So by the time I was recovered and living at the Dumping Ground everyone was used to Johnny and I being a couple. Carmen told me about her and Kai's kiss but she insisted it didn't mean anything.
Non, Johnny, Tee and I, after another week, decided we had to take action and help Carmen and Kai realize their feelings for each other. Because it was obvious they were meant to be together.
"Right." I said, as we crowded in Johnny's room. I was sat next to him, and Non and Tee were on the beanbags in front of us. "How do we do this?"
"Trap them in a room together." Non suggested.
"The cupboard!" Tee said, grinning.
That was the first plan. Hopefully it would work.
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"She said to meet you in here." I finished.
"Oh, okay." Carmen said
I had told her to wait for Tee, who urgently 'needed to speak to her' in there.
I hid while Johnny quickly shoved Kai in with her and we leaned back against the door to stop it opening.
"Open this door!" Carmen demanded.
"Not until you two admit you have feelings for each other!" I replied.
After a long ten minutes I heard Carmen speak.
"She's right."
"What?" Kai asked.
"I do have feelings for you. It seems pretty sudden, I know, but…"
"Me too."
"What?"
"I have feelings for you, too."
I'm pretty sure I heard them kiss.
"So does this make us…a couple? Like Johnny and Cass?"
"If you want to be."
"I really do."
"Then we are."
Johnny and I stood up, opened the door, and took our cue to leave.
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So it was official. Johnny and I were together. Kai and Carmen were together. And we were all happy.
"We should go on a first date." Johnny said to me, as we sat in the living room watching TV.
"That's a good idea…what did you have in mind?" I asked.
"Oh, it's going to be a surprise." Johnny said. "But you'll like it. Saturday, 7:30, meet me at the park."
"Should I be scared?" I teased.
"Oh, I shouldn't think so." Johnny said.
Kai and Carmen, who were sitting across from us, laughed.
"Our first date's Friday." Carmen said to me.
"Ooh, really? What are you doing?" I asked.
"I have no idea. It seems both our boyfriends want to surprise us." Carmen said. She was curled up with Kai and I couldn't help but grin. They were cute together.
"Well, I'll try not to disappoint you." Kai said, kissing Carmen's forehead.
"Me too." Johnny said, wrapping his arms around me.
"As long as we've got something to gossip about for about three hours after." Carmen said jokingly.
"It'll all be fine." I added. The petrified and slightly put-out looks on their faces caused both Carmen and I to burst out laughing, unable to keep our serious faces for more than three seconds.
"We're just teasing." I said, giving Johnny a kiss.
"I'm sure both our dates will be perfect." Carmen added.