Scene XIV: The boys bedroom, late at night
Drake and Josh are watching tv, but obviously not paying attention. They're both rehashing the conversation at the dinner table. Josh is wondering if they're wrong in invading Megan's privacy. Drake is upset that he may have set a precedent for the younger boys in Megan's class.
Josh: You know, Jen's right. I'm sure Megan will be fine. She's only 12. What could she be capable of at 12?
Drake: It's not Megan I'm worried about…
Josh: Huh? Are you kidding me? You're not thinking what I'm thinking, are you?
Drake: Well, think about it. I was chasing girls around when I was Megan's age. Hell, my first kiss was Cassie Williams behind the jungle gym in the 3rd grade! When I was 12…
Josh cuts Drake off
Josh: Oh, my God! Don't tell me you…. (Josh trails off)
Drake: No, man! I'm not a dog…
Josh: Well, you never know with you.
Drake: I do have some control you know. I'm just afraid that there's gonna be this kid out there who won't.
Josh: Is Mr. Drake Parker, the Casanova of Belleview High, having a change of heart?
Drake: Don't go crazy! My life is perfect just the way it is. Besides, I have a reputation to uphold.
Josh: You're reputation isn't as good with the ladies as you think it is.
Drake: Oh, yeah? Then why am I still getting dates?
Josh: It's not the girls who haven't dated you yet that are talking about you. It's the ones you've dated already.
Drake: What's wrong with them?
Josh: Well, it's been said that you don't really care about them. You use them for whatever you want, and then you dump them when you don't need "their services" anymore.
Drake: Come on! Why would you believe anything like that. You know me, don't you?
Josh: Yeah, I do. That's why I believe the rumors.
Drake: Rumors?
Josh: Yeah, rumors! Rumors that you're only after one thing, and you'll do anything to get it. You're not sincere, you don't care.
Drake: Well, I do care… I care a lot. I'm just playing the field till I find the girl of my dreams.
Josh: Right. So you're playing the field. What, to find the girl who "fits" you best?
Drake: I'm not like that!
Josh: Then why are you so hung up about Megan? Come on! You're obviously feeling guilty about your own behavior. If you didn't honestly feel that way, you'd be cheering the boys on!
Drake: Ugh. There's no arguing with you, is there… I'm going to bed. I'm not changing my mind about Megan. If you want to leave it alone, then fine. But I'm not gonna let her get taken advantage of. Got it?
Drake climbs up to his bed and reaches for his iPod. He needed to listen to Zero Gravity to get himself back to normal. But he couldn't get there. He kept thinking about what Josh said. What the girls at school were saying about him. Were they right? Was I really just out for one thing? Maybe I'm encouraging the younger boys. Wow, I'm in trouble.
