Xander Harris rolled his right shoulder to ease the ache as he buttoned the snap on his jeans. He couldn't wait until his PE requirement was finished.

"So Harris, got any hot plans tonight?" Randy sniggered from the locker across from his.

Xander sighed. Here we go again.

"No, of course you wouldn't, seeing as Cordelia dumped you."

Xander rolled his eyes as he reached for his T-shirt and explained in a patient tone "Cordelia didn't dump me, we broke up. It was completely mutual."

As Xander pulled his T-shirt over his head, Randy swaggered across and leaned on the locker next to his. Randy continued "You should try hanging with some real men instead of chicks for a while, you might pick something up."

Xander thought for a wild second about informing Randy about just why Buffy and Willow-even Cordelia-qualified as 'real men' in a way Randy never could. Then he dismissed the idea of telling Randy about the Slayer and Slayerettes' extracurricular activities as a pleasant fantasy, and told Randy "I pick up quite a lot of 'something' hanging with women."

Randy laughed and said "Like what?"

Xander thought swiftly. Would what he was about to say qualify as showing off? Yes, it did, but he'd had all he could take of these 'chick buddy' cracks.

"Like why you won't get anywhere on your date with Sharona Morrison tonight."

"You're dreaming, man. There isn't a chick alive I can't talk into letting me get somewhere."

"Not Sharona. Not tonight."

Randy laughed again "Yeah right."

As Randy started to walk away, Xander called after him "Willing to put your money where your mouth is?"

Randy turned around as Xander pulled on his denim shirt over his T-shirt.

"What did you say?"

Xander reached into his locker and brought out his wallet. He opened it and pulled out a ten-dollar note. He then turned to Randy and said "Ten bucks says that you won't be able to get anywhere tonight with Sharona for a completely natural and logical reason, that you can't talk your way around."

Randy shook his head, grinning. "You've got yourself a bet, sucker."

Xander grinned back and told him "You can pay me back in the lunchroom tomorrow."

The next day, Xander sat down beside Willow at their regular table, and asked her and Buffy "Are we going to the Bronze tonight?"

"I can't afford any drinks-I'm broke" Willow told him.

"Don't worry, I'll buy you a couple" Xander said. "You too, Buffy."

"Where did this generosity come from?" Buffy asked.

"I just happen to have come into some extra cash" and as Xander looked up, he grinned and told them "and here it comes."

Buffy turned to see Randy Norton standing beside her. He held out his hand, a ten-dollar note in it. He handed it to Xander, but just before the money touched his palm Randy's hand stopped and he asked, "I gotta ask, man. How did you know?"

Xander took the money from Randy and told him "Like I said, you hang with women and you pick up things."

Randy shook his head and walked away as Xander put the money into his pocket. He looked up to find Willow and Buffy staring at him. "What? You think I've had girls for my two best buds almost two years and not learned anything?"

"Like what?" Willow asked.

Xander opened his milk and smiled as he replied. "Like how to spot a girl about to be hit with raging PMS at ten paces."

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