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Chapter 25 – I Need To Tell You Something

As Kayleigh placed her straighteners down beside the mirror, she let out a small smile as her phone continued to ring. As the sound of 'Turn Up The Trouble' blasted throughout the room, her smile grew even wider as she knew exactly who was calling. Waisting no more time, the young woman quickly walked over to her bed and picked up her mobile off of it.

"Hello?"

"Hey stranger, how are you?"

"I'm good thank you, and you?" Kayleigh asked cheerfully as she took a seat on her bed.

"I'm fine. I didn't wake you, did I?" Ken asked.

"Nope, I was just getting ready."

"Oh right, good. So . . . how was last night?" The young man casually added, referring to his best friend going to a club with John.

"It was fun." Kayleigh replied, a small smile growing on her face as she recalled the previous night's events. "We just talked mostly, it actually really helped with forgetting . . . "

"No getting drunk then?"

The young woman rolled her eyes playfully as she could just picture the smirk that was plastered across Ken's features.

"No, John took good care of me, don't worry."

"I'm sure . . . " Ken sighed, before quickly changing the subject. "Anyway, are you doing anything today?"

"Apart from lounging around in my hotel room, nope, nothing." The young Diva laughed slightly.

"Well do you want to do something then?"

"Hmm, I dunno, I kinda like the idea of lounging about."

"Oh . . . " Ken replied quietly.

"I'm joking, Kennedy." Kayleigh laughed. "I'd love to."

"You know, you're such a bitch sometimes." Ken laughed playfully.

"And that's why you love me." The young woman grinned widely.

"Yeah, yeah . . . what room are you in?"

"229."

"Alright, meet you there in 20?"

"Sure." Kayleigh replied with another small smile.

"Okay, bye Kiwi." Ken cooed playfully.

"Bye, Kennedy." Kayleigh cooed back before quickly hanging up and carrying on getting ready for the now busy day ahead of her.

"Hey." Kayleigh greeted her best friend pleasantly. "Come in, I won't be long."

"I didn't think you'd be ready." Ken grinned playfully as he followed her into the room and shut the door behind him.

"What do you expect? I can't go out looking like a tramp!" Kayleigh giggled as she watched her best friend take a seat on her bed, before turning around towards the mirror and adding the finishing touches to her make-up.

As the pair fell into silence, Ken let out a small sigh as he watched his best friend intently. He had no idea what she was taking about, because to him, she looked beautiful no matter what. With another sigh, he began to think over everything that he'd ever wanted to tell his best friend, and he wondered whether it was finally time to tell her . . .

"Ken, helloo?" Kayleigh laughed slightly, waving a hand in front of his face and bringing him out of his thoughts.

"Sorry." Ken laughed back as he quickly stood up. "I was just thinking . . . "

"About what?" Kayleigh asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh, erm, nothing." He replied, hiding the truth with a grin.

"Okay . . . " The young woman replied as she looked at her best friend suspiciously, knowing full well that he wasn't telling her the truth. "Anyway, I'm ready when you are." She smiled up at him.

"Alright, lets go." Ken grinned back, before linking arms with his best friend and leading the way out of the room.

"So, where are we going?" The young Diva asked once she'd closed her hotel door.

"I have no idea." Ken replied, causing them both to laugh. "Is there anywhere you wanna go?"

"Not really." Kayleigh shrugged. "Shall we just wander until we find something to do?"

"Alright, sounds good. As long as you don't get us lost . . . " Ken grinned.

"Me?" Kayleigh asked with a fake look of shock across her features. "That's your job, Ken. Don't you remember?" She smirked.

"Hmm . . . " The young man began as he rattled his brain. "Not really, no." He grinned playfully as he pressed the button for the elevator.

"Well I can remember at least six times where it was you who got us lost . . . "

"Alright smarty pants, that's enough." Ken rolled his eyes playfully before the pair fell into a comfortable silence as they made their way down to the lobby.

"Ken, I don't think we're going to find anything to do. We've been walking for an hour." Kayleigh sighed as the best friend's turned onto yet another street.

"I know." Ken began with a sigh of his own. "Do you just wanna go back to the hotel?"

"Yes, please."

"Okay . . . " Ken began, before noticing something that made a small smile grow on his face. "Unless you want to go to an aquarium?" He laughed lightly as he pointed at a near by sign post.

"Alright, why not?" Kayleigh grinned back.

"Seriously?" The young man asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, Kennedy." She replied, rolling her eyes. "We might as well now we've come this far."

"Okay then, fishies it is . . . "

"Fishies?" Kayleigh asked with an amused smirk.

"Yes, got a problem with that?" Ken asked with the most serious expression he could muster.

"No, not at all . . . " Kayleigh replied, before bursting out into a fit of laughter.

Once the young woman had finally managed to stop giggling, the pair yet again fell into a comfortable silence as they made the quick five minute walk to the aquarium. After they had both payed to enter, the best friends were shocked to see how big it was. Wasting no more time, Kayleigh ran over to the first tank excitedly to inspect the seahorses which were in it.

"Aww, they're so cute!" She cooed.

"Now who's acting like the child?" Ken asked with a playful smirk as he walked up beside her.

"Shut it, you." Kayleigh replied, poking her tongue out at her best friend before turning her attention back to the tank. "I want one, buy one for me?" She asked, looking back towards Ken and sending him an innocent smile.

"In your dreams." Ken replied as he rolled his eyes.

"No fair." Kayleigh pouted, before the pair both began to laugh as they moved on to the next.

As the best friends fell into silence as they watched the beautiful marine fish before them, Ken yet again began to think over everything that he wanted to tell Kayleigh. As his gaze turned to her, he let out a small smile as he took in how beautiful she looked as she watched the fish in awe.

It had now been some time since the incident had occurred with Randy, and Kayleigh now seemed in a much better state than before. With a sigh, Ken realized that maybe it really was time to let her know of his true feelings for her. After all, if he held them in much longer, there was no knowing if someone else would beat him to it . . .

"Kiwi?" Ken asked, not quite believing what he was about to do.

"Yeah?" She quietly replied, her eyes not leaving the tank.

"I, err, need to tell you something . . "

"You do?" She asked, finally turning to him. "What's up?"

"I . . . " Ken began.

As he looked deep into Kayleigh's eyes, all of Ken's confidence quickly melted away. There was no way he was going to be able to admit his true feelings for her.

"I . . nothing, it doesn't matter." He smiled lightly, before turning away.

"Are you sure?" Kayleigh asked as she raised her eyebrow slightly.

"Yeah, I'm sure." He nodded.

"Okay . . " Kayleigh nodded back, before the friend's fell into a much more comfortable conversation as they began to make their way around the rest of the aquarium.

"Tired?" Ken grinned slightly as he watched his best friend let out a big yawn.

"Yeah." Kayleigh laughed slightly as the pair finally made their way back into the hotel lobby. "We've had a busy day."

"We sure have." Ken replied as he pulled something out of his pocket. "By the way, I got you a little something . . " He smiled as he passed Kayleigh a small teddy of a seahorse.

"Aww, Ken." Kayleigh cooed as she took it from his hands.

"Well, you said that you wanted one." The young man shrugged with a grin.

"I did, thank you." The young woman grinned back before hugging him tightly.

"Damn." Ken began once the pair had pulled away from each other. "All that water has made me want to go swimming. You up for it?" He smirked down at his best friend.

"Sure . . " Kayleigh began, as a small smirk of her own grew on her face. "Last one back to the pool has to pay for dinner later." She grinned, before leaving Ken no time to think and running off to the lift.

With a grin placed on his features, Ken shook his head playfully as he quickly followed his best friend. Yet again he had took the cowards route and not told her how he really felt about her, but right now that didn't matter. He was spending time with her, and that was all that really mattered to him.