Kate was unaware of how to respond, so she just put her seat belt on and slowly drove away. She spent the entire drive thinking about Kristen and wondering how she'd continue to work with her for the rest of 'Ghostbusters' without having her daily moments of pondering her feelings. She had begun to wonder what Kristen was thinking. Sending her a text expressing her apparent unhappiness with being the only one of the group who wasn't given a hug only confused Kate more.

"Oh God." She thought to herself the closer she got to her Los Angeles home [which she hated having to own, but felt secure with it.] "Oh God! Oh God!" She didn't know what made her think of it, but her mind went straight to shooting 'Ghostbusters.' Had she really been doing all of that flirting with Erin as Holtzmann? She hadn't realized at the time how much she was really forcing the idea of Holtz and Gilbert down everyone's throats. It started as a bit of a joke and just having some fun at first, but now it was starting to feel real. Too real. She knew it was herself hitting on Kristen, but she hadn't realized how far she had gone. How far could she go?

She made it 'home' and when she put the car in park, she bit her bottom lip, wondering if she wanted to pick up her phone or not. Staring down at it in the middle console, she hesitated to reach down and grab it. But when she unbuckled her seat belt, she changed her mind and decided not to. Only the moment she opened the door, she saw her screen light up with a notification. "Twenty three text messages?!" Though she was alone, she spoke aloud. Sighing, she grabbed her phone and wallet before getting out of the car and [accidentally] slamming the door to the vehicle shut.

After setting her wallet down and plugging her phone in, she forced herself not to be tempted to check the messages before stripping as fast as possible and getting into a comfortable pair of gray sweatpants and one of her college t-shirts from Columbia. She shook her hair, flipping it over her head and putting it up in a messy bun. Sitting down on the couch, she was more than happy to see her fat cat, Nino, jump up into her lap. "Hey, baby." She cuddled with him for a minute or two before hearing her phone vibrate over and over again. Groaning, she reached over, picking it up and seeing that an additional fifteen messages were waiting to be read. She scooted over to her right a little bit, bringing herself closer to the device so it could stay plugged in. When she unlocked the home screen, she clicked on the message icon seeing that all the texts were from Leslie, Melissa, and Kristen in the group chat Leslie had created.

Kate was a bit too tired to read all the messages, so she just read the ones closest to the bottom.

Melissa: "Bill is so smashed."

Leslie: "U 2 rlly should c him. Hes actin like Stefan. Lmfao"

Kristen: "Lol Oh my god."

Melissa: "Kristen, he just made a joke about you."

Kristen: "I'm not surprised."

Kate was a bit confused. Why were they texting each other while at the same party? She chuckled at her friends.

Leslie: "Y'all whr is Kate?"

Melissa: "Idk. Kate, why aren't you answering?"

Kristen: "She's probably still driving, guys. You know how bad she is. Lol And I told her to drive safe, maybe that encouraged her to go as slow as possible."

Kate finally answered: "I saw that."

Kristen: "Oh. Haha Hiiii."

Leslie: "Oh shit."

Melissa: "That's a bit awkward. xD Did you get home safely?"

Kate: "Yeah. Nino's in my lap, where he belongs."

Kristen: "Omg"

Leslie: "That aint right."

Melissa: "Oh my god, you guys."

Leslie: "Wut?"

Melissa: "Look at Bill and Bobby."

Kristen: "What? Moynihan?"

Kate: "Wait. Bobby was at the party?"

Leslie: "He showed up just after u left...OMG U GUYS! THEYRE ACTING OUT THE SOPRANOS DIARIES SKETCH W/ FRED!"

Kristen: "Seriously?"

Leslie: "Kate, u need 2b here. Were missin Carmela."

Kate: "Have Kristen do it. She can do anything." The blonde instantly regretted that message, hoping the others wouldn't think anything of it.

Leslie: "Cant."

Kristen: "Awww, thanx Kate. But I cant do ANYTHING."

Melissa: "She went home already."

Kate: "Oh."

Leslie: "Kris, yes u can & Kate, she left almost right after u."

Kate instantly felt a strange feeling in her throat that she recognized as a cross of feeling both nervous and sick and the same time. Her body temperature rose and she bit her fingernails, before watching the messages on her phone continue to pop up. The conversation turned into one of details from both Leslie and Melissa describing the party and Kristen commented every now and then. After awhile, Kate grew bored and uninterested in answering as she went into her other messages, staring at the three texts from Wiig before she left tonight.

Kristen left right after she did? Why? Maybe she was thinking too much into it. She wasn't sure, but a part of her was so desperate to find out, yet she wasn't entirely sure if she even wanted to know or not. How far would she go?

Playing with her bottom lip, she finally made the decision to officially put Kristen's number into her contacts, her heart pounding as she did so. This was Kristen Wiig. She was literally putting THE Kristen Wiig's personal cell phone number into her phone. She was just one button away from starting a conversation with the cute and talented comedian. Should she do it?

Staring at the message that read 'You didn't give me a hug.' she took three deep breaths, terrified to even make this decision. But finally, she shook her head and sucked it up. While she ignored the notifications from the group text, she typed down her own message that would only be seen between the two of them, and quickly, so as not to change her mind, she pressed the 'send' button.

Kate: "Hey. Why'd you leave the party so early? I thought you were staying the night?"

Kristen: "No. It started to get pretty lame, especially after you left. :)"

Kate's heart was now beating so fast, she suspected it was trying to bang its way out of her chest.

Kate: "Oh. Haha."

Kristen: "Plus, I feel like I'd be too much of a hassle to Melissa since she has to deal with so much. She's got the kids and the adult guests who might pass out drunk wherever. Lol"

Kate: "True."

There was a long pause, that seemed like it lasted forever in between the next message. Neither woman knew how to carry on a conversation over text very well, but neither gave up.

Kristen: "Hey, we get to film the scene where Holtz and Erin meet for the first time next week."

Kate: "That's right! Finally. Lol I feel weird."

Kristen: "Haha why?"

Kate: "Cause I feel like I don't have a clue what I'm doing and it'll be hard making it seem like it's the 1st time we've ever seen each other. I'm not that good an actress. xD Why can't we film movies in chronological order? Haha"

Kristen: "Good question lol But hey! What did I say about putting yourself down? Don't! Ur capable of more than you think. And ur really talented. So I know you can do it. Plus, Paul is such a great director, he'll give you some good directing. Lol"

Kate: ":/"

Kristen: "Don't worry, I'll be there to help. ;* "

Did Kristen really just send her a winking kiss face? Oh Gosh! Kathryn wasn't sure what was happening. So many things ran through her mind. She began to wonder if this was all just friendly or more than that? Or did Kristen just not know what to say? Kate sure didn't!

Kate: "We all know I definitely need help. :'D"

Kristen: "All comedians do. Haha"

Kate: "True."

How far would Kate go? Looking down at Nino, she remembered the day he was rescued. She remembered that she took a chance on this abandoned cat, taking him in as her own and she remembered that it was one of the best decisions she ever made. How far could she go?

She took a chance.

Kate: "Are you busy tomorrow?"

Though it was only a few seconds before Kris answered, to Kate it felt like hours. She impatiently stared at her phone.

Kristen: "Not really. I have a meeting with my agent in the morning and then a video chat session scheduled with Jeff about one of Erin's costumes, but after that not really, no. You?"

Kate: "Wanna go get some lunch or something? I feel like we should catch up more."

A part of her wanted to vomit.

Kristen: "Uh, yeah. Sure. I guess we can. I'll let you know what's going on and stuff."

McKinnon's stomach rapidly rose and fell as she began to type, but was soon interrupted with another text.

Kristen: "Ur totally right though. We don't have enough scenes together. ;) Haha"

She grew light headed, but a smile grew on her face while she tried to force herself not to fall for a straight, unavailable, way out of her league (in her own opinion) woman.

Kate: "We don't."

Kathryn slapped herself in the forehead, trying to get ahold of herself, but failing. It wasn't long before she was thankful this conversation was happening over text message. She didn't want Kristen Wiig to see her blushing while sending just a simple two words to her.

Kristen: "Well, I'm gonna get some sleep. Goodnight, Kate."

Kate: "Great idea. I should catch some z's as well. Haha. Night."

Kate took another deep breath, wondering if she could catch some sleep at all after that. What on earth was going on? They're just friends. They're just friends. She tried to convince herself, but as she laid in bed that night, she couldn't help but question how things would go tomorrow and if they would soon find out if they WERE just friends.

She found the last bit of sanity and strength she had to reply back to the group message.

Kate: "Goodnight, Ladies."

Melissa: "Night night, Kate."

Leslie: "Sleep tight, bitch."

It took awhile for Kristen to answer and Kate wondered if she fell asleep that fast. But two minutes later, she had a notification.

Kristen: "Don't let the bed bugs bite."

Almost immediately after...

Kristen: "Sorry, that was weird and corny. Lol Night, guys."

And Kate tried her best to get some sleep with a nervous smile plastered on her exhausted face.

A/N: Sorry this fic isn't too good right now. But trust me. Things will pick up soon and I hope you'll enjoy it. Please leave comments. Love you all! Mwah!