**Author's Note: The author DOES NOT encourage or condone the throwing of anything at anyone at anytime for any reason and DOES NOT suggest you try this at home! ;-)**
"Now what?" J questioned. Sunshine thought he sensed a bit of relief in her voice but dismissed the idea.
"Look over there. There are two sets seats, one set in front of the other. How about you and Alan take the upper two seats and Sunshine and I take the lower two? That way, we're still kind of together," Stacey suggested.
"Well, that's the best option. I guess we'll see you after the movie."
On that note, the couples headed to their seats. Once they were situated, J pulled a jumbo bag of Gummy Bears out of her pocket and offered them to Alan. He laughed, took a handful, and offered J his water, which she gladly accepted.
"Watch out for the orange ones…they're disgusting," J warned.
"So you're prejudiced against the poor orange bears? What did they ever do to you?" he joked. His humor earned him a playful punch as the lights dimmed and the movie began.
***
About halfway through the movie, Alan was happily resting his arm around J's shoulder, a move that had surprised them both at first. In her lap lay the snack bag containing the remaining carrot-colored Gummy Bears.
"I'm getting another soda…be right back," Alan whispered in her ear. He made his way through the row and soon disappeared from her sight. This was J's first opportunity to watch Stacey and Sunshine. She was curious about what they had been doing. As she glanced from the screen, she noticed Stacey slowly leaning toward Sunshine.
'She's going to kiss him!' she thought, almost in a panic. She quickly grabbed the bag from her lap, reached in, and pulled out a few Gummy Bears. Without much thought, she hurled a few at Stacey's head, then tossed the "evidence" in the pocket of her sweatshirt. J focused intently on the screen.
"What the---" Stacey's head jerked around and she scanned the theater, looking for the culprit. It was too dark and she turned back around, mumbling under her breath.
J continued to stare at the screen, trying not to laugh. Her idea had worked! Not only had she prevented Stacey from kissing Sunshine, but had also gotten a little revenge in the process. She smiled, happy with herself, until she noticed Stacey start to make her move again.
'Why won't she give up?!' J sighed and reached again for her ammunition. This time, she threw almost double what she had originally. Stacey was more alert this time and turned around in time to see J stashing the bag. Rage flashed in her eyes as she mouthed a message to J, but the theater was too dusky for her to make out what she was saying.
Luckily, Alan returned then. His presence seemed to break up the "powwow" the girls were having. The tension did not go unnoticed, however.
"What was that about?" he questioned.
"I'll explain it later, just watch the movie," she replied
"Do you have any more of those Gummy Bears? I'm a little hungry," Alan quipped.
"Only a few little orange ones."
"What happened to the rest of them?"
"Don't ask, Alan…don't ask!"