Tad was also relieved. He could feel himself relax as Gord settled in the seat next to Bif. Tad liked Gord, and his presence made everything somehow less important and stressful. Tad only wished he could see Gord more often. In school they were always together, and lately Gord always had some more important social function. He didn't even mind that now they were meeting in such an awkward situation.
"Derby left us there, old chap," Tad corrected Gord. "I'm sure he wanted to be alone after that fiasco, and who could blame him?" He wondered that Gord hadn't noticed Derby's car and driver were gone, but he'd half expected Gord to go home with someone else anyway. In school, Gord had been tight with Jimmy and Lola and possibly even a few Tad didn't know about.