I Disclaim

** In this fic Antonio/Brian is 25, he left when 18 years old. Ethan is 24, which makes Chad that age also, Amanda is 23, and Andrew is 19.

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The Loser's Club Ch.12

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He hadn't changed his clothes, because he didn't want her thinking that he was trying to impress her, but as he sat his desk with twenty minutes to five, he now regretted it. He also didn't want her to think that he didn't care enough about her to look presentable. That's probably how he ended up standing in front of the microwave trying to fix his hair, which is where Gabe found him.

" What are you doing?" Gabe watched him playing with his hair. "Never heard of a mirror, they show your reflection, the microwave is for food, buddy."

"Shut up." Brian didn't want to go into the bathroom, that implied that he was primping and he wasn't doing that." I have a meeting, I don't want embarrass myself."

"Meeting?" Gabe seat down across from Brian's desk, watched as his friends began straitens his shirt. " As your boss shouldn't I know about this meeting?"

"It's not work related. " he looked behind Gabe and checked the clock on the wall, he know had ten minutes to get rid of Gabe, before Kay arrived.

"Really." A small smile began to spread on Gabe's as the pieces finally fit together. "You're meeting a woman." "You're primping, but you're not really primping, there's a woman coming."

"No, I'm meeting a friend."

"A friend that you primp for?"

"Stop saying that word." Checking the clock again, he almost groans when he sees he now has seven minutes, and does actually groan when Gabe catches him.

"She's on her way now, good I can check her out?"

"Check who out?" Kay asked but she wasn't really sure she wanted to know who Brian had been primping for, she didn't know if she could stand to see Brian wit someone else, it wasn't bad enough just knowing that he still in love with Sheridan. 

Gabe's grin double to twice it's normal size, when he found Kay standing in the doorway, he had suspected that the delightful beauty was his companion's meeting, but wanted to play with him a little more." Ah, the woman so special her name is merely one letter." Walking over he picked up her hand and kissed sending Kay into a fit of giggles. "Decided to run away with me, yet?"

"Not yet, but I still thinking about it." Kay honestly liked Gabe he was funny and charming, and what would be considered a serious hottie, he was tall, muscular, and had light brown eyes, which brought out his strong chin and cheekbones.

"Really, did I mention that I'm the heir apparent to several billions of dollars."

"Kay doesn't care about your money, Richie Rich." Pushing his obnoxious friend out the way, Brian takes Kay hands and leads to the chair that Gabe left. "Hi, how were your classes?" Smiling he hopped on the edge of the desk, and looked down at her ignoring the grinning fool by the door.

"They were okay."

"What classes?" Gabe moved to sit beside Brian, ignoring his friend's hints for him to leave. "You're in school, lovely Kay?"

Kay fights to keep from laughing but between Gabe's antics, and Brian angry eye movements to his friend it was hard." Yes, I'm taking summer classes, to prepare myself for the fall at Castleton College."

"Really, what are you majoring in?"

"Architecture, now if you don't mind we have to talk." Brian took Kay hands and began leading her toward the door, and glared back at his friend." So we'll you around Gabe."

"Bye Gabe."

"Bye Lovely Kay, Lopez-Fitzgerald. " Gabe watched as Brian led across the street to the small diner, and was closing up when he caught the whiff of French vanilla in the air, turning he saw Amanda Crane poised in his doorway. " Amanda, I heard you were taking over the Crane holdings." Jumping off the desk he moves to stand in the middle of the room straightening to his full height.

"Save the intimidation moves, Gabriel." Amanda moved into the room, taking in the décor, this obviously wasn't Gabriel's office he was too classy to work in a dump like this. " So, why exactly are the Cortez's now in Harmony?"

"To be closer to you, my love?"

"Save it, I've seen your show, and it's not nearly as entertaining you make it seem."

"You wound me darling." Gabe grabs his chest and fakes pains.

"Oh god, you haven't changed one bit have you."

"Well, my darling as you said, when you broke off our engagement, 'You'll just never grown up'."

"I hate you." Amanda sneered, shooting daggers at her ex-fiancé wondering just how she had ever tolerated him at all.

"I'm sure you do."

While across the street Kay and Brian tried to have the conversation that neither really wanted to have.

"Brian."

"Kay."

" You go first." Brian offered her a weak smile.

"Well, I've been thinking." "Brian you're a great guy, I enjoy spending time with you, and I in no way regret the kisses, but…" Kay stopped not quit sure how to continue, because so far it sounded like she was breaking up with him, and she didn't want him thinking that.

"But, there is this age difference between us, and the fact that neither one of us is ready for a relationship, and not to mention what your father, or my brothers would say." Brian smiled when he saw the relief and what he thought was sadness cross her face. "Not, that I have a problem with the age thing or my brothers."

"Of course not, we are just not ready for anything more then friendship right?"

"Yeah, we can be friends." Brian let a sigh of relief; he wasn't ready to give Kay completely just yet. "So, we're okay?"

"Yeah." Kay smiles and catches a poster on the wall behind him that she hadn't noticed before and her face breaks into a smile.

"What?" Brian looks behind him, and sees the poster for a Keanu Reeves movie marathon at the old Movie house on Main Street. "Of course, what always makes a woman happy, eight hours of some Hollywood Heartthrob."

Kay narrows her eyes." Like you haven't seen The Matrix or Speed."

"Those were guy movies."

"Yeah, and Sandra Bullock had nothing to do with it. " She shakes her head." I didn't think so."

Brian looks back at the poster, and turns to look at her with a smile. " You wanna go with me." Her eyes widen, and he hurries to correct himself." As friends."

"Okay." It couldn't hurt to go to the movies with a friend, she reasoned, and if Ethan asked that's exactly what she'll tell him. "You're on."

"Great, pick you at eleven in the am this Saturday?"

Kay imagines the scene if he came to pick her up and cringes. " I'm meet you there at eleven."

"Okay."

The conversation stops at a waitresses comes to take their orders, it starts up again when she leaves but the to are so engrossed they did see the blonde woman pause in the window and glare at the Brian.

Se couldn't believe it, she had only been back one day, and she had already run into her ex Gabe, and now Antonio. Luckily for her though he seemed to wrap up in his dinner companion to notice her. Amanda focused on the woman, and quickly corrected herself, his was with a girl not a woman,

Amanda walks to her car and starts it up. "Of course he's with a girl something's never change."

Flashback

 Crane Maze 7 ½ years ago.

She been waiting for almost twenty minutes, ad she had to leave soon. Mother wanted her to go dressing shopping for the country club formal, and she couldn't find a way out of it. Amanda started walking toward the exit when she felt his arms come around her.

"Where are you going mi amore?" Antonio had run all the way their, he had had to work late at the factory, and wanted to change before he meet her. Turning her around in his arms he kissed her lips." I'm sorry I'm late, it won't happen again."

Amanda gave him her practiced pout, and looked at him from under her lashes. "I should hope not."

Antonio grinned and hugged her to him. " Aw, what could I do to remove that look." He tips his head to the side and begins think of his choices. " I know." He drops to his knees and lifts her up twirling her around as she laughs and giggles, he sets her down and catches her as she almost falls to the ground. " Forgiven?"

Amanda leans in to him and kisses him." Forgiven." She checks her watch and moans out loud. "I have to go, Mother is making me go to the country club dance and meet eligible men."

Antonio's face loses it smile, as he anger overtakes him. " You don't need an eligible man, you have me."

"I know, but I need to at least be seen there to keep grandfather off my back, at least until I turn seventeen, and you and I can run away together. " Amanda notice how his face brightens as she mentioned their plan.

As soon as she turns seventeen, they could be legally married in Mexico, where Antonio's uncle lived. He would work with his uncle while she stayed home taking care of their children and writing her books. By the time her family found her she would be a famous author and would be to successful and happy for them to want to ruin it.

"I have to go, " She kisses him again before turning to walk out the maze, turning back only to give a small wave.

"Bye mi amore."

Flashback Over

"Oh the stupidity of youth." Amanda gives one last look to the diner window where Antonio and he newest toy are eating and laughing. "I wonder if she knows what she getting into." Shaking her head as she pulls out the parking lot. "Probably not, if anything Antonio was always good." Turning on the road she heads back toward the Crane Mansion.

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Coming Soon: 

 Let's go to the Movies.