a/n: Hey everyone! So I'm really sorry about the lack of updates lately. I know how dead the Singin' in the Rain stories are on this site, and I was starting to feel bad about leaving this one abandoned. But, just as I was getting in the mood to start writing again, I went on a holiday which doubled as a laptop detox - so no fan fic for me! Anyway, here I am. I'll update this story every two weeks.

I also want to dedicate this story to the late Debbie Reynolds, who played Kathy in Singin' in the Rain. She was such a wonderful woman, and I was deeply saddened to learn of her death so soon after her daughters. My thoughts are with her family, and may she rest in peace.

Lina loved Don. Don loved Cosmo. Cosmo loved Kathy. Kathy loved Don. Don loved Kathy. Kathy loved Cosmo. Cosmo loved Don. Don hated Lina. It was a love square to Lina and an annoyance to everyone else.

"You busy tonight?" Lina crooned as Don read over that day's paper. She pretended not to notice his terribly hidden sigh of frustration.

"You know me, Lina, always busy." Even Lina could tell that his smile was fake, but a girl could dream, right?

"Surely you could, y'know, cancel whatever you're doin' tonight? Dinner could be on me." Paying for dinner. Now that was desperate.

"I really am busy…"

Lina huffed and rolled her eyes. One day he'd break, she was sure of it. Then they'd have a beautiful, romantic, candlelit dinner and Don would realise that he truly loved her. He'd ditch that Selden floozy and go to Paris with her, and they'd dance and dance and dance… She could also convince him to get rid of that annoying piano player, which would be a bonus.

"Oh, alright. Well, see ya tomorrow Donny!" she planted a kiss on his cheek, which made Don's eyes pop open. Just a taster of what he was missing out on…

As Lina sauntered away she heard Don calling after her: "I'm busy all week too!"

Lina smirked. Of course, he would be. But one day, Lina would catch him when he was free and offer him something he just couldn't refuse. Then she'd work her magic, and Don would be all hers…

"Can you believe her?" Don asked Cosmo, who had just approached with a piece of paper in his hand.

"I never have," Cosmo replied, handing the paper to Don.

Don scanned the paper. It was a note from Kathy, saying she'd be a bit late for her dubbing session. Something about the dentist. Don decided it wasn't worth worrying about.

"What did she want this time? A candlelit dinner on the river bank?" Cosmo flopped into the seat beside his boyfriend, absentmindedly leaning against Don.

The older man nudged him aside. Public displays of affection were dangerous for anyone deemed single by the Hollywood press. Them being gay would just add fuel to the fire.

"Something like that. Though I was planning something like that for you and Kathy tonight anyway." Don sent Cosmo a look that was more than flirtatious.

"Any plans for desert?" Cosmo queried, hoping that Don would catch his meaning.

Don took a moment to consider. "How would you like something a little more… Unconventional?"

"You know me too well…"

"You promised me a candlelit dinner on the riverbank. I see no riverbank," Cosmo remarked in mock complaint.

"What's this about a riverbank?" Kathy asked, "I wouldn't mind dinner by a riverbank."

Don rolled his eyes. "You two are impossible to please."

"I'm just saying that you've broken your promise."

Despite the lack of a riverbank, the dinner was perfectly lovely. Cosmo and Kathy often thanked whatever divine intervention had given them a boyfriend with such amazing cooking skills.

"If only Lina could see us now," Don said with a chuckle, prompting interest from Kathy.

"Oh?"

"The lovely Lina was bothering Don today. She was after a date. I guess you can figure out how that went for her," Cosmo explained with a wry smile.

Kathy laughed, then directed her attention at Don. "You really do hate her, don't you?"

Don gave her a scolding look. "Now now. Hate is a very strong word."

"But you do, don't you?"

"Oh definitely."

Cosmo laughed. "Why don't you tell her that? She wants you to express your feelings towards her, and hatred is certainly a feeling you have for her."

"You think I haven't tried?"

"Well, the solution is simple," Kathy said, earning her a look of genuine interest from Don, "Just throw a cake at her."