getting the act together

Josie didn't like what she saw. The way Ian acted around Lola. Of course, it was Derrick she worried about because he was..after all the jealous one.

"Just stop it." She took him to the girl's restroom line after they got in.

"Stop what?" Derrick was furious with her, dragging him along. After all, wasn't this something Max was suppose to do.

"You know what you're doing. You want to lose him." Josie reminded him he needed to play the nice card.

"That is..just so not me." Derrick shook his head.

"Well, you need to change." Josie informed him.

"Its just.." Derrick shrugged as if the impossible fact remained. "If Ian was as gay as me, we wouldn't have to deal with crap like this."

"So what are you saying? You want to be with someone... who's just as gay as you are?" Josie looked at him a bit puzzled as they waited in line with all the other other girls made up like the lead singer of Birthday Massacre.

"Maybe." Derrick looked sad about it. "I dunno. I hate this about me. But I can't help it."

"Well, don't break up tonight." Josie heard the music starting up. "Have some fun. Just don't worry about Lola." Not that Josie even thought Lola had a chance coming between Ian and Derrick. "Have some fun.... Please?" She knew she was begging now. But it was finally sinking in, it wasn't all about Derrick or her, it was about having a great time with friends. It wouldn't be long until they'd be scattered by the future of college. She just wanted the night to be something they looked back on with fond memories.