a gise of some sort

Jonah heard Hayley on the phone with Josie.

How long could those two talk? She'd really been mad when she found out Archie had a girlfriend. Her name was Magz and that upset her too.

Honestly, Magz was actually smart and possibly timid, especially around Hayley, but she was really good for Archie. They'd all gone out a couple of times to the movies, a concert or two and even gone to some all day festival which was more of a hippie show than anything else. But Archie's Dad and Hayley's Mom went too.

Hayley was not pleased, but somehow she managed. Hayley of course said, she would not have stood for any of it, unless Jonah hadn't came along.

"She says she isn't coming!" Hayley fumed. "Bugger."

"Don't get your panties in a wad. Its not the end of the world." Jonah winced.

"Well, it'll be like, Ian, the odd man out. Then what?" She did have quite a few couple dates planned.

"What are you planning on doing? Breaking them up?" Jonah looked at her crossly. They were in her room and she was still in her bra and jeans. It took her so long to get ready. He about decided she just like to tease him this way. It was never fast going when they were going out.

"That's a fantastic idea." She smiled as if that was the ticket. Thankfully, she jerked on the pink tank top from her bed.

"You can't be serious?" Jonah didn't like this. "Ian's been steady with this girl for.. forever. I thought Josie was your mate?"

"She was." Hayley shrugged as if it didn't matter.

"I wouldn't do it." If there was one thing he knew, friendships needed to be nurtured not nipped down to size.

"Fine, I'll just tell her I have this friend Jama, who'd love to meet him." She went back to her cell to call Josie. "At least it'll give her something to think about."

Jonah winced as he looked at his girlfriend. She might not be right in the head, and they said he was the one with problems.