Amanda was also heading away for the weekend. Craig's family owned a house on the coast about six hours away, and the two were headed there for a weekend away. I was almost tempted to ask if I could go along to that one just so I could keep an eye on the king douche.

That would leave Emily and Mel in the house with me all weekend, and Mel had made it abundantly clear that she had no plans to leave the house. Something about video games and not wearing pants. I hadn't spent much time in my life playing video games--since we could never really afford them--but I...