[She just smiles, shaking her head again] When I say 'kind of friends' I mean our families were friends, or were civil to each other anyway. At the time I was the annoying little kid he had to keep company to keep our parents happy.

[Another head shake] And I don't really know what happened, but when he was starting high school and I was still in middle school, something changed and he became a twerp, and the Harringtons weren't welcome at my parents' parties anymore. I always kind of thought that was the reason.

[She knows the rumors now, and even at the time she'd known that her mother was a judgmental bitch, but it wasn't until Chrissy was in high school herself that her mother gave her any specific warnings about staying away from Steve. Though she has no reason to do so now. Didn't really then, either.]