The next day at school, Kelly spotted Lisa at her locker. Lisa was applying lipstick in her locker mirror.

"Hey, Lisa," Kelly greeted. She hadn't seen Lisa all week, and had been getting home too late to call.

"Hi, Kelly," Lisa replied between puckers. She spun around and faced Kelly. "So, what did you think about Connor? I warned you he was gorgeous. Was I right or was I right?"

"You were right," Kelly said with no enthusiasm.

"Why are you saying that like you're talking about Screech?" Lisa asked putting her hands on her hips. "Any girl would be excited to work with Connor Black. He is the definition of fine! Tall, dark--"

"You rang?" Screech goofily asked putting his arm around Lisa. Lisa rolled her eyes.

"I said tall and dark-- not a tall dork!" She elbowed him. Screech held his stomach.

"I'm talking about Kelly's new boss," Lisa informed him.

"Ah," Screech nodded.

"He is a handsome, college man—not to mention rich," Lisa added raising her eyebrows up and down.

About that time, Zack joined the trio. "Hey, guys!"

"Hey, Zack," Screech greeted him. "Lisa was just telling us about Kelly's rich, good looking boss," he said catching Zack up.

"He seemed like a nice guy when I talked to him," Zack shrugged.

"When did you talk to him, Zack?" Kelly asked. She knew Connor had stopped by their table at the restaurant, but too briefly for Zack to have any type of conversation.

"When you applied for the job, I ran into him outside the restaurant. I put in a good word for you," he grinned and winked.

Kelly smiled faintly.

"Thanks to you, Kelly is working with the most eligible hunk in Palisades!" Lisa smiled moving her eyebrows up and down.

"Lisa, I already told you. I'm not interested in Connor. He's just my boss," Kelly reminded her slightly annoyed. Or was, she thought.

Lisa shrugged, "Well, I know every girl in the country club wishes they were in your shoes," she said flatly studying her nail polish. "Besides, we all know how much you stick to your boss being just your boss." Lisa's eyes widened in shock after she spoke. She hadn't meant for that last comment to slip.

Kelly stepped back narrowing her eyes, "What is that supposed to mean?" she asked defensively.

"She means the last boss you had you liked so much you dumped Zack for him!" Screech told her. Then, he immediately clasped his hand over his mouth with regret.

Kelly clenched her teeth, made a fist, and stepped toward Screech.

Screech ducked behind Lisa, chewing his nails. "Don't blame me! I'm just the interpreter!" he exclaimed.

Zack grabbed Kelly's wrist. "Enough!" he demanded coolly. Kelly crossed her arms and leaned against the lockers. Screech came out from behind Lisa. Lisa looked down at the floor. Zack raked a hand through his blond hair. "What's the matter with you guys?"

Kelly didn't speak. She didn't feel like talking to anyone anymore. The conversation hit every nerve. Had she really led Connor on by being too friendly? Victoria had thought so. Even her best friends thought she was too friendly with her bosses. She was angry at Lisa for making such a rude comment, angry at Connor for firing her because she wouldn't accept his advances, and angry at herself because all of this was probably her own fault!

"I've got to go to class," Kelly dismissed herself even though the bell hadn't rang. Zack looked from her to Lisa desperately trying to find a way to mend things.

"I'm sorry, Kelly," Lisa apologized in a whisper. "I didn't' mean…" she reached for Kelly's hand, but Kelly jerked away and stalked off.

Slater and Jessie joined Lisa, Screech, and Zack just in time to see Kelly leave. "Where's she going?" Slater asked. "The bell doesn't ring for another fifteen minutes."

Zack scowled at Lisa and Screech. "Thanks to the Two Mouth-sketeers over here, Kelly's not talking to us! I think Jaws had an easier time keeping his mouth closed!"

Jessie and Slater looked at each other with raised eyebrows.

"Gee, Zack. We already feel bad enough," Screech replied ruefully.

Zack threw his head back and let out a big sigh as he rubbed his brow. He realized Screech and Lisa were genuinely sorry for what they had said. Sure they had big mouths, but they also had big hearts. "I know. I'm sorry I yelled at you. It's just that seeing Kelly so angry made me angry too."

He stood up straighter and looked around at the gang. "She's been really touchy about this new job of hers. Last night she showed up at my house after work, and she'd been crying. I don't want to see her feeling any worse."

"Why was she crying?" Jessie asked concerned.

"She told me she had a hard day at work," he explained.

"And?" Lisa asked digging for more information.

"That's it," Zack replied. "She didn't tell me anymore."

"Weren't you the least bit curious of what made her day so bad?" Jessie asked.

"Of course I was!" Zack defended. "I walked with her for half an hour hoping to find out some details, but she just wouldn't talk! Look, I want her to want to talk to me. I don't want to scare her away by coming off as too nosy."

"Sorry, Zack," Lisa sympathized.

"Yeah, Preppy, it's not your fault that Kelly is keeping something from all of us," Slater comforted.

"You were right not to ask too many questions," Jessie added. "If it's a touchy subject, Kelly would've clammed up."

The gang stood in a circle in deep thought. After being silent for awhile, Screech spoke up, "If you ask me, it seems like it has to do with her boss."

"Yeah, that's what made her storm off," Lisa agreed.

"Well, Kelly, did complain to us about her boss after her first day at work," Jessie told them, motioning between her and Zack.

Zack thought for a moment. "But when we went to see her at work the next day, you asked her if things were going better. She said they were going great."

Lisa waved her arms desperately, "You can't think of anything else?"

Zack snapped his fingers. "Victoria! Kelly got snubbed by a customer named Victoria a couple of times. She even joked about Victoria getting kicked out of the country club. For Kelly, that's showing extreme dislike."

Lisa, Screech, Slater, and Jessie nodded in agreement.

"I bet Victoria said or did something last night that upset Kelly. She was probably too embarrassed to tell me, or…" his voice trailed off.

"Or?!" Jessie and Lisa chimed.

"Or, she didn't want me to think any worse of Victoria than I already did." Zack told them a little embarrassed.

"Why would she care what you thought of Victoria?" Slater shrugged.

"Because," he hesitated, "She wouldn't want me to break my date with her," he explained almost inaudibly.

Slater pretended to clean out his ear. Screech looked up at the ceiling quizzically. Lisa's face scrunched in disbelief. "Did I just hear you say DATE?" she asked.

Zack nodded uneasily.

"Then, by 'her' you must mean Kelly?" Jessie questioned hopefully.

Zack shook his head avoiding her eyes.

"You're going out with Kelly's enemy?!" Lisa yelled lunging toward Zack.

"Oh, good move, Preppy!" Slater said giving Zack a fake applause.

"And you called me lame brained!" Screech told him rolling his eyes.

"I never called you lame brained," Zack corrected him shaking his head in annoyance, "I called you big mouthed. Can I at least explain myself?" Zack asked desperately. "Her father needs an intern. He's a CEO for huge company in Los Angeles. Working for him would look great on my resume. Victoria said she would introduce me." He waved one hand in the air, "It's not really a date-- it's more like a meeting. Besides I asked for Kelly's permission."

"You're disgusting," Lisa said flatly.

"How is that disgusting?" Zack asked in a high pitched voice.

"By putting Kelly on the spot like that! Of course she's going to say yes! We're talking about Kelly!" Jessie exclaimed.

Slater walked toward Zack and put a hand on his shoulder. "Let's put it this way, if Kelly thought chicken pox had feelings, she wouldn't scratch them." Then, he slapped Zack on the back.

Zack looked at him and raised an eyebrow. Then, he shook his head.

"If she thought she would hurt your feelings or your chances at a brighter future, Kelly wouldn't tell you no—" Jessie began.

"Even if you were going out with Darth Vader's kid sister," Lisa finished.

"Hey, there might be some good in her!" Screech added pointing one finger in the air. Lisa rolled her eyes.

"It still doesn't make sense. Why would Lisa's and Screech's comment about her boss make her so angry if she was upset over something Victoria did?" Slater asked.

"Maybe it was the straw that broke the camel's back," Jessie reasoned.

"Maybe," Zack replied thoughtfully, "Or maybe not. I think there is a way to get to the bottom of what is bugging Kelly, and Victoria just might be the key to get us there."

"Oh, yeah, and how's that, Preppy?"

"Well, if it's Victoria who upset her, I'll find out easily. If it's something else, I'll find out because we'll be eating at the country club—"

"You'll be there while Kelly's on duty," Slater interrupted pointing a gotcha sign at Zack.

"Which means you can watch Kelly closely," Lisa added.

"What better way to find the root of the problem than to visit the environment in which the problem exists?" Jessie asked rhetorically. She gave a final nod of confidence.

She glanced over at Screech to see if he had anything else to add. He was looking at his watch and scratching his head. "Does anyone know if the bell rang?"