"This," said Beth, waving her finger to encircle the three of us, "is the definition of being a player, dude. But yeah, I am glad this is out in the open."

"Hey! It is not out in the open. It is only out between us," I objected instantly. "If anybody else hears about this, then everybody will," I said, meaning Bridget.

"True," agreed Carla. "It would still get super complicated," she added, meaning Bridget.

"Yeah," sighed Beth... meaning Bridget.

We started walking again, slowly.

"This needs..." Carla began. "I think I don't feel like doing prep for the AP Calculus test alone tonight," she went on suddenly. "Wanna work on...