JACKIE O
CHARLIE'S BED
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
6:13 PM
Jackie O's POV
The three Jackie O's all sat on Charlie's bed, listening.
"Thanks, guys," Charlie said. Then she explained her dilemma.
"Wow. He doesn't know?" Allie asked.
"Nope." Charlie answered. She noticed Skye thinking hard and hoped it was good news. She was the best with boys of the three. Charlie turned her mocha-brown eyes on her hopefully.
"Hmmm… maybe we could do that gross-out thing that I tried on Sydney? I mean, maybe it didn't work on him, but Jess is another type of guy…" Skye mused.
"Uh-uh. I don't think that will work. He's still a geek at heart, no matter how much he's changed—I think I'll need something stronger." Charlie explained.
Skye went back to thinking. Charlie powered up her laptop, although she didn't know how that would help. Then she thought of something else.
"Should I tell Darwin? I mean, he has the right to know—and he hates lying—but…"
"Since he's a guy, you don't know how he'll react," Skye finished.
"Yeah," agreed Charlie. "He might get defensive, or mad. I don't know. But it won't be all that pretty."
Allie offered, "If he's as cute as you say he is, he'll have mobs of girls trailing him."
"True," Charlie conceded, "but that still doesn't change the fact that he likes me."
Before any of her friends could respond, a simultaneous chime from each of their aPods sounded, informing them that dinner was being served in ten minutes.
A few minutes later, Triple and AJ burst in and headed to the bathroom to change. Charlie, Skye, and Allie, met each others' eyes, sending a silent message: continue after dinner. Unfortunately, that was not to be arranged.