Ted went straight to the bathroom and tried to pee. He managed a little bit. Then he used some paper towels to try and dry the spot on his jeans a bit. It worked, sort of. Ted went to meet with Todd and Taylor for their lunchtime workout in the school gym.
Todd and Taylor both wished Ted a happy birthday. Ted smiled and said, “thanks,” then he asked the guys if they were ready for the sleepover that night. Just from the looks on both their faces, Ted knew they were. Taylor noticed that Ted seemed a little distracted and asked him what was wrong. Ted shrugged and said nothing was wrong, that everything was cool. But when Todd suggested that they skip today’s workout Ted readily agreed. Now they really wanted to know what was up. Ted just laughed and said that if he couldn’t take today off, then when could he?