Chapter 4

"Oh, no..." Roxanne said as the six of them drove to Roxanne's place

to pick up her swimsuit.

"What's got your aura in a worried blue-green?" Beret Girl asked her.

Max suddenly realized what was wrong. "Oh man, I am so DEAD!"

"Like, what's the big deali-o guys?" Asked Bobby.

Max and Roxanne had a look of pure fear on their faces.

Roxanne choked out, "My daddy didn't know I was going to be out all

night last night..."

Max jumped in as well, "Last time that guy looked at me he wanted to kill me!"

"Y-yep..."

Max and Roxanne were geeking out, so they explained to their friends

that since Max had started dating Roxanne in 10th grade, her dad was

constantly trying to break them up. "If that guy finds out we're back

together AFTER college... He'll shove his huge fist down my throat and

turn me inside out!"

"Sounds like this guy gives off serious bad vibes, looks like we need

a plan people." The Beret girl said, her voice as silky as always.

"Yeah, Beret girl's right dudes, how are we like, gonna get into

Roxy's house without like, letting her dad know Max still exists?"

Max covered his face. "If I run into that guy again I WON'T exist anymore!"

Stacy scrunched up her nose, as she always had when she was thinking.

"Hmm, easy, we drop Roxanne off at her door, we drive off for a

moment, and Roxanne comes back out, then we pick her up, easy."

Stacy said.

"That won't work... Her dad's got my scent, he could smell me a mile

away!" Max said, shooting that plan down.

"That, and he'd ask questions... A LOT of questions... And in case

nobody's noticed, I am a really BAD liar." Roxanne said.

"Ask questions? All I've ever heard your dad say was 'grrr'! You sure

he can speak English?"

Max inquired of Roxanne, who said in return, "You are SO lucky I like you Max!"

"Hmm, looks like we need to settle this less like adults and try to be

kids for a time, let's find our inner child, our young ingenuity and

lack of logic should take over." Beret Girl explained.

They all looked at her, "As crazy as that sounds... It may just work."

Said Max. "So like, all we gotta do is think like we did

when we were kids?"

Suddenly Max had an all-too-familiar look on his face. "Oh man, Max IS

thinking like he was a kid again! Here comes the scheme!" PJ said,

covering his face. Max smirked, "Alright guys, here's the plan,

first..."

The plan was in action, in the front door, Bobby and Stacy were

dressed up like salespeople. They were the distraction while PJ and

Beret Girl snuck around back, Roxanne and Max kept away from the

scene. "He knows who I am, and if Roxanne's there he'll ask

questions." Was Max's reasoning. Max had a two-way radio so he and

Roxanne could guide PJ and Beret Girl through the house to Roxanne's

room.

"Okay man, Bobby and Stacy have Roxanne's dad hooked, what now?"

"Okay, Peej, Roxanne'll guide ya through the rest, easy as pie!"

"You ARE thinking like an 11-year old goof!"

"A-Hyuk-huhuhuhuHU! Woops... Okay, here's Roxanne."

"Okay PJ. There should be a key in the ficus plant by the back door,

it'll open the back door and get you in."

"Okay... Got it." PJ did as he was told and made it inside.

"Before you get to the stairs, you need to find the key to my room, my

daddy's hidden it."

"Well, where would it be?"

"How should I know? I haven't been home in three years PJ!"

"Just... Peachy..." PJ grumbled as he sorted through the drawers in

Roxanne's kitchen. It was a large kitchen, filled with cupboards,

drawers, and rows and rows of steak knoves "I can't find anything

Roxanne!"

"Hold the phone jack, I got the key right here." Beret Girl held a

hairpin in front of PJ.

The two went upstairs and picked the lock to Roxanne's room. "Alright,

PJ, let Beret Girl

in my closet-"

"Why her? Why not me?"

"Think for a minute PJ."

"Oh, right.."

Beret Girl found the drawer and pulled out the radio.

"Hey, do you want the small, red two-piece, or the teal one-piece?"

she asked as PJ stood guard at the door.

"The two piece!"

Said Max through the radio. Roxanne hit him in the shoulder.

"The one-piece!" Said Roxanne, smirking at Max as he laughingly rubbed

his shoulder.

Beret Girl had already selected the one-piece as soon as Max had spoken.

She smiled as she tucked the suit away in her jacket pocket.

"We don't have much time, he looks like he's gonna pound Bobby to a

pulp!" Said PJ as he snuck out the door, Beret girl close by.

They made it out the back door, crept around the front. Barely making

it past Roxanne's dad without being seen. They met up with Max and

Roxanne in the shrubs near the edge of the street.

"You got it?" Max asked.

"Right here!" Said PJ as he showed them the swimwear. "Thanks you guys!"

"Uh... Where are Bobby and Stacy?" Max Asked, they looked around and

saw Stacy running down the sidewalk toward them.

She reached them, gasping for breath, "Has he landed yet?" She asked them.

"Who's 'he'?" Asked PJ.

No sooner had he asked his question, that something landed in the

shrub behind them. It was Bobby, dazed from being launched into the

air at 60 miles per hour.

Max and PJ helped their friend up, "Man, Roxanne... Your dad is

scarier than MINE!" Said PJ as Bobby attempted to squeeze his ear like

a spray-cheese can. Roxanne just laughed, Max looked at the group and

said, "The plan worked! Oh yeah! I still got it!" He set off toward

Stacy's car. The others followed, Roxanne walked next to PJ, "What did

Max mean by... 'I've still got it'?" She asked quietly while Max

walked ahead. "Oh man, we used to get in loads of trouble from Max's

schemes when we were kids, he never did figure out that half his plans

were epic failures. I guess some things never change huh?"

Roxanne laughed as she watched her boyfriend strut to the car.