"Matt!" Katie exclaimed as Matt snuck up behind her and stole a kiss. He smiled and picked her up by her waist, his muscles buldging. He spun her around, her blue dress rising up a bit. He then set her down on the grass,the smile never leaving his face. "Hey Baby. You ready for Danny's party tomorrow?" "You know it! Kat, Collie, and I are super excited. Were going shopping after school for it. Kat keeps complaining that she needs to have higher heels so she doesn't have to go on her tip toes to kiss Charlie," Katie laughed. "Oh Kat. God, I love her, but sometimes she needs to see that she's fine just the way she is. One day, she's going to dwell on her insecurity and do something stupid." Katie flashed back to that dream she had. Could it really be a sign? Was she not seeing it? No, of course not! Katalina was fine. Matt doesn't know what he's talking about. The bell rings and Katie kisses Matt quickly on the lips and runs up the stairs to her class. As she walks in, she sits down next to Ryan. "Okay, I highly doubt that stupid grin on your face is because your actually excited to come to photo today. So spill," Katie said as she sat in her desk. "Colleen and I, well we went to the lake last night. Oh my god it was amazing. She looked so beautiful under the moonlight and the stars were no match for her eyes. I could have stayed there forever with her, making love next to the water. Katie it was amazing," Ryan said dreamily then looked out the window, daydreaming. "Alright, Earth to Lover Boy," Katie said as she snapped her finger in his face. "So Colleen finally gave into you, huh? Wow. That must have been one amazing night because that girl is so innocent. It's cute, but it takes a lot to get her to do stuff like that. In a weird way, I'm proud, Ry." Ryan chuckled. "Thanks. So you guys are going shopping today right? For Danny's party?" "Yes sir." "Okay good. I'm thinking of dropping by Victoria's Secret for a little present for Collie. I'm hoping to get a little more from her after the party. Could you do me a favor and stay away from there for a bit? I'll text you when I get there and when I leave." "But Ry! The west wing has all the cute stores!" "Oh, just go to the food court or something." "And ruin this figure? I think not," she teased. "Fine, we'll chill in Hollister or something for a while, but you better make it snappy!" "Thanks Katie. You're the best," he said and kissed her on the cheek in a friendly way. "Mhmm," she said and turned around to pay attention to the teacher. She pretended to really care about the angle of the camera, but fantasized what it would be like for her and Matt to finally hook up. Sure, they play around. But it's never been a real, romantic time where they went all the way. Maybe Ryan wouldn't be the only one getting some after the party. ---------------------------------------- Ryan just texted Katie saying he had left Victoria's Secret. "Okay girls, let's head over to the west wing now." "Finally!" Colleen exclaimed. "You can only stare at a Hollister shirt for so long, Katie." "Yeah, yeah, yeah." Katie's phone went off and she picked it up. Katie walked away from the girls for a couple minutes. Colleen and Katalina exchanged glances and watched Katie. Her face was first hard and serious. Then, her million dollar smile shone again. She hung up he phone and raced over to Katalina and Colleen. "Oh Em Gee you guys. Guess what!" "What?" they both said in unison. "Ashley's parents are having money troubles!" Ashley was Katie's best friend that lived on the south side of town. They rarely saw each other because the two sides didn't mix well together. Ashley was the more upperclassman of the south side though. With her lushious chocolate brown hair and inviting brown eyes, she was south terf royalty. "Um, one question. Why is that a good thing?" Katalina exclaimed. "Well her mom talked to our mom and...," "And what?" Colleen said, getting impatient. "Shes going to come live with us! Well, just until her parents can get back into things. She's switching to our school and everything. This is going to be so cool! And the best part? She's going to come tomorrow!" "No way!" Katalina exclaimed. "You better beleive it. Looks like we've got a new sister."