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1st Sunday morning after detention

Sunday morning Allison woke up and looked around. She wondered if it had all been a dream. Then she realized that she was not at home. She was in fact on a couch in the abandoned house and wearing Benders trench coat as a blanket. The realization set in and as she began to freak out, she carefully lifted up Benders trench coat and looked down at herself. To her surprise she was fully clothed. Just to be sure she pinched at the edges of her skirt and felt her panties. Now she was mildly confused and surprised that she was in the same condition as she was when she went in. She stood up and got her bearings before she searched around for Bender.

She went to the back room of the house and found Bender laying on the floor smoking a cigarette and lost in thought.

"Is everything ok John?" she asked.

"I did something bad last night Ali," He said.

"Maybe...," was all she could say.

"I didn't ask if I did. I know I did. One week. I can't even stay faithful for one fucking week! God damn it! I am a piece of shit like everyone thinks," He said in a reflective tone still lost in thought.

"It's just something that happened John. It didn't go anywhere further," She told him.

"No. That's the thing. I get a girl like Claire and then within no time I fuck it up because I can never seem to fully commit..." He trailed off as he watched her take one of his cigarettes and light it up.

"Wow, that, um, is uh, well that is a lot to take in. Bender having a child though is, well, something that uh, I'm not surprised over. But at the same, um, time it could have just been hot air between the two of them while they were fighting," Brian said.

"I don't now what to believe Brian. That fight they got into. I've never seen something so scary. I don't know what to make of this," She told him.

"Same as a few of us can say," He replied.

"What does that mean Brian?" She demanded.

"What do you think I mean?" He asked.

"We've been talking all night Brian! We're passed this! What the hell do you mean?" She shouted

After the fight and writing out his thoughts while in detention, Andy had been driving around all night to clear his thoughts. To no avail. He kept wondering how to tell Bender he was right and how he would face the group at school once he stopped hanging out with all them. Except maybe Claire.

"Damn it! Why does Bender always have to be the one who's right? Damn it!" He shouted and hit the steering wheel.

He drove around for a while longer and saw Claire talking to Brian. Not wanting to deal with Brian he kept driving and headed to the gym. He was sure that would clear his mind. If it didn't, then he would go to the only other place that would help him with.

Bender and Allison sat talking on the floor while longer. They talked more about what happened and how to handle it.

"John, it was just heat of the moment and I pretty much caused it. I shouldn't have said what I said,"Allison told to him.

"What do you mean?" He asked kind of shocked.

"Basically John, I threw myself at you while you were vulnerable. Lets just say that it didn't mean anything and that neither of us meant it. I want you to see what happens with Claire and if it doesn't work out, then just remember, I'll always be here for you," She told him before grabbing his cigarettes and rushing out the front door before he could pose any objections.

Bender sat confused trying to figure out what just happened. He finished his cigarette and realized she took them when he reached for another one. He packed and opened up another pack while thinking about the talk he and Allison just had. He hit the wall with the bottom of his fist. When he saw what time it was, he snuck out through the kitchen window and headed home. Still thinking about what Allison just said and the things he said to Andy.

He began to accept that Claire was going to dump him as soon as he came clean. His thoughts went back to the one girl that he let go and never made things official with earlier that year. He decided right then and there that once Claire dumps him, he would talk to that girl and let her know how he felt about her. He started to put together in his mind how both conversations would go.

"I know this isn't gonna last between me and Claire. When I'm ready, I'm gonna make you mine..." he said out loud before his thoughts were interrupted.

As he got to his house and around the corner he stopped and rolled his eyes when he saw someone standing there.

"Great! You've just made my fucking day even better!" Bender shouted