Edwin...

Teddy was laughing his head off. "Are you kidding me? You HAVE to be joking! Do you know who Casey McDonald is?"

"Apparently she's a bit difficult..."

"Difficult?" Teddy giggled then turned to look at some kid who was sitting at the lunch table next to us. "Evan? Can I ask you a question?"

"Ok..."

"Casey McDonald, would you be interested in going out with her?"

Suddenly Evan's eyes grew wide then a loud girlish shreak flew out of his mouth then he ran, far and fast. "See?" added Teddy.

"Ok but that's just one guy-"

"Give it up Venturi. No one will go out with her!"

I looked up and saw a guy sitting at a lunch table with two other guys. They all looked pretty intimidating, like they served time at some point in their lives, but this guy stood out from the rest. He didn't have tattoo, piercings, or a weird haircut, but somehow he looked more intimidating then the others.

"Hey what about him?" I said pointing to him.

Teddy turned and looked at the guy who was staring right at us. "No, no don't even look at him."

"Why? What's wrong with him?"

Teddy looked scared. "That's Derek. He's the one guy you don't want to meet in a dark alley let me tell ya..."

"He's perfect! He seems like he could handle dating a girl like Casey."

"He sold his soul to the devil in eighth grade. He killed his father and buried the body so the cops couldn't find it and convict him. Last year, he served time for cutting a man's ear off. He's bad news."

I smiled and looked at Derek. "He's perfect for her."

"Even if that's true, how are you going to get him to go out with her?"

Damn. A dilemma, but I thought of a solution. "We can pay him!"

"Do you have any money?"

Another dilemma. "No"

Teddy thought then finally came up with something. "We need a backer, or a 'sponsor.'"

"What?"

"Someone stupid, with a lot of money." he looked around and found the solution to our problem. "There he is" and he pointed to Andrew Reese.

"Will he agree to do it?"

Teddy shrugged "All you have to do is tell him what he wants to hear." Teddy and I got up and went to talk to Andrew. "Andrew my good man!" Teddy sat down beside Andrew and acted like he and Andrew were the best of friends.

"Are you lost?" Andrew asked him.

"No, but I have a business proposition I think you might be interested in..."

Andrew folded his arm and sat back "What do you want?"

"You like Lizzie McDonald right? But she can't date you because of this rule her dad laid down saying she can't date till Casey does..."

"Get to the point already!"

Teddy subtly pointed to Derek. "So all you have to do is pay him to go out with Casey and Lizzie is all yours."

I didn't like the idea of Lizzie being "all Andrew's" but I kept my mouth shut and let Teddy work,

"Him?!" Andrew asked in disbelief. "I heard he ate a duck"

"Everything but the beak and feet." Teddy corrected.

Andrew sat back and thought about this "business offer" Teddy had given him. "It's a deal." he smiled devilishly.

"Great! Nice doing business with you Andrew" he held out his hand for Andrew to shake.

"Leave" Andrew demanded.

"Yeah ok, come on Edwin." He got up and dragged me away with him. The deal was done, and soon Casey was going to be swept off her feet by Derek.