"Amber? As in Amber Von Tussle?" Tracy asked Penny on the phone. She sounded just as shocked as Penny was when Amber came in the café and kissed Seaweed.
"Yeah can you believe it?" Penny said. It was a couple of days later but Penny was still in shock over the whole Amber and Seaweed thing. "How did they get together? I thought she went to Europe or something?" Tracy asked
"Apparently she changed her mind. She and Seaweed went to college in the same town and they got together then."
"What does Velma think of that?"
"I don't think she has a clue. She left town right after Amber graduated remember? If she knew she'd definitely flip out" A part of her wanted to call Velma and blab about Amber's relationship with Seaweed and then Amber will break up with him but she wasn't that spiteful.
"I don't get it. Why do you care so much about who he dates?"
"I care about him and don't want to see him hurt. She doesn't deserve a guy like Seaweed."
"Uh huh." Tracy said like she didn't believe her.
"What does that supposed to mean?"
"I think you know. You're still in love with him." Tracy accused and Penny felt her face heat up. She had hit it right on the nail. She still loved Seaweed but now she couldn't have him it made him more desirable to her.
"Tracy I love him but I'm not in love with him anymore. I'm in love with Corny now." She declared
"If you keep telling yourself that you might actually believe it one day." Tracy said
"I am, okay? Let's not talk about it anymore. So have you heard from Link today?"
Tracy laughed and said "Nice try Penny Pingleton but you aren't changing the subject. Just admit it you are in love with Seaweed and you are leading Corny on and that's not right."
"I'm not leading him on Tracy. I'm in love with him. Plus, Seaweed is with Amber now. Even though I think he can do much better."
"It doesn't matter what you think of her. He's the one who's dating her."
"I know that. She has to be using him, though. Maybe she's still upset that her mom got fired and his mom took over her job. This is probably just some revenge plot. You know how Amber and Velma Von tussle are." Penny said even though she didn't think it was true. She saw the way Amber looked at Seaweed. She really loved him and that was what burned Penny up. Amber could never love Seaweed the way she did.
"Penny you really need to stop obsessing over this. You and Seaweed have been over for a long time and if you really loved Corny like you say you do. You'll just let it go and let him be with Amber." Tracy advised her. Penny didn't want to admit it but Tracy was right. Penny was with Corny and Seaweed was with Amber, and that was the way that it should be and maybe one day she will believe that.
She didn't want to but she went to Motormouth Maybelle's record store to see Seaweed later that day. She didn't know yet what her intentions were but she knew she couldn't avoid him forever. Time she walked in she was greeted by Lil Inez. "I haven't seen you at the studio in a while. Where have you been?" the younger girl asked her.
"I've been busy running some errands. Is Seaweed here?" She asked and Inez told her he was in the back. Penny went to the back and saw Seaweed sitting in the little office. Amber was no where to be found, which was a good thing. He looked surprised to see her. "Penny what are doing here?"
"I just wanted to talk to you."
"I thought we already talked about this."
"I know but I didn't think we were very clear before Amber walked in." She said and sat down in the chair beside him.
"I thought it was pretty clear. We're just friends and the kiss shouldn't have happened."
"That's just it Seaweed. I think it should have happened. I love you Seaweed. You coming back here made me realize that we were meant to be together." She confessed. It felt good to get it off her chest.
"No we weren't." he said dryly.
"What do you mean?" She asked
"We weren't meant to be anything more then just friends. I knew it when you started seeing Corny. You have no idea how hard it was for me when you moved in with him. You were intimate with him and you always told me you were saving yourself for marriage." He said disgusted.
"Is that what this is all about? You are mad because I made love to Corny and not you? I didn't think you had that male ego thing Seaweed!" She said suddenly furious. He didn't want to take her back because of that? Sure, it was true but she wasn't ready at the time she was with Seaweed. Plus, she was still under her mom's strict rules and watchful eye. She couldn't risk it.
"It's not just about that Penny. I asked you to go to the senior prom since we've been saying we will always go together with Link and Tracy but you turned me down."
"I didn't think Corny would like it. Things changed since we made that agreement. It's not fair you are still holding that against me. I'm sure if you were dating her back then you wouldn't have wanted to go with me." She said disdainfully. She had never been this mad at him before. They didn't fight once when they were going out and now she wanted to throttle him.
"Whatever Penny. Why don't you just admit you didn't want me back until you found out about Amber? You don't want to be with me but you don't want anyone else to have me either."
"If that's what you want to believe then fine!" she cried and stood up.
"You know it's true. Amber was right." He said
"Right? What could that girl possibly be right about?" She said upset. That plastic little spastic had brainwashed him! She could kill her!
"It doesn't matter. Just go back to your life with Corny and let me be with Amber. I was wrong we can't be friends."
"That's the best thing you said since I've been here" she said smiling and then leaving the office slamming the door behind her. It wasn't until she was out of the record store and on the bus that she started crying.