Re: return phone call. like, 15 minutes later..
Claudia wasn't wrong in thinking that he wouldn't lie to her. Matt might lie to some random girl on the streets or the girls he charmed into doing his homework but he didn't lie to the ones he cared about and Claudia definitely graced that list.
"Yeahhhh," he almost groaned. "I know how it probably looked when everything unfolded but I hope that you know me well enough to know that I wouldn't use you as some pawn in a war against your brother."
He was crap when it came to serious conversations but this was something that had to be done. He had to make sure that things were alright with one of his best friends.