He was a skater boy. She said, "See you later boy." He wasn't good enough for her. She had a pretty face, but her head was up in space. She needed to come back down to earth.

^^^^^^^^^

"Xander," Cordy said coming up for air in the broom closet that afternoon. "I don't think this is working. I mean you're hiding from your friends; I'm hiding from mine. I think we need to stop deluding ourselves. No one is ever going to accept the May Queen and a Scooby. It just wouldn't work."

"You're just worried about your precious reputation being damage by dating me. That's all you care about. Controlling the in-crowd: how to dress, how to act, who is acceptable dating material. If I'm not good enough for you just say so." Xander said storming out of the closet.

Cordy was miserable and crying on the drive home. She really liked Xander and it hurt her to think of how much she'd hurt him. Maybe she should fine him a please forgive me present at the mall tomorrow.

"CC," her mother called as Cordy walked through the door.

"Yeah Mom, I'm home." She answered as she walked into the living room and sat down on the couch with her mom. "What's up?"

"Honey, we need to talk about your daddy's taxes."