Iadmit I am feeling more comfortable around him and he appears to befeeling more comfortable around me. He is also a big sports fan and weare even fa...s of some of the same teams. I know I'm not interested inbeing anyone's girlfriend, but I wouldn't mind having Ryan around as afriend. After all, there is only so much girl talk I can take.Throughout dinner, we continue talking about movies, sports, and TVshows. At one point, Tom and Courtney excuse themselves to go to thebar. They say it is. Then there was a swagger of sound as Vince walked in and took a chair at a table already occupied by several tough characters. My enhanced hearing allowed me to eavesdrop on their conversation. I tuned out the rest of the noise and listened in to what that rat fuck had to say to his friends."How did you do today, Or Chai, black boy?" asked one of the four who were seated. He looked like he was in charge. Or Chai is black boy in the Hokkien dialect. The slur was a reference to his dark. I turned to fine a smiling young Coed. I recognized her. “Oh, so sorry,” she said as she glanced down at my name tag. “I…I thought you were someone else…sorry,” she stammered. She was embarrassed.“Veronica?” I asked tentatively.“Yes…yes,” she replied, surprised. “I go by Ronnie…are you…you are…”“Yes,” I lowered my voice and said conspiratorially, “I am “Katie”, I added using my fingers for air quotes. “It’s time for my lunch break. Let me buy you lunch, and I can explain.” I looked at her. He grabbed and held my hand as we walked over to the swings. ‘Layna, I have noticed a sudden,’he paused as if to find the right words, ‘change in you.’ I lowered my head and felt his eyes studying my body language. He stopped and lifted my head. ‘Layna, I am your best friend. You can tell me anything.’ ‘This is really hard for me. Let’s go sit in the grass.’ We walked a few more feet and plopped down on the ground. I let out a deep sigh. ‘Jason, I am not a virgin anymore and-‘ ‘Layna, if you.