Squib sat in the open, finishing up his English homework, when in walked Cody. His face lit up, but soon fell when he saw who was following her. It was Nate. Again. When Squib first met the guy, he hadn't minded him; he thought he was nice enough. But that had been a week ago, and for a whole week Nate had nothing but follow Cody around!

"Hi, Squib," Cody smiled, sitting next to him.

"Hey," Nate nodded to him, sitting on the other side of Cody.

"Hi guys," Squib greeted them, making sure to hide his annoyance. He most certainly didn't want either of them to know he was jealous. Not that he was, of course, but still…

"So, you guys up for a movie tomorrow night? There are a few good ones playing in town, we can invite everyone," Nate suggested.

"That sounds cool, what do you think, Squib?" Cody asked, turning to him.

A Friday night with the Top Guns, his girlfriend, and Nate? Just peachy. "Yeah, that sounds good," Squib replied.

"Alright, well, I've got an assignment due tomorrow, so I'll talk to you later," Nate smiled. He gave Cody a pat on the leg that was a little more than friendly, Squib noticed, and took his leave.

"You wanna get out of here?" Squib asked after a moment of comfortable silence. Cody smiled.


"This…is…much…better," Squib said in between kisses as the two lay on Cody's bed.

"Much," Cody agreed, giggling.

"Guys? You here?" Squib heard Adena's voice call. He rolled off Cody with a frustrated sigh.

"In my room," Cody called, laughing at the expression on her boyfriend's face.

"Hey guys, you coming to Cameron's match?" Tannis asked as she and Adena entered. Squib sighed internally- at least it wasn't Nate.

"We'd better hurry up, it's gonna start soon," said a voice, and seconds later Nate entered. Oh that's it, Squib thought, he was gonna break something! Most likely Nate.

"Sure," Squib said, hoisting himself up off the bed. Cody chuckled, placing a firm kiss on his lips before following their friends (and Nate) out the door.


"So, I was thinking," said Squib, "you wanna skip the movie tomorrow night?" He was sitting with Cody in her darkroom as she developed her latest batch of pictures.

"Why?" Asked Cody, focused on the picture in her hands.

"I dunno…we just haven't had much time alone lately. You know, just us," he tried to explain.

"That doesn't mean we have to skip the movie," she reasoned, "we can still have time alone."

Squib refrained from rolling his eyes, "Not very likely."

"What do you mean?" She asked, casting him a curious glance before moving on to the next picture.

"I just mean, what with our friends, classes, practice, and…Nate," he stressed the final word, hoping she would catch on.

"What about Nate?" Apparently she didn't.

"Well, haven't you noticed the guy's kind of…"

"Kind of what?" Cody asked.

"Kind of…always around," Squib finished.

Cody put down her pictures and turned to face him.

"Always around? He's not always around. Not more than our other friends, at least," she said.

"I beg to differ, he follows you around like a lost puppy," he said, almost jokingly.

"Oh, he does not," Cody rolled her eyes.

"Does too!" Squib told her, shocked at her obliviousness.

Cody opened her mouth to speak but then paused, looking as if a though had just occurred to her.

"You're not jealous…are you?"

"No," Squib said quickly.

"No?" She asked, the smirk on her lips proof that she didn't believe him.

"No, I just think….it's just…" he stuttered.

"Yes?" Cody asked, full out grinning now.

Squib sighed dejectedly, "The movie sounds great. Can't wait…"

Cody giggled and threw her arms around his neck, pulling his in for a kiss. And then another. And then another…

Squib quickly forgot his jealously, and remembered just why it was that he loved the darkroom so much.


"Ready for the movie?" Cameron asked as her emerged from the bathroom, his hair still wet, but fully dressed.

"Ecstatic," Squib said dryly.

"What's wrong with you?" Squib's roommate asked.

"Nate," was his one word answer.

"Ah, I see," Cameron nodded, "actually, I'm surprised you didn't say something earlier."

"You've noticed it too? I knew I wasn't just jealous!" Squib cried triumphantly.

"Oh, you're jealous," Cameron laughed, "but with good reason. The guy has been hanging off your girlfriend for the past week."

"No kidding," Squib agreed, choosing to ignore the jealousy comment, "I just wish there was a way to get him off her for like, two minutes."

"Have you talked to Cody?" Cameron asked.

"Yeah, but I don't want to sound like the jealous boyfriend…" Squib continued as the two boys walked out the door.

Squib had to remember to thank Cameron. When the group had arrived at the movie theatre, he had all but ran to the seat beside Cody, dragging Tannis and Adena behind him. This meant Nate was sitting three seats away from Cody, who was beside Squib. And while the two couldn't exactly to what couples would normally do in a movie theatre, what with the Top Guns right there and all, it at least gave Squib the chance to whisper comments into her ear and send her into silent fits of laughter, which he would do whenever there was a particularly stupid line in the crappy movie Nate had picked out.

The two sat with Squib's arm around her shoulder, her head nestled in the crook of his neck, and his resting on top of hers. He had just whispered one of the aforementioned comments in her ear and was relishing in the sound of her quiet laughter, when Nate poked his head over Cody's shoulder.

"Hey, I'm making a group popcorn run, you wanna come help me carry everything?" He asked Cody, interrupting what had, since the beginning of the film, escalated into a full-fledged and very pleasant game of footsies.

"Sure," Cody whispered, much to the disappointment of Squib, as she rose from her seat.

"You want anything?" Nate asked Squib.

My girlfriend, you jerk! "No, I'm good," Squib replied. He sighed, watching the two walk away and then turning his head back to the screen. The movie was a lot less interesting without Cody there…


"So, you up for doing something today?" Squib asked Cody as he sat down beside her, "I don't play until 7:00 tonight." It was Saturday morning and the two were the only ones down for breakfast.

"Actually, Nate wanted me to go into town with him," Cody explained, "his mom's birthday is coming up, and he wanted me to help him find her a gift."

"Do you have to today?" Squib asked, "I mean, the weekend's almost over, and I've barely seen you."

"Relax," Cody smiled, "we've still got Sunday," she glanced at her watch, "I have to go meet Nate," she stood up, "I'll be back for your match, I promise," she kissed him on the cheek and walked out the door.

"Bye," he said, but she was already gone. Squib sighed. Cameron, Adena, and Tannis had already left, the three deciding to go bowling. Squib had turned them down, making sure he'd had nothing going on that day so he could spend it with Cody.

Now what?

Saturday morning
And who's gonna play with me?
Six in the morning baby
I got a long, long day ahead of me

The parents are sleeping soundly
The neighbors are dead as wood
I'm getting up and coming over
We gotta rock the neighborhood

Nothing's ever gonna happen 'round here
If we don't make it happen
Sleep away the day if you want to
But I got something that I gotta do

It's Saturday morning
And this ain't the place for me
I'm giving you warning baby
We got a whole big fat world to see

Nothing's ever gonna happen 'round here
If we don't make it happen
Sleep away the day if you want to
But I got something that I gotta do

It's Saturday morning
And who's gonna play with me?
Six in the morning baby
I got a long, long day ahead of me

-The Eels 'Saturday Morning'