Tom's grin widened. "Depends who you ask. If you ask me, yes, Maxxie and I are friends. I'm not sure she'd say the same." One shoulder lifted and dropped. "We've known each other since the beginning of last school year. We had a psych class together and ended up having to interview each other. I just kind of haven't left her alone since."
He shifted, managing to bang his elbow against the edge of the table. He grimaced. "Ow. I agree with you, by the way, that it could have been handled a lot better. But maybe they don't know what they're doing any more than we do?"