Carter took some deep breaths to calm down after his outburst at Laney. He wasn't going to apologize this time, he had already asked her nicely to not say it, but she kept doing it.
At her comments about Glory, "Well apparently she told me the cheerleaders didn't like the way she dressed so unless she takes their advice I don't think she'll become super popular. Also...I just don't see Glory doing that you know. I feel like I know her well enough that she wouldn't do that." At her comment about if he knew what happened to popular girls he nodded, "yeah I know, she and I spent a lot of one on one time together during filming so I don't think that will happen. From what I've seen her moral compass points true north."
"Well, I thought girls liked spontaneity. Also since our kiss was planned I thought maybe if it was a surprise it would be better. When there is a surprise kiss in a movie the girl is shocked at first then melts into it and the love theme swells and...I really need to stop taking advice from movies," Carter shook his head. It was at times like this he wished his grandpa was still around, or he had a brother, an uncle...his dad. Now Carter knew his mom was dead, but what about his dad. He was so crushed about the news about his mom he chose not to ask. Did he even want to know. What if his dad was dead too, what if his dad was a scumbag and just left his mom. No...it was better off not knowing. At her comment of people thinking he was a creep he shot his head up, "A creep, I'm not a creep! I'm just confused and I want to get better and I can't get better without practice with something besides my hand. Something that can say, 'okay Carter that was okay but next time do this.'"
Carter slowly smiled when Laney said she got them around Alfie. He thought it was kind of awesome that two of his closest friends were really close to becoming more. His mind didn't shoot to the whole 'Yoko is breaking up the band,' but more to the 'Laney and Alfie will be the Daphne and Fred from their little Scooby Doo gang.' Carter was probably Shaggy...or maybe even the dog...he hoped he wasn't Scooby Doo, even though he was the star. Maybe he was Scooby Doo, since he will be a star. Carter shook his head he could figure out who he was later. He was about to go through with his threat to scream when she said penis again but stalled. "Feelings? Like...a crush? I have crush? Oh my God...I have a crush. Uh oh...I have more than one crush, that's really bad? I'm screwed."