Kay woke up early Saturday morning. This was going to be so perfect. 2 weeks in New York City. Just some time to chill out with Simone. And Miguel.
Miguel. Somehow, Kay had started to have doubts about him. She always obsessed over him, but was he really THE one for her? How could she be sure?
Blocking those thoughts out of her mind, she decided to take a shower.
Afterwards, she debated over what to wear. It was early July, so it was pretty hot outside. Kay finally decided on a bright pink halter top and some simple indigo denim shorts. The let her hair down and brushed through it a few times. There. Sweet and simple. Something she hadn't been for a while. It was time to be different. To make a New Kay Bennett.
As she opened her bedroom door, she nearly bonked heads with Charity.
" Omigod, I'm SO sorry, Kay! I was just coming in to see if I could borrow a top. I want something special so that I'll look great for Miguel.", Charity said happily.
" Yeah, sure take whatever you want.", Kay said and added, " Not that you've actually ever asked before." under her breath.
" What, Kay?", Charity asked with that naive look plastered to her barbie doll face.
" Nothing. See you downstairs.", Kay replied, matching Charity's saccarin sweet voice with her own dripping sugar-sweetness.
Charity Standish
Dear Diary,
This is so exciting! And it's perfect. It's the perfect oppurtunity to cement my relationship with Miguel. With just the right planning and calculations, I can make sure that Kay Bennett is out of my way. Permanently.
No, I'm not going to hurt her! Well, at least not physically. But emotionally she'll be so torn apart, that she'll be the one checking into the mental institution.
She'll be so shocked to see the sight that I have planned for her. The one that proves I won and she lost.
" Kay, what are you doing?", asked Miguel,"That's Charity's seat!"
" What? No, Miguel, look on my ticket. It's mine.", Kay said, placing an innocent look on her face.
" Please, ladies and gentleman, take your assigned seats. The plane is about to take off!", the stewardess said sharply at Kay and Miguel.
" Okay.", Kay said, taking her seat next to Miguel.
" It's okay, Miguel. I'll sit behind you and we can still talk.", Charity suggested.
" Okay, that's a great idea, sweetheart!", Miguel agreed wholeheartedly.
Two hours later...
Kay rolled her eyes. Her plan had totally backfired. Miguel had spent the last two hour making goo-goo eyes at Charity and telling her how much he loved her.
" Ladies and gentlemen, please turn off all electronical devices and prepare for landing.", the stewardess said over the intercom.
Turning off her discman, Kay thought about what New York would be liked. She had dreamed about going there ever since she was little. But there's one difference. She wouldn't be with Miguel.
Kay sighed. She was going to have to lay off on this Miguel and Charity thing. At least for today. She wanted to enjoy herself and be a free woman!
At JFK airport, she stood in a group of the kids that had signed up to go to New York. There was her and the gang, the chaperone, Tabitha Lennox, and about 10 other kids.
" I'm taking attendence.", announced Tabitha, " Matt Anderson?"
" Here.", called out Matt.
Kay stared. Matt Anderson?? From when she was 11? She had the most major crush on him. He had even managed to distract her from Miguel for the entire summer.
" Matt? It's Kay! Kay Bennett? You don't remember me, do you?", Kay asked.
" Of course I do! Kay, you look great! ", Matt said warmly.
" This is totally awesome. Do you wanna hang out with us during the trip? Come on, I'll introduce you to everyone.", Kay said, grabbing his hand and pulling him over to the gang.
"Simone, Miguel, Reese, do you guys remember Matt Anderson?", Kay asked them.
" Of course! Matt! This is great.", Simone said, giving Matt a hug.
" Hey Matt.", said Reese, slapping hands with Matt.
" Matt.", Miguel said stiffly.
" And Matt, this is Charity.", Kay said pointing at Charity.
" Nice to meet you Charity.", Matt said with an amused grin on his face.
" Nice to meet you too, Matt.", said Charity with that sugary smile again.
" Well, I'll take you to the hotel.", said Tabitha. They took a cab to the hotel. It was near Central Park.
" Okay, boys and girls. Three to a room, here are the keys. Curfew is at midnight. You are on your own, if trouble, you can call me on this neat phone that your parents insisted I got for emergencies.", Tabitha said, taking out a cell phone.
She all gave them the number and set them on their own.
" Okay, who wants to room with who?", Kay asked, taking charge.
" Charity can room with us, Kay. And Matt, Reese and Miguel can room together.", Simone said.
" Okay, here is are you keys, guys.", Kay said handing each Matt, Reese and Miguel a key.
" Okay, girls, let's go and put our stuff away.", Kay said, walking toward the elevator.
" I'll meet you guys up there. I'm going to have the bellhop run my stuff up there for me.", Charity said.
" Ookay.", Kay said.
As soon as they were in the elevator, Kay and Simone bursted out in laughter. " Bellhop??", they giggled.
" Okay, Matt is SO hot!", Kay said.
" Yeah, and I sensed a little vibe going on between you two!", Simone said in a teasing voice.
" Well, here's our floor.", Kay said, not answering Simone's question.
As soon as they all unpacked, Kay, Simone and Matt deicded to go explore together. As soon as they walked out of the room, they heard Miguel.
" You guys! Where are you all going?", he called.
" Just exploring. Later!", Kay answered and they all took off before Miguel cound answer them.
" Want to go for a walk in Central Park?", asked Simone.
After agreeing on that, they all set out for Central Park. They walked around, and goofed off for about an hour, then decided to go and grab something to eat.
" Let's go to Chinatown!", suggested Kay.
" Yum, let's!", Simone agreed.
Chinatown was awesome. It was full of people and energy. People had stand out everywhere, trying to sell odds and ends. It was only 11 am, so they decided to go try something that Kay called " dim sum".
They had a lot of fun choosing different plates of food as the servers went around with carts of little serving of food placed on dishes or in little round metal containers.
After paying for lunch, they decided they wanted to shop around a bit. Kay and Simone found tons of cool Hello Kitty and Keroppi stuff.
After tons of shopping, they were all exausted. They decided to go to the hotel and crash for a little bit.
Kay was too wound up to take a nap, and since Simone was already asleep, she decided to go and talk to Matt.
She went to the guy's room and knocked on the door. It opened immeadiately.
Matt held the door open. God, he was really nice to look at. His hair was a dark brown, and he had it spiked. He looked like a model that had stepped right out of an Abercrombie and Fitch catalog.
" Hey Kay, what's up?", he asked.
" I just wanted to come and see what you were doing.", Kay said looking up into eyes. They were brown, with hazel streaks in them.
" There's something I've wanted to do all day.", he whispered. His face was only inches away from hers.
Before she realized what was happening, the space between there lips diminished, and she lost herself in the beautiful oblivion. His lips were so gentle, yet so strong and commanding. His tongue slid along the middle her lips, silently begging her to part her lips. As she did, they both lost themselves and didn't realize someone standing behind them. Two someones.
Miguel have a loud cough and Kay and Matt looked up, embarassed.
" Oh, sorry Miguel.", Matt said, recovering quickly.
He glanced at Kay, his eyes shining.
" Come on.", Kay said to Matt, taking his hand in hers.
They left Miguel standing speechless.
Kay Bennett
Wow. I never realized a kiss could feel like that. It was so amazing, so wonderful.
But I think Miguel is upset. He's always hated Matt, and now that he know we're a "thing", it might just make him even more upset. THe look on his face was so angry. No, furious.
What am I going to do?
Charity took Miguel's hand. " Are you okay?", she asked.
" I don't trust him. What if he hurts Kay? What if he leads her on? What if...", Miguel trailed off.
" Relax, Miguel. From that kiss, it didn't seem like Matt didn't have any feelings for Kay. He seems to like her a lot.", Charity said soothingly.
" Yeah.", Miguel said curtly.
" Anyways, in the meantime. We have your room all to ourselves...", Charity said with a seducing tone in her voice.
" No, let's go and see and Kay and Matt are doing.", Miguel said, ignoring Charity's suggestion.
Charity sighed a followed Miguel down the hall
Charity Standish
He jealous. He's actually jealous. And I can't believe that he'd rather follow Kay and Matt around then fool around with his girlfriend. What's with this guy?