Before any of that, a plan is formed.

You pause for a few minutes after Rebecca leaves, thinking about the sleepover she has planned tonight. You have mixed feelings about tonight. Sure you will get to spend time with Candy and hopefully mend your friendship with her. Plus all your girlfriends will also be there, so that is always great for you. But, there is a very high chance that Candy still doesn't want anything to do with you, and by having all your girlfriends there, she might be pissed off enough to storm out. You really hope that doesn't happen.

You start walking towards one of the school exits to head your car. As you approach the nearest one, you spot two familiar faces in front of it. Sasha, the principal, and Chris, your best friend. Two of your girlfriends. Sasha has her back to you and talking to Chris about something. Chris notices you approaching but doesn't say anything. Probably already guessing your intentions.

As soon as you get behind the unsuspecting principal, you reach down and grab her ass through her pencil skirt. Sasha yelps and gasps at the sudden action. She looks like she is about to panic and/or confront her grabber, but you quickly wrap one of your arms around her waist and pull her close to plant a kiss on the top of her head. This makes her realize that it was you, and she calms down and relaxes in your arms.

"Sam, what on earth do you think you're doing? We, you know, are at school. I can't, umm, be seen, um, doing things with a student," Sasha tries to scold, but her tone betrayed her.

" Don't worry. The final bell rang. Nearly everyone has left or is leaving," You respond as you let her go, allowing her to turn around to face you.

"Besides, it's not exactly a secret that you're dating Sam. Nearly every girl in senior year and some of the staff is dating Sam and has seen you naked. You have a nice butt," Chris chimes in, causing the shorter and older woman to blush.

"Anyway, did you two know that Rebecca is planning a sleepover tonight?" You ask.

"Oh yeah, I just got a text from her about two minutes ago," Chris answers. " We were literally just talking about it. Sounds fun, though I'm not sure why it's happening all of a sudden.

" Rebecca is hoping this way I will be able to rekindle my friendship with Candy. I hope so too. I don't get what her problem is with me," You admit. Candy's behavior towards you is confusing. Judging Chris's body language, she is also confused. Sasha, however, looks at you as though disappointed in you.

"Come on, Sam. You're a bright student and have plenty of experience with girls. How can not figure it out? It's obvious that Candy is jealous that she isn't one of your girlfriends," Sasha chides you.

"Wait? What?" You sputter out. " That makes no sense. She has never shown any attraction to me before. And if she wants to date me, why doesn't she just ask?"

"Because she probably feels guilty about how she treated you in the past and is staying away because of it. She used to be your best friend, and now because of her, you two are on bad terms," Sasha explains as though she is giving a lecture. "The combination of guilt and jealousy makes people act out in strange ways. Surely, you have seen plenty of instances of this.

Sasha does have a point. You have seen a few instances of guilt with your girlfriends. Karishma, Colleen, and a few others have expressed guilt about how they treated you before, leading them to act out in different ways. Even after you have long forgiven them and decided to date them, they jump at any opportunity to 'make it up to you. As for jealousy, you have definitely seen plenty of them from your girlfriends, when you didn't date them yet. From Ava brawling with Madison to Crystal tricking Tammy and Juliet into embarrassing situations to Nebula and Alena using their 'tactics' against each other, all to get your attention. Heck, you remember one time talking to an obviously flustered Ms. Lola, when Mrs. Cassidy sneak up on her, stripped her naked, and spanked her to the point where Ms. Lola was crying and her ass was red. Thankfully all the girls have made up and are on good terms since they all started dating you. All of these previous instances mean that Sasha is probably right about Candy.

"How do you know? You seem confident in this?" Chris asks curiously.

"I'm the principal. I have seen how students act and how they think. Trust me, I know," Sasha replies before looking at her wristwatch. " I've got to go. I have plenty of things to do and sign off on. Hopefully, I'll be done and see you tonight. Bye."

Sasha stands on her tippy toes to give a peck on the lips before turning and walking out of the school exit. As she leaves, you stare at her wonderful figure. Once she is out of sight, you turn towards Chris and notice she seems to be thinking about something. She looks cute when she does that.

"What are you thinking?" You probe.

"I'm thinking that Sasha might be right and that We need to do something about that. We need to make her even more jealous." Chris replies.

"What? How does that work? Making her even more jealous will make it even worse," You say, a bit stunned by Chris's proposal.

" Not necessarily. If we make Candy even more jealous and more guilty, she might be driven to the point where she can no longer contain her feelings. She'll explode and confess to you how she really feels. Problem solve," Chris explains.

"Except, there is a possibility, this will completely backfire, and she will hate me even more," You point out.

"True, but hey, no plan is perfect," Chris shrugs. " It still might be worth it. Besides with Rebecca and the others, there's no way this sleepover is ever going to be normal."

You quickly think about it for a few seconds. The plan is risky and could destroy any chance you have at mending your relationship with Candy. Despite that risk, you think it might be worth it. You miss your childhood best friend and really want her back. You still remember realizing you had a crush on her the day she started ghosting you. If this plan has a chance to help you two get back on good terms and maybe even better, then you have to take it.

"Fine. Let's do it," You say with some confidence." How do we do this?"

"We'll figure that out later. Just pick me, Amy, and Alexandra up, so we can all head to Rebecca's together," Chris answers.

"Sure"

"Good" Chris replies before her face puts on a more serious expression. Before you could ask what's wrong, she says in a stern voice. " Just to be clear, I don't care if she used to be your childhood best friend. She is not now or ever will be your best friend. I am, and she is not going to replace me."

Despite the angry and protective look Chris has on, You can see some concern and fear in her. So you get close and pull her in. You kiss passionately, while tightly embracing her. She reciprocates and starts moaning.

After a few seconds, you pull away, look Chris straight in the eyes, and state in your most firm yet gentle voice, " No one is ever going to replace you. Even if Candy rekindles our friendship, she will only be a really close friend. You will always be my best friend."

" God, I love you," Chris replies with tears in her eyes. She brushes them away and smiles brightly, saying " See you tonight."

Chris then skips away, leaving you smiling as you head to your car.