"Babe, you know how he is. It's just easier to go along with him than try to fight him."
She looks at the other guys. "Are the rest of you going along with this too?"
They all nod.
She huffs. "I can't believe you guys. Why don't you stand up to him for once?"
"Babe, why are you getting so upset?" Kade reaches for her but she backs away.
"I'm sick of Braden getting whatever he wants. We had a date tonight, Kade, and you're canceling it because of Braden? Why don't you just date HIM, because we're over." She storms off.
Kade jumps up, grabbing his tray. "Babe, wait!"
He follows after her.
Dante laughs, holding his hand out to Miles.
"They didn't officially break up," Miles says.
"She just said it's over. That's a breakup, right Rumor?"
I shrug. "Sounds like it to me."
Miles sighs and reaches in his pocket for a twenty. He hands it to Dante.
"They'll be back together by Wednesday night," Dante says.
"Thursday afternoon," Miles says.
"You're both wrong," I say. "They'll be back together tomorrow."
"You're getting in on this?" Miles asks.
"Sure. Why not?"
"Okay, you're in," Dante says. "Why tomorrow? They usually wait a couple days before getting back together."
"Yeah, but he's already going after her. He usually waits."
"She's right." Miles sighs. "Shit, I'm gonna be out another twenty."
"Why'd he go after like that?" Dante says. "He didn't even finish lunch."
"He's horny," Wyatt says. "Told me this morning he was hoping to get with her after school."
"Do I still win if that happens?" I ask.
"Yeah," Dante says. "It's whoever's closest."
I smile about the money soon coming my way. Finally, something good's going to happen. I'm so tired of things going wrong. Maybe this will be the start of more good things.
Chapter Twenty-Five
"Hey, you guys got any juice?" Miles asks.
"I stopped doing that shit," Dante says. "Haven't had any all year."
"I haven't used since the first game," Wyatt says. "Made me feel like shit so I stopped."
