"Do you spend your life in the mall?" Kevin asked AJ, as they strolled to the food court.
"Are you in a bad mood?" AJ asked. "Haven't seen Vanessa in a couple hours?"
"Yeah," Kevin said. "So?"
"I'm glad I'm not like you," AJ said. "I'd end up making myself sick."
"Yo! Bone! Train!" Nick yelled.
They walked towards Nick. AJ hissed, "Can we not draw attention to ourselves?"
Nick blushed, "Sorry."
"So how's it goin'?" Kevin asked.
"Pretty good," Nick said. "Brian, Howie, and a few other people are in the arcade," he continued, wiggling his eyebrows at Kevin.
Kevin laughed. "That was wack. If V isn't in that arcade, I'm gonna kill you."
"I'll start running now," Nick said.
They walked to the arcade and Brian waved them over. AJ saw Howie next to Brian. Vanessa and Deanna were there, and somebody else was in a green baseball cap. The girl turned and smiled at him.
"Hey AJ," Grayson said.
"Grace," he whispered. "I've gotta go."
"Hold up man," Brian said. He grabbed AJ's arm. "She never cheated on you."
"What?" AJ asked.
"The guy you saw me with," Grayson said, "Was an old friend I ran into."
"Really?" AJ asked.
"Yeah," Grayson said. "I told him about you. I was actually buying this for you." She took the hat off and handed it to him.
He took it and held it in his hands. "Jesus, I was such a jerk."
"I guess it's understandable," Grayson said. They walked away from everyone. AJ put on the cap and turned to her.
"How do I look?" he asked.
She took his hand and said, "Adorable."
"I'm sorry," AJ said.
"So am I," Grayson answered. They kissed and heard applause. They turned to see the whole gand watching thier reconciliation.
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