After the bell rang after the last class of the day, Christina quickly got to her locker and put her books away and headed for home.

She didn't want to see Justin. She was still so upset of what she had seen at lunch. She didn't think she could ever face him again and she knew Missy would put it in her face that she had made out with Justin, and in front of most of the school.

When Christina got to her front porch and unlocked the door, someone tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around and saw Missy standing there with her book bag over her shoulder, acting all innocent.

“What do you want?” Christina demanded. Who cares if she wasn’t talking nice. She didn’t have to anymore. She wasn’t going to pretend to be civil to Missy.

“Oh, somebody not have a good day?” Missy said trying to act sympathetic which Christina wasn't buying.

“Oh cut the crap! Listen I saw you and Justin at lunch and as far as I'm concerned you two deserve each other. I don't know what I ever saw in him anyways, you can have him.” Christina tried to walk inside, but Missy kept talking to her.

“How does it feel, huh? Now you know how it feels to find out your partner cheated on you,” Missy said tears forming in her eyes. Tears Christina knew were fake. If she was looking for sympathy, she had come to the wrong place.

 “ Oh, please, I know you cheated on Rob many times so don't expect me to feel sorry for you. Rob knew it too, that's why he cheated on you. Everyday you flirted with at least ten guys and he got sick of it and especially of you.” Christina managed to step inside of her house, but Missy just followed her. “Do you mind? I do have friends coming over.”

“Whose coming over, the Smurfs?”

Christina knew Missy tried her best to make her mad and today it was working, but right now she couldn't care less about Missy or Justin.

Before she could answer, Joey and Lance came through the gate to Christina's yard still carrying their school stuff. They stopped walking when they saw what looked like a heated conversation between the two girls.

“We'll just come back another time,” Joey said. He and Lance went back over to gate and unlocked it.

“Don't be silly guys, come on in. Missy was just leaving, weren't you?” Christina looked away from Missy long enough to glance in Joey’s direction.

“Yes, I was and when I see Justin I'll tell him you say hi,” Missy said. She couldn’t believe Christina was hanging out with the people in front of her. She walked off laughing about the whole situation.

Joey and Lance both saw the angry look on Christina's face as they watched Missy leave.

Lance followed behind Christina and Joey into her living room. “What happened?”

“She's just being Missy, causing problems wherever she can.” She just wanted to forget about it. “You guys want to come over this weekend and rent movies or something?”

“Sure. I have band practice Friday afternoon but I'm free Friday night,” Lance said.

“Same with me. Me and Lance have band together,” Joey said.

“Lance, I know you sing. Joey what do you do?” Christina asked looking over at Joey who had found a tray of  peanuts on the table and was helping himself to a few.

“Oh, I sing too. Me and Lance both sing the lowest in the choir,” Joey said biting a nut. “We suck that bad.” He was only kidding. Actually, he and Lance were one of the best in the choir. They often had all of the leads. “You don't mind do you about me eating your peanuts?”

“No, go right ahead. No one eats them anyways.” Christina watched him eat a few peanuts, then looked up at Lance. “Do your other friends want to come too?”

“Would it be alright if Lila came too? Cause we usually spend the weekend together,” Lance said taking his bag off and setting it on the floor.

“The more the merrier. She seems really nice and friendly. You two make such a cute couple,” Christina said then laughed at Joey when she saw him get a peanut stuck up his nose and was trying to get it out.

“Joey, you can be such an idiot sometimes.” Lance sighed, realizing what Joey had done. “Excuse him, he's very odd.”

“Hey!” Joey exclaimed as he finally managed to get the peanut out.

“Actually Joey, I find that kind of unique. And it's kinda cute,” Christina said trying to hold in her laughter.

Joey looked up, surprised. “Really?” he said, holding out the bowl. “You want one?”

“Why not?” Christina grabbed a few and popped them in her mouth.

That afternoon, Lance and Joey spent a few hours at her house talking and playing games. But on their way out the gate, Lance bumped into a blonde with curls.

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