They nursed bruises after such statements. Bill, however, secretly agreed with them.He was in high school now and was growing. The only sport that let...him feel comfortable with his abilities and attitude was wrestling. He had become more and more muscle with the workout regime that the coaches and team doctor recommended. He was doing pretty well on the team. The one disappointment for him was that wrestling had no cheerleaders. His mother would not come to any of the matches either. She would. Being as unladylike as she could, she swung one leg out of the truck, pausing so her brother could see that her skirt had risen high on her legs, and then the other."Why don't you just undress out here Kim? You're giving anyone that might be looking a show." Do you want me to take off my clothes out here on the driveway Jack, I will if you ask."Jack thought for a moment and decided to call her bluff. He knew that she would never undress outside like that."Sure Kim," he chuckled, "Go ahead, and. ‘Your bike,’ she told him, cringing as she said it. ‘I hate to say it, but it’s totaled. If you want I can go out and get it, I completely forgot about it honestly, but I don’t know what you’ll do with a bike missing its back wheel.’ Caleb sighed, running his hand through his dark hair. ‘Don’t worry about it.’ Peyton waited for him to add something to that but he didn’t. She met his inquisitive gaze with a look of surprise. ‘That’s it? ‘Don’t worry about it’?’ she asked him. Caleb shrugged and. It was six months ago. At first a lot of flirting, then sexy online conversations. Then talk about our dissatisfactions in life. Then it changed. She pulled back. I suspected she decided she was not interested in me romantically, but for some reason we kept talking. We openly resolved to become friends, and that is what we did. Great friends. Friends who can talk about anything, who share everything. Friends who cannot wait for the next email or text, who smile in a goofy way when one arrives..