the cheerleaders actually wore their cheerleading outfits to the dance , and the football player 's wore their uniforms without the pads . `` yes , a little nosy , '' she laughed , wondering if any of them were peeking through the window . so by and by i got myself in a funk the other way . i felt like the glass out in the kitchen , ready to shatter at any moment . `` you have some pretty great parents , '' clay said , reaching out for me and pulled me close . 