The Nerdiest Bad Boy [UNDERGOING EDITING]

ᏟᎻᎪᏢᎢᎬᎡ ᏚᎬᏙᎬN

"And then I told her there's no way you're getting into Harvard with those grades!" Linda exclaimed.

We all burst into laughter.

"You are quite the comedian, Linda," I told her.

"Nicholas, you are such a sweetheart, dear," Linda said to me.

"If only you were thirty years older," another woman, Stacy, added.

"I would trade Robbie for you any day," Millicent piped in.

"You would trade Robbie for anyone, Millicent," said Cheryl.

"I would not," Millicent claimed defensively.

"We all know that is true, Millicent," I told her, causing all of us to laugh once again.

The ringing of my cellphone gained my attention and I whipped it out to see who was calling me. "Excuse me ladies, but I have to take this one."

"Don't take too long," Millicent called after me.

"What do you want?" was my reply when I answered my phone.

"Thanks for the nice greeting, honey," Keaton said sarcastically.

"I'm busy right now," I informed him.

"The fight starts soon," Keaton told me. To prove his point, I heard yelling in the background. "You are fighting today, right?"

I sighed. "I don't know, man. I'm kind of busy right now."

"Busy doing what?" Keaton asked in an annoyed tone. "Wait, is that classical music? Where the hell are you?"

"I'm at a party, Keaton."

"Whose party?"

"Someone's."

"Who's this someone, Nicky Bear?"

"Don't call me that."

"Seriously, whose party?"

"Just some girl," I mumbled.

"Do I know her?"

"Look Keaton, I really have to-"

"No way, Nicky! You gotta tell me who this is! It's a girl, right?"

"Hey, Nick!" Gavin called, waving at me.

"Shit," I cursed. "I have to go, Keaton."

"Wait, but-"

"Bye!" I quickly hung up just as Gavin reached me.

"Who was that?" Gavin asked.

"My sister," I lied.

That immediately caught Gavin's interest. "How old is she?" he wondered aloud.

"No way, buddy. She's too old for you."

"Darn," he muttered.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" I asked him.

Gavin shook his head. "Nah. I'm not interested in relationships."

I couldn't help but chuckle. "Join the club, pal."

Gavin looked confused. "So you're not dating my sister?"

I shook my head sideways. "Not by a long shot."

"Good. She's a huge female dog."

I looked at him amusedly. "A female dog?"

"My dad doesn't let me swear," he explained.

"How old are you, five?" I teased.

"I'm eleven," he corrected. "Which means I'm only five years younger than you."