Then he's the exception to the rule. I swear, most of the relationships I knew of back home were so dramatic. Like calling the cops on one of them dramatic. But they were kind of the king and queen of school since Nate was the quarterback and Maddy was a cheerleader. But Nate...seems a little creepy. Way better your friend than him.

[Lexi watches curiously, having read about such things in books, but never actually seeing it]

Oh. Geez. That's got to be rough. [she wouldn't be one to judge. she generally isn't, anyway, since otherwise she'd have no friends at all instead of Rue kind of being there and all of Cassie's friends] Did you two not grow up together originally?

[and Lexi smiles, nodding] Yeah. That's sisters for you.

And, wow. How to describe Cassie. She's my older sister and she's gorgeous. Like, ridiculously good-looking, everyone turns to look at her kind of good-looking. Blonde, blue-eyed, and, uh. [she gestures with both hands to indicate large breasts]

She's...always been the favorite, both at home and school. But despite all that, despite the fact that guys would stand in line for her to smile at them, she's really...insecure. I guess that's the right word for it? She kind of bases herself on whatever guy she's seeing. And she's been acting really weird lately.