Aaron hung on to the dress。 ？Look；？ he began。 ？I kind of don？t think it？s a good idea for you to
e with me。 First of all； with Mookie I kind of don？t have any more room in my car。 Second of
all； I？ve kind of known for a while that you and Dan have kind of been hanging out a lot。？
Kind of。
Vanessa crossed her arms over her chest； all of a sudden feeling a little too large or a little too
stupid or a little too something she couldn？t quite place。 Heknew ？ But hadn？t she and Dan been
totally discreet？
You call having sex in broad daylight on a rooftop discreet？！
？I？m sorry；？ she managed to utter。 It was all she could think of。
？It？s okay。 But you should have told me when I tried to give you this。？ Aaron held out the corny
silver joined…hearts love/friendship ring。 ？I found it in a drawer with the serving spoons。？ He
didn？t even look that upset； which made Vanessa feel even worse。 Obviously she？d been paying
so little attention that he？d had time to think about this and get over it。 But aside from feeling
terrible； she was also totally relieved。
Aaron held up the dress again and twirled it around on its hanger。 ？I also kind of think you don？t
want to miss graduation。 You love those girls；？ he added gently； sounding only slightly gay。
？Yeah； right；？ Vanessa agreed sarcastically； but again she felt totally relieved。 She could wear the
dress even though she was supposed to hate white。 She could sit next to Blair and make fun of Mrs。
M and finally graduate； and the whole class would get drunk together afterwards； even though
they were all supposed to hate each other。
Okay； maybe she did love those girls just a little bit。
Aaron wa