It had to be at least five hundred degrees, she thought, and they'd been stuck indoors rehearsing all morning! And she'd always thought Saturdays were for fun. She glanced at Bill, who was carrying on an animated conversation with DeeDee over by a stack of props. Well, the day wasn't over yet....Jessica sidled up to Bill, snaking an arm through his. "I'm so hot I could absolutely die. What do you say we all go over to my house and dive into the pool?" Like mercury rising in a thermometer, a slow flush crept up the sides of Bill's neck until it had turned the tips of his ears bright red."Gee, Jessica, I'd like to"--his eyes shifted uneasily from Jessica to DeeDee--"but I promised DeeDee I'd take her surfing."Jessica knew all about the surfing lessons.Bill had been taking DeeDee out a lot lately. He couldn't stop bragging about how good she was becoming--something that was really starting to get on Jessica's nerves. According to Bill, DeeDee had gotten good enough to enter the Women's Junior Surfing Championship, which would be held in two weeks.
