no shave november

It finally hit Kyle that Eric hadn't shaved. He looked something between wolfboy and wolverine. Perhaps Nick was trying to grow something on his face too, but it was slightly red and definitely not Kris Kringle. But Eric, woo it was unbelievable. Maybe that's what was getting to Ellie. Maybe she liked her boys clean shaven and not so mature, after all.

"Huh." Kyle gave him a squint there at the hallway at school. "Why did you do it?" He obviously wasn't going to win an award.

"I dunno." Eric looked at him wide eyed. "See if I could. I guess."

Kyle wasn't sure it was him. Maybe that's why Ellie was being so cold. Maybe she didn't think it was him, either.

"Well, I know you did it this summer." Which obviously nothing compared to these sideburns that reached his chin. Kyle felt a little bad that he wasn't quite so manly. "I wish I could do it."

"It'll happen." Eric pulled a face. "I feel like a hairy ape."

"But you're not that hairy." Kyle cracked up. He didn't remember him even having hair on his chest.

"Oh, yes I am." He pulled down at his shirt a bit. So he was right. Had it just happened over night? When would it happen to him?

He pulled out his cell then in the hallway. School was out, they couldn't do anything about it. He called up Amanda.

"How hairy do you like your guys?" This might be a deal breaker, Kyle decided.

"I don't know," Amanda just said. "What is this about?"

"No shave November."

"No shave November?"

"Yeah, just because, I guess," Kyle shrugged.

"I hadn't really thought about it, much." Amanda told him. "My brother shaves."

"Well, of course," Kyle supposed.

"But not always, I kind of like it when he doesn't."

"I see." Kyle felt like hanging up. Maybe he wasn't manly enough for her, after all. "Well, I gotta go."

"Wait," Amanda said. "You are coming for Thanksgiving, aren't you?"

"Yeap." He'd decided the whole day and most of the night if she wanted. "What time you want me."

"I dunno. Early." She was making dinner.

"Like before six in the morning?"

"Not that early, if you can get here by nine that'll be good," she guessed.

"I'll get there before then," Kyle said. "It's gonna be a great Thanksgiving."

"Sure it is." She didn't sound so optimistic. He was just going to have to change that. He rubbed his chin then. No facial hair. Nothing he could do about that.