Crank (Crank 1)

man alive, and promised to call,

wondering what was up. With me.

Had I lost one boyfriend, to gain

two? And how could I possibly

want these two, opposite

> squares on the chessboard?

Damn, your mom is fine.

That wasn’t funny at all. I had to

live with my mom, obey her rules,

accept her punishments. But I would

never accept her as competition.

Not as fine as you, of course.

Okay. Better.

Mom Wanted to Hear All About Brendan

I told her what I knew,

hoping I didn’t talk too

much. Or too fast.

He’s really cute.

Oh, great. Mutual attraction.

I almost opened my mouth,

thought better of it.

Did he ask you out?

In a manner of speaking,

I supposed. Out. In. I

doubted he was picky.

Do we need to have the talk?

At that, I really had to

stifle Bree. Let me tell

you, it wasn’t easy.

He did seem like a nice boy.