Lori forgave him for standing her up Saturday night. She assumed he had still been wasted from Friday night at Craig’s. She giggled and said she had never seen him so ripped. Some part of him wanted to tell her about Kat, some part was terrified she would find out. Or worse, Tori would find out. Ryan avoided looking directly at Mike. They talked about the day with Billy. A cheerleader’s boyfriend had heard the announcement after yesterday’s doubleheader and word had whipped around. But nobody asked Mike who he was going to take. He figured both Ryan and Lori thought they were in the running. They would have been a few days ago. A tough choice then. But there was only one person he wanted to be with now. “So who shot the video and sent it in to Billy?” asked Lori. Mike was still figuring out an answer when Andy gestured across the cafeteria and said, “Look. Return of the computer virus.” Zack was settling down at the geek table. Fatty, Skinny, and the Chinese kid were there.
