They've said it's okay. Don't throw it away now."Meredith beamed at him over Scott's bent head. "Thank you, Arturo."Brandon grinned. "Yeah, you just k...eep saying things like that and you'll keep on our good side." Oh, come on," Michael scoffed. "There's hotter women than Meredith. I mean, look at that, it's not like she's got anything."Meredith jarred visibly, her eyes huge. Boiling anger rose inside of me—I mean, talk about public betrayals!—but Brandon spoke before I had a chance to. His voice. Dont worry no one is in here came his reply. you liked what you saw earlier didnt you I didnt reply. I think its only fair I see yours. I dont think so, Im married and your only 21 I said. but I like older women and you are a very sexy one he said with a bit of arrogance in his voice. I just turned round and walked off. I couldnt get it out of my mind what Andy had said or what he had in his pants and for the rest of the night we kept glancing at each other and smiling, every now and again he. "Friend, huh?"I shrugged my shoulders, and smiled.Jude looked back at Billie. She was smiling too. "Tramp." Am not!"Jude waved her finger at me. "You can swim, right?" Yeah. Yeah, I can swim."She pushed against me to lift her drunken body from the sofa, and started pulling at Billie's hands. "Come on, then." She stood there in a short denim skirt and a black t-shirt, shaky on her feet.Billie laughed again and allowed Jude to haul her to her feet. "Get up and come with us, Vic. Don't tell anyone. Paid my own way through college, mostly, and started my own company.”“That sounds like Mr. Glass. He grew up in Bridgeport and left home at seventeen because his dad was abusive. Now look at him!”“I talked with him before. He seems like a nice guy.”The song ended and I stepped back.“Thanks for the dance,” I said.“Ask me for another one later!” she said with a sweet smile.I walked back to where Jeri was standing with Howard and Jessica.“Right into the teeth of the tiger?” Jeri laughed.“She told.