"Listen I know you are only a sophomore but because not many juniors show as much conviction and commitment as you do to the squad so I might as well tell you now. I am naming you captain next year," Helena explained in a stern voice.

"Really?" Tina screeched, a childish grin spreading fast on her lips.

"Yes really," Helena said, laughing at Tina’s facial expression. She looked adorable.

"Oh my god thank you," Tina squealed, jumping with joy.

The two girls hugged briefly as Tina jumped up and down, Helena giggling as she tried not to be mixed in with all the jumping.

"Damn," Henry screamed as a young business woman, probably an intern, passed by their window as he and Hudson hung out at the sub shop a block from the school. Hudson looked at her. She did have all the right features but she wasn’t his type. He preferred a lanky cute geeky male that worked out periodically but Henry didn’t need to know that."Now that’s what I call a woman." He got up from his seat in the booth and cracked open the door to wolf-whistle at the woman.

She turned around, flicked him off, and continued on her way.

Hudson tried not to choke on his root beer and kept his smirk down behind the glass cup. "Fail," he commented as Henry sat back down, the booth squeaking as he did.

"Shut up man," Henry joked around, punching his friend across the booth.

Hudson tried not to wince but Henry punched really hard. He knew he meant it in a friendly way but he was sure there was going to be a bruise there. Thank goodness his Ralph Lauren polo hid the part of shoulder that Henry attacked.

Henry saw the grimace and laughed, punching Hudson some more. "Come in don’t be a fag, take it like a man," he sang out. The customers in the shop looked at the immature teenager in distaste. Even families consisting of a husband and a wife felt sorry for the young man who showed no respect to anyone.

Hudson fidgeted in his seat, trying to avoid the punches. "Dude stop it," he called out.

"Come on, you need to toughen up," the aggressive boy said, settling down and finishing off his sandwich. He looked at his cell phone and noted that there was an hour left until practice.