And, there was a lot to think about. On one hand he was angry and felt somewhat betrayed. But he wasn’t sure by whom: the women, AquaSpa Pools or Be...ny. On the other, he knew that he would be a fool to leave the job. Probably every guy in his high school would give his arm to have the job. The thing that bothered him the most was that he had been so na‹ve. What Benny had said made perfect sense. Yet, he felt like everyone was using him. However he also knew that no one was forcing him to do. For a while I had even been fooled into thinking that things might work out, that one summer wouldn't be so bad. But now I knew otherwise. How the hell was I supposed to exist with these people?I wished that I could just go home. Grandma Alice wasn't the easiest person to live with, but she was better than this. I had trouble getting to sleep that night, thinking about the trouble I would be having in the morning. Maybe I could just sleep through the summer. That wouldn't be so bad, if I could. The initial hurt from Quinn's asinine behavior was being overtaken by anger. If he was going to pout and not talk to her, then so be it.They dropped off the other couple before driving to her apartment. Walking her inside, Quinn took a deep breath. He knew that his behavior had been horrible, but he could not help it. The relationship was sacred to him.“I watched you,” he said, abruptly.Kat's stomach dropped. She looked up at him, hesitantly. Not saying anything, she waited for the other shoe. "Heather paused, then nodded. Melinda said nothing.Cassie sympathized with Jason. She could see in him what the others had not, that he really had no idea and wanted to get off the topic.Cassie had never been in any hurry to grow up, but now she wished she were not just a teenager with only those resources that adults deemed she could have.She decided to help Jason out of the awkward moment. "Jason, I think before we get any further, we really need to talk about something that's a little more.