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"Oh, for the love of god," Abbie said as Casey, Connie, and Serena approached their table. "Of all the places, you three just had to come here. I thought you were going to Burger King."

"We were," Serena told her. "But Connie wanted pizza."

"No, I didn't," Connie said and gave Serena a confused look.

"Yes, you did," Serena urged. "Remember?"

"You're right," Connie said and averted her eyes. "I must have forgotten."

"Have a seat," Olivia said to the three of them and Serena gently pushed Connie into the seat next to Olivia.

Abbie knew her fate was sealed once Connie sat on the same side of the booth as Alex and Olivia. "Oh no," she groaned. "Does this mean I have to sit next to Serena?"

"You know you want to," Serena responded. "You're probably going to molest me under the table like always."

After hearing that, Abbie pulled Serena close to her and kissed her on the cheek. "Just make sure you order your own pizza," she said to Serena. "You're not having any of mine."

"Not that you could even if she allowed you to," Olivia said and pointed out that Abbie was already eating the fifth slice out of her six-slice pizza.

"I'm not hungry," Serena said to Abbie. "I just came to be with you, but please don't kiss me on the cheek again. Your lips are so greasy and you have pizza sauce on the side of your mouth."

After hearing that, Abbie kissed Serena on the cheek again and made sure she got pizza sauce on her.

"You two are a couple and you treat each other like that?" Connie asked, confused.

"Oh, we're not a couple," Abbie informed her. "We're just fuck buddies and we have been for a few months now."

Olivia rolled her eyes at Abbie. She knew how much Serena wanted to be something more to Abbie, but either Abbie was afraid of being in a relationship or she was just buying her time with Serena until she could find another girl in college. Every time Abbie talked about Serena to Olivia, it was either to brag about how often they hook up or how she has Serena right where she wants her.

Olivia hoped that Connie wouldn't judge her based on the way Abbie acted. Plenty of girls flirted with Olivia, but she never gave in to them. She had only had one girlfriend before and that relationship lasted around ten months. Her name was Jenny and she was the only girl Olivia had ever kissed aside from one drunken make-out session with Abbie in the tenth grade that they swore they'd never tell anyone about.

Abbie noticed that Olivia was in a daze, Serena was looking disappointed, and Alex and Casey were eyeing each other from opposite sides of the booth. She decided to break the ice by talking to Connie.

"Connie, what happened to your uniform?" Abbie asked.

"Oh, I changed after school," Connie replied. "The squad has some stupid tradition of wearing uniforms on the first day of school even though we aren't required to. But I guess the pleated skirt I'm wearing now isn't too different from my cheerleading uniform."

"I'm sure you'd look great in any skirt," Olivia added and she noticed that Connie started blushing.

"So, tell us about life in LA," Alex told Connie.

"It was fun, I guess," Connie said nonchalantly so as not to brag to her new friends. "I went to Hollywood High, which isn't too far from Hollywood Boulevard."

"You went to school in Hollywood?" Olivia asked. "That's so cool."

"It was alright," Connie replied as she tried to hide her excitement about impressing Olivia.

"Where do you live now?" Alex asked.

"On Pinehurst," Connie responded.

"Oh, no way! That's a couple of blocks from where I live!" Serena said excitedly. "I live on Twin Oaks and Alex lives on Sycamore, which is only a block away from you."

"But you wouldn't know that Serena lives on Twin Oaks because she's always at Abbie's house," Olivia added.

"You see, Connie," Abbie started to tell her. "In this town, rich people, like yourself, live on streets named after trees. Olivia and I, on the other hand, are representing Sixteenth Street and Casey's family is old school and they live on Second Street."

After Abbie said this, she and Olivia flashed a Sixteenth Street sign and Alex started laughing hysterically. "There are no gangs on Sixteenth Street!"

"No gangs as in plural," Olivia informed her. "But Abbie and I are the only gang that street can handle."

"We're hardcore," Abbie added. "We tag up the place all the time."

Alex started laughing again. "That was one time and you were drawing dinosaurs with colorful sidewalk chalk on Olivia's driveway while listening to New Kids On the Block."

"That's so cute!" Serena said to Abbie. "I just love your playful side. Still, don't kiss me on the cheek."

"How could you not think those dinosaurs were hardcore?" Abbie asked Alex, ignoring Serena's statement. "You should have seen Olivia's T-Rex. It was awesome! Olivia is just like a T-Rex. She's freakin' fierce!"

"And Abbie drew a velociraptor because she's skinny and can run really fast," Olivia told everyone.

"We even drew a brontosaurus for Alex because she's friendly and likes to eat vegetables," Abbie added and Alex started cracking up.

"What's Serena?" Connie asked.

"Serena doesn't have one," Abbie informed her. "She's a junior. Juniors aren't worthy of a dinosaur alias. Class of '92 only."

"So, I don't get a dinosaur?" Connie asked.

"I think we could make an exception for you," Olivia responded and Abbie kicked her under the table.

"Did you have a girlfriend in LA?" Casey asked Connie in an attempt at changing the subject. She didn't want her girlfriend and her friends to scare Connie away so soon.

"Yeah, but she was two years older and she broke up with me right after she graduated," Connie told everyone. "She said that she didn't want to go to college still dating a high school girl. Plus, I was moving so she said there was really no point in us being together."

"That's harsh," Alex told her. "The same thing happened to Olivia."

"She was my first," Olivia told Connie.

"But she won't be your last," Connie said to Olivia and gently touched her arm. "I mean, you're beautiful. I'm sure you have girls flirting with you all the time."

"Oh, you mean like right now?" Abbie teased and Connie quickly took her hand off Olivia's arm. Once Olivia gave Abbie a dirty look, Abbie went right back to eating and vowed to herself that she wouldn't say anything else to embarrass Olivia.

"How did you and Casey meet?" Connie asked Alex, but Alex urged Casey to tell the story instead.

"I was in kindergarten," Casey started. "And my teacher had called in a couple first graders to tell us about what it's like to be in first grade and what the 'big kid' playground is like. One of those first graders happened to be Alex. She looked so cute with her pigtails and glasses and a blue ruffled dress. I had a crush on her the moment I saw her. I went up to her during a tour of the playground that my teacher was leading and she told me that she liked my Sesame Street shirt. Then she held my hand and I felt like I was in Heaven. Here she was, this beautiful and sophisticated older woman of six and she was interested in me. A week later, I went over to her house to play Barbies and that's when she kissed me for the first time. We've been inseparable ever since then, but we didn't make our relationship official until I was in seventh grade. And six months ago, I told her I was in love with her. Eleven years and I still think she's the most beautiful girl in the world."

"She's my everything," Alex said to Connie. "I'm so lucky to have her."

"Maybe you two should consummate your relationship," Serena suggested and Alex and Casey both looked at her.

"It's not just about that," Alex said.

"Our relationship is so much deeper than just a physical attraction," Casey added. "It's mental and emotional, too."

"Yeah, you two are definitely mental," Abbie told them.

"I should get going," Connie said to her new friends once they finished eating. "My parents are expecting me by 7. Serena, do you want a ride home?"

"Yeah, thanks," Serena said and got ready to leave.

"I'll see you tomorrow," Connie said to Casey as she and Serena headed out the door.

The moment Connie and Serena were outside, Abbie started to tease Olivia. "Someone was flirting with that fine, young vixen. Oh, Connie, I'm sure you'd look great in any skirt."

"I was just complimenting her," Olivia said.

"Your eyes practically lit up when she touched your arm. You were even going to let her be a dinosaur," Abbie added and Alex nodded in agreement.

"What bothers me is that she was sitting next to you and flirting with you, but you wouldn't ask her out. Olivia, she was waiting for you to ask her out," Alex urged.

"I'm on the rebound," Olivia told them. "Now isn't the time."

Casey took a folded piece of paper out of her pocket and handed it to Olivia. "It's Connie's phone number. Use it," Casey said sternly.

As soon as Olivia got home, she grabbed the cordless phone and took it to her room. It was already after 8 o'clock and she was hoping that Connie's parents weren't the type who didn't let their daughter talk on the phone after a certain time.

"Hello?" Connie's mom answered and Olivia suddenly found herself becoming tongue tied.

"Hi," she finally managed to say. "Is Connie there?"

"Consuela!" Connie's mom shouted once she put the phone down.

It took less than a minute for Connie to get to the phone, but it felt like an eternity for Olivia.

"Hello?" Connie asked.

"Hi, it's Olivia," she answered nervously.

"What's up?" Connie asked.

"Nothing," Olivia responded. "How was your first day?"

"Great," Connie answered. "I'm really glad I met you girls."

"Are you doing anything Friday after school?" Olivia blurted out and she could tell Connie was smiling.

"Why? Are the girls getting together?" Connie asked.

"No," Olivia said hesitantly. "I was hoping you and I could go somewhere."

"Like a date?" Connie asked, hoping that was what Olivia was going for.

"Yeah. I mean if you want to," Olivia responded.

"I'd love to, but I can't," Connie told her. "There's an away game Friday and I have to be there. It's one of my obligations as a cheerleader. How about Friday night?"

Olivia started laughing. "I forgot you had to be at the game. Alex, Abbie, and I have a sleepover every Friday night so I can't. I'd invite you, but Mrs. Cabot has a strict 'no hookup policy' in her house. Not that I was planning on hooking up with you Friday."

"Olivia, it's okay," Connie said. "I know what you meant. How about Saturday?"

"Saturday is perfect," Olivia told her. "My mom is letting me borrow her car. I'll pick you up at seven?"

"Yeah, I'll see you then. I mean, I'll see you then but I'll see you at school, too, before then," Connie replied and then buried her face in her hands for rambling.

As soon as they hung up, Connie ran up the stairs to her room and started rummaging through her closet. It was only Tuesday night, but she wanted to look perfect for her first date with Olivia.