Jimmy didn't notice that Petey had fled the room so quickly. Kirby slowly regained composure and looked up into Jimmy's eyes. "I would be so lucky to have you Jimmy. But if you really feel nothing for me I can live with that. Just be honest with me. Did you have any fun with what we did?" Desperation clung to Kirby's words. Jimmy considered the options. He could be honest and tell Kirby that he was like nothing Jimmy had ever experienced or he could lie so Kirby could get over it once and for all. Kirby was honest with him Jimmy thought.

And from the looks of it Petey wasn't taking this Kirby business well at all. Jimmy would be lucky if he could spot Pete by the end of the year the way things had been going today. "Kirby honestly... You are hot. I mean really you know that. Your a quarterback, take great care of your body, have good complexion and most of all were honest with me. But right now I am involved with Pete. He is the one that I choose. I am sorry. But don't think that I didn't enjoy what we did. I did. It's just that Pete is so special to me. I mean he's one of a kind." Jimmy said this and expected to have to console Kirby through this turn of events. Kirby however surprised Jimmy and nodded and said that he completely understood. "Pete is luckier than he knows.." Kirby had a twinge of jealousy in his voice. "No Kirby you have it backward. I am the lucky one." Jimmy said this with the knowledge that he truly loved Pete and would do whatever he had to to win him back. Jimmy walked toward the entrance of the dorm. He saw the note that Pete had dropped and bent down to pick it up. He unfolded the perfectly creased paper and began to read.

"Jimmy,

I write this filled with love and forgiveness for you. I have no idea what would have compelled you to do what you did with Kirby in the shower. Know that I forgive you. What we shared was more important to me than a single transgression. I want to talk to you. I want to be with you. I want to smell you and have you hold me in your arms. I miss you Jimmy. Whatever it is that Kirby is giving you know that I will do my best to get you that too. Whatever it is give me a chance Jimmy. I love you. I know you might think it's a little early to say that but I have felt this way all year. It hurt me to see you with Kirby earlier but I know you. I mean you kind of float to one person or another every now and then. As long as it isn't something committal know that you have my heart. I am going to leave this on your bed and I hope that we can talk tonight after dinner.

Signed with all my heart

Petey"

Jimmy was crying when he was done reading the letter. He had no idea what he had done to Petey by doing anything with Kirby. He should have just manned up and had the one that he truly loved at his side rather than the group of jackals that were his pseudo friends of now. Jimmy resolved to find Petey and publicly announce his love for him. Wait Jimmy thought when did Petey drop this letter? Why wasn't it in his room? Oh no Jimmy realized. Petey had seen Jimmy comforting Kirby and left because he thought that I was with Kirby. Jimmy silently cursed himself for his weakness. Jimmy thought about it and figured that he could explain it to Petey. He began his search of the grounds for Petey.

Meanwhile...

"Wait tell me again Femme Boy. He did what with the quarterback? You are sure? I mean no one is going to question Jimmy because everyone is looking for him to fall from his terrace. But Kirby...?" Pete's eyes were welling with tears from retelling the story of betrayal. Gary was practically beaming. Two for one he was thinking in his mind. Now Jimmy would fall and there would be no witnesses to his plan. "Well thanks for coming to me with this Petey. I mean I wasn't sure where we left off after last time..." Gary thought back on the fateful first date. Gary wanted to go all the way and Petey was a virgin. Well needless to say Petey took a stand to not do that and Gary tried what he usually did to the kids he wanted to intimidate into doing what he wanted. With Petey it didn't work. Pete had left the date and told Gary to find cheap ass somewhere else. "Well you are the only one that I could think of that knows about me. That and you are too." Petey hadn't made eye contact with Gary once since arriving. "Well I think that what Jimmy did to you is unfair and heartless. I wish that I could have protected you from that. I would have too. I am not what you think I am Petey. I am deeper." Gary smiled as he saw the layers of defense that Petey had put up fall away with his facade of friendship. Gary kept laying it on thick. "You are a great person Pete and I feel like I owe you a listening ear at the very least. If there is anything else I can do for you just let me know." Gary had put the nail in the coffin with that last statement. Pete was vulnerable and now was defenseless to Gary's inevitable onslaught.

Jimmy raced around the campus looking for any sign of Pete. Nothing so far. He asked some passing students but they just moved without responding to him. Jimmy ran into the library looking for him. Not there. Jimmy was running out of places to look. He thought and then realized where Pete was. He ran to the abandoned bus and climbed through the back. Racing he heard the sound of laughter. Jimmy paused to catch his breath. Then the noise stopped and Jimmy approached the clearing cautiously. This was greaser territory after all. The clearing was empty save for some etching in the ground. Jimmy approached it carefully and could make out initials. GS&PK in a heart. Jimmy dropped to his knees and cried.