"Kendra, can I come in?" asked Spinner.
"What do you want?" She replied.
"Well for starters, I don't feel like having a conversation with a door!" Spinner shouted, as he faced Kendra's bedroom door.
"Come in." Kendra said to him.
"Look, Paige and her brother are picking me and a few others up in his van, and we're heading to the beach. I just wanted to make sure you two were going to be all right."
"Spinner I'm thirteen years old, I think I can take care of myself." Kendra retorted.
"Actually I can count to thirteen and I'm also aware that you can walk, talk, and do other amazing things. My point is, there won't be anybody here for awhile to help Nadia down the stairs if she needs to leave." Spinner said sarcastically.
"I'm spending the night, but thanks for being so concerned." Nadia gushed.
"Um, sure, no problem." Spinner said as left the bedroom.
Kendra was surprised by the look on her friends face. Nadia had this rescued puppy dog look that made Kendra shriek.
"Gross! You have a crush on Spinner, he's a jerk, and he's my brother, and….. well, he's a jerk."
"Yeah, but he's NOT my brother." Nadia replied. "Besides, he's never been anything but nice to me."
"You haven't seen the real Spinner, just the side he shows for his girlfriend and guests. The real Spinner is loud, obnoxious, and he does this really disgusting thing with spray cheese."
"Oh well, Kendra. A girl can have her fantasy, can't she?" Nadia confessed.
"I'm going to get a snack and change the subject all at the same time, do you want anything Nadia?"
"A soda'll be fine." Nadia replied with a smile, still thinking about Kendra's brother.