Sie war immerhin schon neunzehn Jahre alt und konnte das Gelaber nicht mehr hören. Mit wem sie ausging und ob sie diesen „Jungen“ auch wirklich g...t genug kannte und wann sie denn zurück käme. Die Mutter lebte seid ihrer Scheidung von Mias Vater Männerlos. Sie konnte nicht verstehen das Mia sich mit solchen „Strolchen“ verabredete. Mit Sicherheit wäre die Mutter an die Decke gesprungen, hätte sie gewußt das ihr „Miachen“ schon mit vierzehn ihre Unschuld an irgendeinen Deppen aus der Dorfschule. G.!?! He just stopped hating me!" "He doesn't have to know." "Are you, like, sure? You know what a big mouth I have." "You, like, have," Dobie said, trying to figure this out. "If Dad finds out, you won't be the only one losing a place to stay." "We could always stay at Maynard's" "The garage!?!" "We could land on some pads I know." "And be a beatnik?" Suddenly, Dobie's head went right, and then back, "I think I just figured out why I've never had a girl!"= = = "Back so soon?" Dobie's mom. From what I've heard, you've been doing a good job, but you've got to get over this shy retiring persona of yours. You need to address things directly." Ha, you should have seen him before," Cate observed. "He's making great strides, but personally, the rest of us think of it as our friend Anh does. Alex always seems to come to the right decision for all the wrong reasons. That's why we feel he's guided in his decisions. He seems to have a knack for judging people and making decisions. Now,. "I told you what would happen when he came back, but don't feel bad about it. I have a girlfriend I can fix you up with and she'd be just right for you."I ignored her and walked away. The party wasn't going real well for me on other fronts either. Because of the Dan/Nan thing no one seemed to be comfortable with me around. This was not good because for me parties are more about talking and socializing than drinking and dancing. Not wanting to force myself on people I ended up doing a lot of.