" So, I had an interesting conversation with Summer today in Spanish," said Jodie when she next saw Alex.
" I'm sure it was," said Alex, disinterestedly.
" Hey! Pay attention when I'm talking to you. I wasn't done."
Following a moment's silence, Alex said, " So are you going to finish what you were saying, or are you just going to stare at me all day?"
" Sorry, I got distracted," Jodie smirked. " Anyway, we talked about you."
" If you've been telling people that I had sex with you again, I think I'm gonna have to strangle you. Like that would ever happen, Jod. Offence intended."
" Calm down, that's not what happened. Although, that does give me ideas…"
" Jodie! Would you just get to the point?"
" Right, the point. What was I talking about again?"
" Are you stoned?"
" No! Well, okay, maybe a little."
" I should have guessed sooner," said Alex. " You're all, I don't know, not you."
" Anyway," said Jodie, " are you going to let me tell you about my conversation with Summer or not?"
Alex just nodded, not wanting to get Jodie off-track again by saying something else.
" Right, well she wanted to know about you. For Marissa."
Alex looked surprised.
" And what did you tell her?"
" That's between me and Summer."
" Jodie, you can't do that to me."
" I can and I did."
" Jodie! If I have to take drastic measures, I will."
Jodie's eyes widened. " You wouldn't dare."
" I would. Tell me what you said to Summer, or I swear…."
" Okay, okay, I'll tell you. I just, you know, told her about that skank."
" Tell me you didn't."
" Okay," said Jodie. " I didn't." She didn't sound like she meant it at all.
" Oh my god, Jodie, what were you thinking?"
" Well, I already smoked quite a lot, so, I wasn't really thinking. But I don't think that matters, because now Marissa knows, and she knows why you're always freaking out around her."
" What if I didn't want her to know?"
" Al, look. She needed to know. She really likes you, you know."
" You don't know that."
" I've seen the way she looks at you. She got Summer, who's still in denial about her feelings for me, and therefore doesn't like to be around me, to talk to me about you. To help her understand you. She wouldn't do that unless it meant something to her. And I know you want her, because I know you."
" I guess there's nothing I can do about it now. But if you do that in future without asking me first, I am not going to be happy."
" Come on Al, she was just a girl."
Alex looked angry for a second, then calmed down. She said quietly, " Jodie, you know it was more than that."
" Yeah, I know. But you don't need to be thinking about her, okay?"
" Okay," Alex agreed.
" And while you're agreeing with everything I say, I have something else to ask you."
" If it involves Summer and a threesome, no."
" Damn," said Jodie. " That's exactly what I was going to ask. You've just ruined my day; I'll have you know. Seriously, though…"
" You know how to be serious? This is the most shocked I've been in….well, ever."
" Talk to Marissa, without freaking out. And she won't know anything about the skank, because before Summer saw her, I told her that if she said anything, I'd tell everyone about last night, when we had a lot of sex."
" Jodie. That poor girl."
" I think you mean poor me. Cause I have been willing that to become a reality all day, and still, nothing."
" Why don't you just try having a civilized conversation with her?"
" Alex, you are not giving me advice about girls. Nuh-uh, no way. I have the situation under control. She wants me, and I'm working on getting her to admit it."
" Jodie, you don't stand a chance with her. She's straight, and doesn't like you. Which, I have to add, is completely your fault."
" Alex, you don't have to try and make me feel bad because you're thinking about the skank again."
" Fine. I'm sorry Jodie. Now go annoy Summer."
" But you just said…"
" I don't care, Jod. Come back when you haven't been smoking enough weed for ten people."

Jodie walked away, spotting Summer as she did so. She quickly approached her.
" So, what did you tell her?" asked Summer.
" Just that I told you about the skank, because Marissa wanted to know."
" Does that girl actually have a name?" Summer asked pointedly.
" Not one worth mentioning, no," replied Jodie.
" So why wasn't Alex mad at you?"
" Well, she was, for about a second. But I'm Jodie. I'm too hot for people to stay mad at me for any longer than that."
" Get over yourself, Jodie. Seriously, though, why is she okay with this?"
" Well, partly because she thinks I'm high, and am therefore less responsible for anything I may have said, but she thinks that Marissa isn't going to know."
" You're not expecting that to actually happen, are you? Cause else I would have wasted my time talking to you. And I don't like my time to be wasted."
Jodie looked taken aback. " And here I was, thinking we were finally starting to get along."
" You thought wrong," said Summer, feeling a little guilty and trying to cover it up by returning to her usual "ways to deal with Jodie."
Jodie smiled at her. "You're still in denial, I see. Well, I'm just going to have to keep convincing you."
" Keep trying, I think you mean. Now leave me alone and go bug someone else."
" But it's so much more fun to bug you."
" Jodie, would you just get over it. It is never going to happen."
" You say that now, but we'll see about later." Jodie said before returning to Alex.

Alex looked at her.
" I thought I told you to go bug Summer."
" Already did," shrugged Jodie. " It's your turn to entertain me now."
" Whatever," Alex replied as Jodie sat down, with no intention whatsoever of "entertaining" Jodie. She'd been distracted by Marissa a few minutes ago, and was busy concentrating on not staring at her.

Marissa reached Summer, who was busy eating as much grease as she possibly could, and without greeting Summer, said, " So what did she say?"
" Hello to you to Marissa. I had a terrible morning, thanks for asking."
Marissa rolled her eyes. " Hi Summer. Now what did she say?"
" Don't you want to know why my morning was terrible?"
" After. Now tell me what she said."