He calls Amy

Calling Amy seemed like the most sensible course. He wanted her happy with him, it would piss his sister off if he upset her and he had promised that they would have alone dating opportunities.

So he got on his phone.

"Hey Amy."

"What's up, Matt?" She sounded a little out of breath. Had he caught her masturbating... maybe even masturbating while thinking of him?

"I was just wondering if you'd like to do something tonight."

"Us and who else?"

"Well, I was thinking just us. But if you want to invite someone else along--"

"No, just us is fine. Where are you taking me?"

"I'm not taking you anywhere. I don't have a car, remember? But there's a new movie playing at the Peninsula Center."

"Are you going to have to borrow money for the tickets?"

"I paid you back for the pizza date."

"Just checking."

"I have it covered, Amy."

"Okay. I'm riding with Karen now and have to eat with my parents so it'll have to be after seven. Text me when I should pick you up."

So much for his fantasizes about her masturbating while thinking about him. She was letting a horse do that work... and probably thinking about the horse. He thought he had a pretty good idea of why teenage girls liked horses so much.