"What happened back there, Kay?" Reese asked when the two of them were alone.
"Ugh!" Kay exclaimed in frustration. She paced back and forth in an attempt to calm down.
"He just makes me so mad sometimes!"
Reese nodded. "Yeah, I'm getting that impression," he remarked.
Kay whirled around to glare at Reese. "Why are you so calm about this?" she demanded.
Reese shrugged. "Maybe if you told me what had happened, I could empathize with you," he
suggested helpfully.
Kay started when she realized that Reese had no idea what she was talking about. She gave
an embarrassed giggle. "Oops," she murmured sheepishly.
Reese smiled teasingly. "Yeah, oops," he echoed. "So what did Miguel do to make you so
angry that you had to hit him?"
Kay shook her head and started pacing again. "He's just being his usual oblivious self,"
she replied. "First, I don't think he's even clued in that I've been ignoring him all
day. Then, when I sit with Tom for lunch, he interrupts us to tell me that he doesn't
think that Tom is my type. So I asked him who he thought would be my type, and his
answer was so infuriating that I had to belt him one."
Reese nodded understandingly. "I guess I can see why you had to hit him, though I never
would resort to violence."
"I wish I could be more like you," Kay said, shocking the hell out of Reese. "You stay
so calm about things. I don't think I've ever seen you loose your temper. How do you do
it?"
"Years of practice," Reese replied, grinning. "But trust me, you don't want to be like
me. You're a passionate person, Kay. You say and do what's on your mind."
Kay blushed at Reese's description of her. She also felt her heart beat a little faster
when he smiled at her. She thought back to Miguel's words in the cafeteria. Granted,
she had overreacted, but was it a totally loathsome idea to be with Reese? "Are you
doing anything after school today?" she asked. "After detention, I mean."
Reese shook her head. "I haven't got anything planned," he replied.
"Would you like to go to the Book Café with me for some coffee?" Kay inquired. "I'm not
exactly looking forward to going home and facing my parents. Charity will have probably
told them that I decked Miguel, and I'll get lectured."
"You know that you're going to have to own up to it eventually," Reese pointed out
reasonably.
Kay nodded. "I know. But I'd like to put it off as long as possible," she replied with
a smile.
Reese smiled back. "Then I would love to join you at the Book Café," he told her.
Kay grinned. "Great! I'll see you later, okay?" she asked. "I have to talk to Tom. I
was having lunch with him before I hit Miguel."
Reese frowned slightly. "Tom Reeves?" he asked warily. "You were with Tom Reeves?"
Kay nodded. "Why is it such a big deal?" she inquired.
Reese sighed. "I guess I should tell you, since I'm already a social outcast and it
won't hurt my reputation," he said. "Tom is the worst womanizer at Harmony High."
Kay was confused. "Why wouldn't Miguel tell me that?" she asked. "If he'd just said
that, I wouldn't have hit him."
"There's this code," Reese replied disdainfully. "All of the athletes have sworn that
anything said in the locker rooms stays in there. Tom has basically used anyone in a
skirt at Harmony. Then, when he's finished, he throws her away."
"How do you know that?" Kay asked.
Reese looked down, slightly ashamed. "The school towel/water boy doesn't have to promise
anything because he's usually ignored."
Kay reached out to squeeze his hand reassuringly. "I'm sorry, Reese," she said. Then she
wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a hug, surprising the both of them. "Thank
you for warning me though. I really appreciate it." When she let go, she couldn't help
smiling at Reese's slightly dazed expression.
"Um...I'll see you after school, okay?" Reese managed to ask.
Kay nodded. "Yeah, I'll see you," she replied.
"Ugh!" Kay exclaimed in frustration. She paced back and forth in an attempt to calm down.
"He just makes me so mad sometimes!"
Reese nodded. "Yeah, I'm getting that impression," he remarked.
Kay whirled around to glare at Reese. "Why are you so calm about this?" she demanded.
Reese shrugged. "Maybe if you told me what had happened, I could empathize with you," he
suggested helpfully.
Kay started when she realized that Reese had no idea what she was talking about. She gave
an embarrassed giggle. "Oops," she murmured sheepishly.
Reese smiled teasingly. "Yeah, oops," he echoed. "So what did Miguel do to make you so
angry that you had to hit him?"
Kay shook her head and started pacing again. "He's just being his usual oblivious self,"
she replied. "First, I don't think he's even clued in that I've been ignoring him all
day. Then, when I sit with Tom for lunch, he interrupts us to tell me that he doesn't
think that Tom is my type. So I asked him who he thought would be my type, and his
answer was so infuriating that I had to belt him one."
Reese nodded understandingly. "I guess I can see why you had to hit him, though I never
would resort to violence."
"I wish I could be more like you," Kay said, shocking the hell out of Reese. "You stay
so calm about things. I don't think I've ever seen you loose your temper. How do you do
it?"
"Years of practice," Reese replied, grinning. "But trust me, you don't want to be like
me. You're a passionate person, Kay. You say and do what's on your mind."
Kay blushed at Reese's description of her. She also felt her heart beat a little faster
when he smiled at her. She thought back to Miguel's words in the cafeteria. Granted,
she had overreacted, but was it a totally loathsome idea to be with Reese? "Are you
doing anything after school today?" she asked. "After detention, I mean."
Reese shook her head. "I haven't got anything planned," he replied.
"Would you like to go to the Book Café with me for some coffee?" Kay inquired. "I'm not
exactly looking forward to going home and facing my parents. Charity will have probably
told them that I decked Miguel, and I'll get lectured."
"You know that you're going to have to own up to it eventually," Reese pointed out
reasonably.
Kay nodded. "I know. But I'd like to put it off as long as possible," she replied with
a smile.
Reese smiled back. "Then I would love to join you at the Book Café," he told her.
Kay grinned. "Great! I'll see you later, okay?" she asked. "I have to talk to Tom. I
was having lunch with him before I hit Miguel."
Reese frowned slightly. "Tom Reeves?" he asked warily. "You were with Tom Reeves?"
Kay nodded. "Why is it such a big deal?" she inquired.
Reese sighed. "I guess I should tell you, since I'm already a social outcast and it
won't hurt my reputation," he said. "Tom is the worst womanizer at Harmony High."
Kay was confused. "Why wouldn't Miguel tell me that?" she asked. "If he'd just said
that, I wouldn't have hit him."
"There's this code," Reese replied disdainfully. "All of the athletes have sworn that
anything said in the locker rooms stays in there. Tom has basically used anyone in a
skirt at Harmony. Then, when he's finished, he throws her away."
"How do you know that?" Kay asked.
Reese looked down, slightly ashamed. "The school towel/water boy doesn't have to promise
anything because he's usually ignored."
Kay reached out to squeeze his hand reassuringly. "I'm sorry, Reese," she said. Then she
wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a hug, surprising the both of them. "Thank
you for warning me though. I really appreciate it." When she let go, she couldn't help
smiling at Reese's slightly dazed expression.
"Um...I'll see you after school, okay?" Reese managed to ask.
Kay nodded. "Yeah, I'll see you," she replied.