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*Thayer's POV*

I texted Micah back but he didn't answer. He said he was at home, but I'm not sure I believe him. He left school in a hurry today...

My phone rang. A text from Nick.

Nick: Micah won't answer but do you wanna grab some food?

I called down to my mom if she was making supper, then I remembered she had a meeting after work today. And if my dad made supper I think pigs would fly. I grab my wallet and head for the door. I almost forgot to text Nick back.

Me: sure, grabbing my keys right now

Nick: pink me up

Nick: I meant pick me up...damn spell check

Me: ah ha sure and you thought I was gay

No reply. I hope he knew I didn't mean it. Jeez people have been so uptight the last couple of days. I neared Nick's house. I shouldn't be texting while driving but who doesn't do it at least once?

Me: here

Nick came outside and got in my car. Front seat. I started to pull out of his driveway when Gabby came flying out the front door. I guess the whole gang is coming.

"We gotta pick up Josh?" I asked as Gabby climbed in the back.

"That would be nice of you." She said, panting a little. To Josh's house I drive. Driving in complete silence was annoying me so I turned the radio on. I loved my 80's station. I felt Nick's eyes on my every move.

"What!?" I yelled. I couldn't take it anymore. He was just...staring.

"Just weird being with you when Micah isn't." He said and looked away. What a creep.

"Can't I hang out with my other friend with out my Micah?" I asked laughing at their stereotyping.

"Your Micah?" Gabby pointed out. Nick raised an eyebrow at me.

"I mixed up the words 'my best friend' and 'Micah' ok. okay" Damn me and my brain. No wonder why they think I can't do anything without Micah. I just called him 'mine'.

I pulled up in Josh's driveway. He came right out and slid in the back seat next to Gabby. They are cute together. It took long enough.

"How long has it been?" I looked in the mirror to see them back there all cuddly.

"About a week." Josh answered. All proud like.

"Bout a week and your already- no I should stop." I focused back on the road. No body bothered to tell me where to go so I made my way to McDonalds. Sounded good at the time.

Sitting down at the table, I almost dropped my fries. That would have been agonizing pain.

"Hey isn't that Piper's car?" Gabby pointed out the window at a silver Grand Am leaving the parking lot.

"She must have wanted McDonalds too." Josh answered. Nick asked me a question right as I took a bite of my burger.

"Who do you like, Thayer?" What is this second grade?

"no one" I said as soon as I was done swallowing.

"I beg to differ," Josh cuts in.

"Start begging." I reply.

"I wanna dare you." Nick told me. Wow these people. At least when Micah is here, when they are getting weird I can talk to him and shut them out.

"Okay...whats the dare?" I widened my eyes to show that I was interested. It was probably to ask for some outrageous thing at the cash register.

"Pick anyone you want in the world, any one you want and describe them for at least two minutes." Nick challenged me. What kind of dare is that? Sounded like easy money.

"If you succeed, you get an ice scream, paid by me. If you can't well, then I get a ice cream paid by you." Josh nodded at Nick, like he was seeing if those rules were good enough. These people are like offering me gold. How could one not except such an easy offer?

"Get a timer ready," I accepted. Gabby taped a few times on her phone screen and started to count down to from three.

"Three..." WAIT I DON'T KNOW WHO I WANT.

"Two..." GABBY STOP COUNTING.

"One!" Gabby pushes a button and my inner conscious takes over. Micah.

"Wavy blonde hair, cut just right to stay out of his eyes. Eyes so blue, sometimes you just want to swim in them. Active and healthy but not into much sports. Likes to play GTA on his play station instead of doing homework. Needs to learn that he is not very good at guitar. Amazing at writing short stories and beating me in monopoly. His smile is perfect the way it shows only is top teeth. Dimples make it even better. And...and...and how long has it been? Two minutes yet?" I finished with a sigh. This was actually hard. Nick, Josh, and Gabby starts at me in awe.

"Um three minutes..." Gabby trailed off.

"Why didn't you stop me?" I now felt stupid. But hey free ice cream. I looked at Josh and he got up, heading to the front.

"You could have picked any one in te freakin world...why did you pick Micah?" Nick ask me. Them is face changed from shocked to almost jump up and down happy. He turned to Gabby.

"I told you! Told you! Told you!" He patted her shoulder. Josh came back with my well deserved ice cream. I took it, still keeping my eye in Nick. He was so excited he might give me a heart attack.

"Told you what?" I directed that towards Gabby.

"Thayer we love you and we are your best friends and nothing will change that but-" Gabby started.

"But you are in love with Micah and Micah is in love with you." Josh finished for her. For some reason I wasn't even mad.

"And what makes you think you know?" I simply asked.

"Well I was for sure since you two met and you totally started ditching us for him...then Josh here jumped on ship with me when..."

"When we all had that massive sleep over for my birthday and you and Micah were cool with sharing a bed." Josh helped Nick finish.

"What was the matter with that!?" That wasn't very much to go off.

"Dude we were in the 'people have cooties' stage and you were cool with sleeping with another boy?" Josh laughed. They really did not mind it did they?

"And how do you know he loooooooooooooves me?"

"Oh just give it up, you know he does!" Gabby shouted. I blushed. Suddenly my emotions caught up with me. My cheeks flushed red and my hands were getting sweaty again.

"So?" Gabby nudged me.

"So what?" I said.

"Are you going to confess?" Nick asked.

"Well I'm done eating and it's getting late why don't we just go?" I offered, trying to change the subject.

"Not until you admit you have liked him more than a friend this whole time." Josh said, winking at me. What if I did, but just now realized it?

"Fine. I just need to think it over, don't go flapping your mouths." I warned.

"We wouldn't do that." Nick said. He meant it. His face told me.

I drove everyone home, dropped them off. When I got home I thought about what had just happened. Did Nick want to hangout just to get that out of me? They really knew the whole time and still were my friends? I really liked Micah? Did Micah like me?

I came out of my room in search of my mom. She was sitting at the kitchen table, punching in numbers on a calculator. She must have had to take work home with her. I sat down across from her.

"Why hello," She said, looking up from her papers. "can I help you with anything?"

"I can't just sit with my mother?" I asked laughing a little.

"Well of course, but at quarter to nine at night, in the kitchen while I'm doing work is a little strange. And to add that your kind of being silent and starring at me." She chuckled and went back to he work.

"What do you think of Micah?" I jump right in. I needed to know what my mom thought. Moms know everything right?

"What do you mean sweetie?" She answered, not fully understanding me. Just get on with it Thayer. My mom will still love me. Just tell her. Just tell her. Ask her. Find out what she thinks. Tell her...

"Do you think Micah likes me?" I blurt out. My mom looks up from her papers. A concerned look on her face.

"If he didn't like you he wouldn't be your best friend, Thayer." She answered me, then again going back to her work.

"That's not what I mean..." I mumble. I'm getting no where with this. I need answers from someone. I can't figure my thoughts out myself.

"Do you remember, back when Micah came over for the first time, you two were set in stone on sleeping out in the back yard under the stars when it was suppose to rain?" She surprised me, breaking my thoughts. I do remember, we persisted and my parents gave up. We set up all our things and were only outside for about fifteen minutes before it started to rain. It poured so fast we didn't have enough time grab all the blankets. My mom hurried us in so we wouldn't catch a cold.

"What about it?" I asked, curious as to why she was bringing it up now.

"Then when you both came in, changed clothes, and you wanted to sleep in the living room and watch Say Yes To The Dress!" She laughed now, making me blush. So what? it was a good movie!

"That's when I realized that...you and Micah...weren't just friends." My head exploded. My mom knew too? What the heck! Why didn't no body tell me!

"And your...your okay with that?" I asked, shyly.

"Of course sweetie! I wil love you no matter who you like." She smiled at me. Maybe I did like Thayer...

I thanked my mom for her help and went back to my room. I sat on my bead and sighed. This night was going to be a long one. All I wanted to do was talk things over with Micah. All this crap about me liking him and him liking me was stupid. We were friends, nothing else. Just real good friends.

I close my eyes and slip into an unexpected, but reoccurring dream.

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