BBF4E (Chapter 1)

"You have so much tuna on your face right now," mentioned Skye, pointing at Andrea's messy face.

"I'm saving this for later," said Andrea in a muffled tone, pointing at her own face, her mouth full of sandwich.

Skye chuckled.

"We're gonna have to stop coming to The Tea Room if you're gonna keep buying these tuna salad sandwiches," said Madeline with a straight face.

"Don't be a hater," said Andrea, still muffled.

Skye's chuckles turned into a laugh.

Madeline picked up her small, triangle-shaped sandwich. "So how was your double date with Lizzie yesterday?" she asked Debra.

"It was swell," answered Debra, "although Kyle didn't show."

"He didn't?"

Debra shook her head. "Nope. He told me that he wasn't comfortable going on a double date so he decided not to come. It was just me, Lizzie and DeMarcus."

"Yeah, it was a triple threat dinner," said Lizzie, nodding.

"Wow," Madeline said, raising her eyebrows. "Are you mad at Kyle?"

"I know Kyle too well to be mad at him," Debra responded. "But when I do see him, I'm gonna give him a flick on his wrist."

"Yeah, that'll do it," said Madeline sarcastically.

"Look at the flick at the wrist," sang Andrea clearly.

"It was probably good that Kyle didn't come," said Lizzie. "DeMarcus said he didn't know what he would've done if Kyle was there. I said he could talk to him about boy stuff but DeMarcus was like, 'Nah!'. He was glad Kyle didn't show."

"What are these guys' problems?" asked Skye. "Do they have beef with each other?"

"No, it's a clique thing," clarified Madeline. "Our boyfriends were in different cliques in high school."

"Well, we're not in high school anymore so what's the big frickin' deal?"

"Those guys were in different groups for so long that they got used to the idea of only being friends with their friends."

"But we're not clique-y," said Debra. "Look at us. We shouldn't even hang out together."

"We're rebels to society!" said Skye, throwing her fist in the air.

Debra laughed.

"Calm down, Hitler," Madeline demanded. "Look, we never see our boyfriends together. Maybe in the same room but never really interacting. For example, I've never seen Randall talk to Calvin."

"Randall doesn't like anybody," said Andrea with her mouth full again.

"But he likes you so that's a start. Why can't he like anyone else?"

"Jeffrey is sorta shy," said Skye. "He hardly interacts with anyone who doesn't skateboard."

"See? That's the problem. We need to bring them out of their comfort zone."

"We need to diversify our boyfriends," said Lizzie, putting all of her fingertips together.

"Yeah... I guess. They should all hang out together. But not with us, by themselves."

"What if they kill each other?"

"Well, it was nice knowing them."

"That's a nice plan," Debra commented. "But how are we gonna get them together if they won't hang out with each other?"

"We lie," Madeline said in a sinister voice.

"Ah, something you're good at," said Skye, nodding.

"I am not a liar."

"Yes, you are," said Andrea, still muffled. "You lie all the time."

"I can't even handle you with your mouth full."