original_post:_3/31/2003________________ Surprise! I liked throwing little curve balls every once in a while at the readers. We have already seen that there is trouble with Max and Rae at this point. We know there's some reason that they broke up. Now was the time for me to start planting the clues, some of which were red herrings. This beefcake in the theatre department was too obvious, but it was also to show that Rae had matured a little more, was more confident in her sexuality, and had become closer friends with Marie.