He sits with Wendy

{if blow-off-wendy=1}Considering that he'd blown off Wendy to sit with Amy that morning, Matt had some making up to do.{endif}He walked over to Wendy and plopped into his seat. "Hey."

{if blow-off-wendy=1}I thought you were too busy to talk to me. {else}She smiled. "Hey, Matt."{endif}

{if blow-off-wendy=1}You mean on the bus? Amy needed help with trig and offered to pay for tutoring. I'm not so rich I can afford to turn down that kind of money.{endif}

"You look super-pretty today," Matt said. And she did. She'd tied her red hair back in some sort of complicated braid, she'd done something with her makeup so her freckles looked more subtle, and her green eyes glowed. Of course, the little halter top she wore showed off enough midriff for to get Matt excited. {if blow-off-wendy=1}Maybe he'd made a big mistake wasting time with kick-in-the-head Amy that morning.{endif}

"Thanks, Matt. But I think you should pay attention to Ms. Chadra. You don't want to get into trouble."

He wasn't sure. Detention with Ms. Chadra would have its definite advantages. Two of them... both big. "Thanks for the warning," he said.

"So," she said, "my mom is picking me up after school. Want a ride home or do you want to stick with the bus?"