Blake smiled at Claudine - it's true their 'friendship' for lack of a better term started off rocky and it still wasn't what Blake considered a deep friendship, but it had changed over time. Clearly growing up meant they both had changed over time. He he did now consider her a friend ... if that's what you call someone who annoyed the beejeezus out of you all the regular.

"Hey Claudine ... good summer?" He added, not rising to her bait as he usually did. It was true he had grown another at least inch over the summer. And then he saw the jam sitting next to him ... and he had an idea ..... "Claudine ... need any jam?" He adding pulling it closer to him.