He just won't take no for an answer. So once we go on a date, I can prove to him that I don't have any feelings for him whatsoever, and the world will make sense again."

Sasha kept looking at me like I was stupid, "That is one of the most stupidest things I've ever heard. Even for you."

Boo tilted her head, "I don't know, Sasha. It kinda makes sense to me."

Ginny looked at me, "So when did he ask you out?"

"Today in his car."

Sasha smirked, "You were in his car? Are you sure you don't like him?"

I rolled my eyes, "I don't like him."

Boo sat up straight and imitated an olden-English accent, "Me thinks the lady doth protest too much."

I lightly glared at her, "Not helping. I don't like him," I turned to Sasha, "The only reason I was in his car was because he gave me a ride to class. I told you guys that Charlie got into a car accident. So he couldn't drive me, my parents were up all night so they were sleeping all morning, the bus is gross, plus he offered. Who am I to turn down a ride?" I shrugged.

Sasha nodded, "So, where are you guys going?"

"I don't know."

"Do you know what you're going to wear?" asked Boo.

I shrugged, "Doesn't matter."

Ginny took a sip of her drink and said, "You should wear that cute blue top you wore a couple of days ago with your above-the-knee black tights."

Boo nodded in agreement, "That'll look nice."

I looked at them incredulously, "I'm not trying to look nice for a guy I don't even like."

Sasha took a bite of her casserole, "Doesn't mean that you can't look nice for yourself."

I mumbled, "Whatever."

Thankfully, the topic of conversation was changed to Sasha and how she's been spending time with Roman lately.

After we ate a very good casserole at Sasha's, Boo's dad dropped us off at our houses.

I've been home for an hour already and I put on the clothes that Ginny suggested. I took a look at my clock. It read 7:48. Twelve minutes left. Why does my stomach feel weird? If anyone suggested that I had butterflies in my stomach, I'd smack them. Clearly its indigestion. Probably something Sasha put in the casserole was past the expiration date. Yeah, that's it.

Five minutes later I heard the sound of the door opening. Someone was here. I heard Dez's voice. I gathered things I'd need, like my cellphone, a stretchy band (in case I wanted to tie my hair back), and some mints. Mints because stinky breath is a pet peeve of mine, not because there's going to be kissing. Because there's not.

I started coming down the stairs, but stopped halfway when I heard Charlie talking. I crouched down behind the railing.

"So, what brings you here? Did you finally realize that you couldn't delay losing to me in videogames and came to accept defeat?"

Dez cleared his throat, "Actually no. By the way, you and I both know that I'll end up winning."

"So why exactly are you here?" Charlie looked amused.

"Mel and I are going on a date."

Charlie bursted out laughing, "That's a good one. No, why are you really here?"

"I told you… Mel and I are going on a date."

Charlie held his good hand up, "Hold on a sec, you were serious?"

Dez nodded.

Charlie groaned, "Out of all of the girls to go on a date with you chose Melanie? Dude, she's my sister! At times she's a pain in the ass, but she's my pain in the ass. This is gonna change things you know."

"If I wanted to go out with other girls, I would, but I don't want that. I like Melanie."

"Whatever. I'm just warning you that if she ever comes home crying, I'll have to kick your ass like how I kicked Steve Molina's for saying those things about her. And I don't want to kick your ass since you're my best friend."

Steve Molina. The douche on the soccer team. Going Hulk on him will be fun. Detention or not, it'll be so worth it.

"Charlie, calm yourself. I wouldn't do anything to hurt her."

That was almost cute. He just sounded so sincere when he said that. Stop it Mel! You don't feel anything for this guy. He just happens to be your brother's best friend who has a crush on you. Nothing more.

Charlie looked at him, "Good."

I looked at the time from my cellphone. 8:03. I got up, fixed my long, straight hair and descended down the stairs.

A/N: Hello my lovelies! I just wanted to say that I'm really sorry for the long wait. I'm terrible, I really am. I've had exams all week because my teachers think it's cute to give tests on the same day. Anyways, I hope you guys liked this chapter. It was easier to write because of the really nice reviews I got *insert heart here*

Speaking of, thank you to: : Mystapleza, Kate vengeance, Sajna18, RealMe07, VictoiredeLis, missjess15, AKay1297, Melindaf, KyoRenandinuyashalover, LOVETHISSTORY (Guest), Danneis (Guest), and last but not least, Sprinkle-Of-Happiness

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Stay tuned for the next chapter. Don't forget to review to let me know how I'm doing. Also, make a prediction for the next chapter. I have the date planned out in my head already, but I'm interested to hear what you guys think. Where will Dez take Mel? Lemme know what you think!