Tanner smiled at the text he received from Jane, she'll be stopping by. And he would need a lot of willpower to keep him from just forgetting that they can't be seen together. He was hanging out with the popular people, and she wasn't acceptable by their standards. He quickly typed out a text back,
- Sweet, Can't wait! God if I could, I would shove the person sitting next to me just to have you by my side. -
As Nicole ordered up, Tanner looked at her and smiled
"Nice, are you sure it'll last you till dinner?" he asked Nicole, who had an impossibly fast metabolism.
"May I have the Chilli Cheese Fries and the Philly burger?" asked Toby before looking out the window, in anticipation.
"And I'll have the Guac burger." Tanner added on. The waitress left after writing down the orders on her notepad.
"So, do you guys think Ray would love me or hate me if I got her an alarm clock for her b-day coming up?" Nicole spoke up, Toby smiled, and Tanner snickered.
"Are you serious Nikki? I would love you forever, and to eternity if you do. And if she hates you, you can tell her that I was part of it too. We'll face her together. Tanner said to his best friend. And Toby was brought back to earth when Anna joins the group and sits right next to Tanner.
"Sup Anna, So after brunch what do you guys want to do? I'm thinking a day at the lake would be nice. Catch up on everything before school starts again." Toby said, before scanning the diner. He noticed that an Outcast had just walked into the diner, maybe even one of Jane's friends. He honestly didn't know anyone Jane knew, they never hung out with others around them. He tapped his finger against his glass of cherry coke as he kept glancing occasionally out into the diner.
"I'm bailing if you guys go to the lake, you know I hate Lakes." Tanner said in response his older brother's suggestion.