Page 46 of The Wrong Play

My phone buzzed.

Matty: So…

This was going to be good.

Me: Yes, Matty? It seems like you have something you want to say.

Matty: Well, it seems like maybe you have something you want to say.

Parker: Spit it out, Matty. You’ve summoned us, now tell us why.

Me: That was very magnanimous of you, Big Brain.

Matty: Just once I would like to be called Big Brain.

Me: Well, we’re definitely not going to call you Big Dick.

Matty: It’s a quarter of an inch. You can still have a big dick and be a quarter of an inch smaller compared to another big dick.

Me: I’m just saying.

Parker: Can we talk about the other thing?

Matty: Like the fact that Jace transferred into a freshman class and forgot to tell us. Yes, let’s talk about that.

I smirked, leaning back in my chair. Here we go.

Me: What’s wrong with expanding my horizons?

Me: Maybe I wanted to develop a deeper appreciation for classic literature.

Parker: Classic literature, huh?

Matty: You do realize you transferred into Intro to Ethics?

Oh. I probably should remember that.

Me: …

Parker: You barely read our playbook, and that’s got pictures. So, forgive me if I have trouble imagining that you have a desire to appreciate ethics.

Me: You’re forgiven.

Matty: Plus…

Me: Yes?

Matty: I’m not exactly sure you or QB over there appreciate the finer point of…ethics.

Me: I’m perfectly ethical.

Parker: He’s not talking about how good you are with your tongue. You know that, right?

Me: …

Matty: This has to do with the girl, doesn’t it?

I didn’t respond right away.

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