Hayley's got her puppet out again the next morning. At least it's a sign she's not mad at him about last night, even if it's not particularly entertaining.

"Mr. Woof-woof is going to bite your nose, yes he is!" she says. Coby can hear Ti's derisive snort in his mind. He is starting to regret inviting Ti to this party today, his feelings for her are too strong, and he's trying ultimately to score with Hayley.

She's the kind of girl that likes a good tickling. Coby knows Hayley's type well, it's Ti he doesn't understand.

"So, you know," he says "why don't we go to a movie sometime?" Her eyes light up like the city at night. She's going to be easy to get, Coby decides, but a little difficult to shake off. As much as he wants to score as soon as possible, he doesn't want to find himself involved in something that will be as hard to get over as this thing with Ti is. He thinks about backing off a little, while he chats idly with her about the beach, volleyball, whatever, casually flirting with her, watching every smile and blush, gauging how far it has gotten him. With the party getting ready to start, he goes inside to shower &change out of his swims.

He comes out to a big old party. He finds Hayley right away.

He's the new guy at this party, but he has all Hayley's attention. She flirts relentlessly, until he kisses her. Hayley gets all quivery.

"You are so beautiful, Coby," she sighs. And she leads him by the hand to his room.