Peggy gave me a look.
“Should I even ask?”
“No, but let’s see if I can catch you.”
I lunged for her and she squeaked and took off. She teased me all the way. Peggy got her revenge because I was dry-heaving when we got home. She just chuckled as I collapsed in my driveway, and her cute butt went down the street to get ready for school.
Five minutes after I got back to my room, my mom was in my bedroom. Oh Crud!
She went over to my trashcan and counted condom packets. She gave me a smirk.
“I don’t think your dad would survive if he tried to do it that many times.”
Okay, not what I expected.
“I have just one favor to ask of you. See this window?”
Oh shit! It was open.
“Next time, please make sure it’s closed. I think the whole neighborhood is horny after your little show last night.”
She was up and out of my bedroom before I could even respond. I stripped out of my running clothes and relaxed for just a moment and fell back to sleep.
I WOKE AS TAMI SHOOK my shoulder.
“Get up. You’re going to be late for school.”
I looked at the clock and jumped out of bed. I suddenly realized I was naked. I hesitated for a split second.
“Oh, hell, screw it!”
I just ran into the shower. A minute later, I got dressed. Tami, nosy bitch that she was, did the same thing my mom did and counted condom wrappers. I gave her an evil look and she just smiled. I grabbed my books, grabbed Tami’s hand and dragged her down the stairs.
Greg was waiting for us.
“Who was with you last night?”
I looked confused and then said with a straight face, “Tami, of course.”
They looked at each other in shock as I claimed shotgun. She climbed into the back seat and smacked me in the back of the head. I deserved it, but I was in such a good mood it didn’t matter. They both knew the truth. Apparently, Mom didn’t know the Dawson Code. She had spied a new Mustang in the driveway and figured it out. I would neither confirm nor deny their suspicions. I was confident Tami would have Tracy cornered before lunch to get the full story.
When we got to school, I hurried to my locker because we were running late. I got halfway down the hall when I heard a sexy voice.
“Oh, David.”
I was hip-bumped by Mona, and on the other side of me was Sammie. They each grabbed an arm and escorted me to my locker. When we got there, we found Kim waiting. To say the two of them walking me to my locker caught everyone’s attention was an understatement. I followed my brother’s advice: “If in doubt, shut up and wait.” They had me cornered at my locker.
“Okay, spill it: what did you do to Tracy?” Mona asked.
What were they talking about?
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
“Her mom is taking her to the doctor this morning because of something you did.”
I sprinted out of the pack and headed to the exit. I looked back and all three girls glared at me. When I hit the exit, I pulled out my cell phone and called Tracy’s number. On the second ring, her mom answered.
“Hello, David.”
At least she didn’t sound pissed.
“Mary, is Tracy okay?”
I think I aged about ten years as I waited for her response.
“Yes, David, she’s fine. When she got home this morning she told us what you did last night.”
“Okay?”
Yes, okay. Shoot me now.
“She made me take her to get on the pill this morning.”
OHHHH! I knew three little bitches who were going to get some payback.
“Let me guess: Tracy put her three friends up to scaring the crap out of me?”
I heard Mary chuckle.
“No, it was actually Tom’s idea.”
“I think I wet myself. Let him know he got me good.”
OUR LUNCH CREW HAD expanded. We now took up a couple of tables, with both Tracy’s friends and mine. Right before lunch I got a text from Tracy that said her mom let her stay home all day. She planned to catch up on her sleep. It was all I could do to keep my eyes open, and she got to take a nap. I was just a little jealous. When I arrived at the lunchroom, I saw Tami had our two crews organized and meeting each other. The three dead-to-me cheerleaders gave me a knowing looks and I just flipped them off. They all busted out laughing.
I noticed Cindy decided to eat by herself at the other end of the dining hall. I walked up behind her.
“Hey, kitten, anyone sitting here?” I asked in my best sexy voice.
“Get lost, dirtbag,” she said without looking up.
I slid into the seat. She looked up, and when she saw it was me, she smiled.
“I’m a dirtbag, am I?” I asked.
“No, I just get hit on, and it’s easier to be a bitch than to deal with it.” It then dawned on her. “You’re actually talking to me?”
“Yeah, I figured, when Greg told me you wanted to take me for a spin, I should come over and we could check our schedules to see what works.” I pulled out my tablet and pulled up the calendar app. “How does Wednesday work for you?”
“Dork!”
“What, did Greg misinform me?” I asked as I tried to keep a straight face.
“No, but he’s starting to share too much information.”
I wiggled my eyebrows.
“No, I think he’s sharing just the right information. You want me to describe everything I did to our Princess after you left the room? She taught me some things I think you’d like, and then later she held an advanced class.”
She was getting turned on. She did the girl thing where they asked you twenty questions. This was usually a mood-killer, and I think that was why they did it.
“Don’t you have a girlfriend?”
“Nope.”
That one surprised her.
“Really? I thought you and Tracy Dole were boyfriend and girlfriend.”
“Nope.”
“If I asked Tracy Dole if you were boyfriend and girlfriend, what would she say?”
“Good question. I think you’ve done this before. She’s made it clear we are quote, unquote, ‘just getting to know one another.’”
I had to hand it to her; she was a little bulldog.
“Have you two talked about this since last night?”
Shit, I think she had me there.
“Hmmm, no, we’ve not talked about anything like that since then, but I have received a text message.”
“What did the text say?”
“That she was staying home the rest of the day to sleep.”
“Were you the cause of her not having enough sleep?”
“Maybe.”
Now she had me. It was decision time. I had to say it didn’t look good for the home team.
“David, I have to admit I’d gladly take you on as a casual romp. Suzanne went into great detail about how much she enjoyed it. But what I won’t do is be the cause of breaking up any relationship, no matter how uncertain it is. So you have two choices: either you make it clear what you have with Tracy is just sex, or you get her permission.”
I knew I was playing with fire here, but this was one of the four girls I would make a firm commitment to, and to find out she was interested was such a huge turn-on. I had gotten to know Cindy and understood what she had with Greg was just casual. She never looked at Greg like she looked at me right now, so I went for broke.
“Cindy, you’re right. Tracy and I are on the verge of moving to the next level. Hell, she went this morning to be put on birth control, because of last night. Is there a chance she and I would be great together? Yes, I have a special place for her in my heart, but to be totally honest, we don’t know each other all that well. We come from two different worlds.