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“You’d look like an oompa loompa.”
“I’d make a better oompa loompa than Shayla. She’s far too grumpy.” He pouted playfully.
Hadley giggled. “Not funny.”
“Very funny. Maybe we should convince them to put Nair in the shampoo next time?”
“Stop it!” Hadley said as she covered her mouth with her hand.
“Piper, tell her. Shayla wouldn’t look anything like an angry Dwayne Johnson if she was bald, would she?”
I managed to control my smile, but Hadley responded before I could open my mouth.
“Don’t corrupt her, you arse.” She batted Tucker’s arm.
Tucker held his hands up in defence. “I’m not doing anything of the sort. I just asked Piper’s opinion.”
“And she won’t dignify your question with an answer because she’s far too polite to even think such horrid things.”
Actually, there were plenty of impolite things I could say about Shayla and the way she looked down on the rest of us regardless of whether people liked her or not. But, I wouldn’t.
“Unlike you,” Tucker pointed out.
Hadley nodded. “Someone has to make up for it.”
Tucker laughed. “Oh, so you’re only rude because Piper’s lovely?”
Hadley nodded and they seemed to start heading for the doors as though we’d made a unilateral decision to move. I hurried after them after a heartbeat.
“Yes.”
“Bullshit.”
“Excuse me, I’m a lady.”
Hadley wasn’t a lady, but I wasn’t going to remind her in front of Tucker. Not that he needed reminding.
“Are you? My bad, I hadn’t noticed.”
They laughed as we walked outside and Celeste came bounding up to us, her honey-blonde ponytail bouncing right along with the rest of her.
“There you are!” she said with a smile as she and Hadley joined arms and Hadley absently waved for mine.
I slipped my arm into hers as we meandered along in much the same way we had since Year One.
“Tucker, man!” Craig called and I looked over to see him standing with Mason and Simon.
I felt my cheeks heat and I practically hid behind Hadley.
“I’ll see youladieslater,” Tucker teased before he jogged off, catching the football Simon threw him.
“Hey Mason!” Hadley waved enthusiastically as she elbowed me. “Oh, Piper! It’s Mason!” she said loud enough for him to hear.
“Leave it,” I hissed and Hadley giggled.
“He’d be perfect, babes. Ease you in, look after you, be a proper gentleman.”
I rolled my eyes, but I kept it to myself. “No one knows if he likes me or not. You’re making assumptions because he smiles at me sometimes.”
