We left after about a half an hour of chatting. Jack was nice enough, I
guess, but certainly not someone I'd be interested in "that" way. By the
time we were halfway back to my place (Ann was spending the night) she had
crossed the bottom line.
"Will you stop it already!" I exclaimed.
Ann seemed taken aback. "But Karen," she whined in that long drawn out voice I really hate. "Don't you like Jack?"
I narrowed my eyes, and stopped right where I stood. Turning to face her with a growing scowl, I snapped, "What's the real deal here, Ann?"
Ann twitched. "Uhh…what's wrong, Karen?" she asked with a phony smile.
I glared.
"Oh…right…that," she sweatdropped, having known full and well what I meant to begin with.
"Yes, that," I growled.
"Oh, well, umm…Jack likes me," she squeaked.
I was surprised; very. No one had EVER liked Ann before, they were always chasing after either me, or Popuri. Heck, I even thought Maria of all people would get married before Ann. Don't get me wrong here, Maria's a sweet person…just extremely shy, not too bright around cute guys, it seems.
My eyes bugged out. "And you're complaining?" I started to crack up.
Ann blushed, and stuttered, "N…no! It's just that…I don't like him in 'that' way," she told me.
Hmm, I thought, curiously. Looks like I've gotten behind in all the love and lust situations on Flowerbud. I hate this place, I really do, but at least there's good gossip. I don't spread it, but it's interesting once in awhile to find a good piece.
"Then who do you like, Ann Green?" I asked, slyly.
"No…no one!" she stammered.
I rolled my eyes, grinning evilly. "Whatever you say!" I told her in a sing songy way. I'd have it out of her before midnight, trust me.
As we approached my front door, it swung open. I groaned inside, seeing who it was…who else would it be, I remind myself, though.
"Hello, ladies," Kai greeted Ann and me in a smooth, southern voice. He winked at me, but I pretended not to notice.
"What do you want, Kai?" I asked, in a phony sweet voice that came natural to me, nowadays.
Kai smiled, a little. "Oh, nothing, just humbling myself by being in you all's presence.
Ann practically gagged, and when I giggled at her, Kai looked hurt.
"Well, we're going upstairs, so you'll have to 'humble' yourself elsewhere," I informed him, and Ann and me raced up the stairs as fast as we could.
Ann shivered. "He still creeps me out, Karen, I think he could really do something bad if he didn't like the way things were going."
I sit on my bed silently for a few moments, taking in what Ann said. "You know what?" I began slowly, a little unsure of myself. "I think so too…"
Ann and I shrugged it off, and forgot about it a little later. "You know, I think Jack's jealous of Cliff," she admitted to me.
My eyes narrowed, and that evil grin came back to my face. "Who's Cliff…" I started to say, but then exclaimed, "Oh!"
My mind raced. The name…it was so familiar…wasn't he…"My cousin?" I finished outloud.
Ann nodded vigorously. "He's a cutie,"
I made a face. "Being my cousin I can hardly refer to him as that…but I guess he is kind of cute, in a way,"
Ann giggled. "It looks like you ate some of the grapes from the vine again," she joked.
I scowled darkly. That had been SO embarrassing…
*Flash Back*
A younger Karen and Ann were out in the grape fields, leaning against one of the white picket fences. "I'm hungry," Karen whined.
She reached over to pluck a few grapes, and popped them in her mouth. Her eyes instantly became like little swirls, and she crashed forwards on her face. Ann started laughing crazily, and couldn't stop for a long time afterwards…
*End of Flashback*
"You have to admit," Ann gasped, in between laughs. "That was hilarious!"
"For who?" I scowled again, but finally gave in, and did a rarity for me: laugh. A little while later, we finally quit laughing. I made a mental note try to do so more often, it wasn't that bad to loosen up.
"Will you stop it already!" I exclaimed.
Ann seemed taken aback. "But Karen," she whined in that long drawn out voice I really hate. "Don't you like Jack?"
I narrowed my eyes, and stopped right where I stood. Turning to face her with a growing scowl, I snapped, "What's the real deal here, Ann?"
Ann twitched. "Uhh…what's wrong, Karen?" she asked with a phony smile.
I glared.
"Oh…right…that," she sweatdropped, having known full and well what I meant to begin with.
"Yes, that," I growled.
"Oh, well, umm…Jack likes me," she squeaked.
I was surprised; very. No one had EVER liked Ann before, they were always chasing after either me, or Popuri. Heck, I even thought Maria of all people would get married before Ann. Don't get me wrong here, Maria's a sweet person…just extremely shy, not too bright around cute guys, it seems.
My eyes bugged out. "And you're complaining?" I started to crack up.
Ann blushed, and stuttered, "N…no! It's just that…I don't like him in 'that' way," she told me.
Hmm, I thought, curiously. Looks like I've gotten behind in all the love and lust situations on Flowerbud. I hate this place, I really do, but at least there's good gossip. I don't spread it, but it's interesting once in awhile to find a good piece.
"Then who do you like, Ann Green?" I asked, slyly.
"No…no one!" she stammered.
I rolled my eyes, grinning evilly. "Whatever you say!" I told her in a sing songy way. I'd have it out of her before midnight, trust me.
As we approached my front door, it swung open. I groaned inside, seeing who it was…who else would it be, I remind myself, though.
"Hello, ladies," Kai greeted Ann and me in a smooth, southern voice. He winked at me, but I pretended not to notice.
"What do you want, Kai?" I asked, in a phony sweet voice that came natural to me, nowadays.
Kai smiled, a little. "Oh, nothing, just humbling myself by being in you all's presence.
Ann practically gagged, and when I giggled at her, Kai looked hurt.
"Well, we're going upstairs, so you'll have to 'humble' yourself elsewhere," I informed him, and Ann and me raced up the stairs as fast as we could.
Ann shivered. "He still creeps me out, Karen, I think he could really do something bad if he didn't like the way things were going."
I sit on my bed silently for a few moments, taking in what Ann said. "You know what?" I began slowly, a little unsure of myself. "I think so too…"
Ann and I shrugged it off, and forgot about it a little later. "You know, I think Jack's jealous of Cliff," she admitted to me.
My eyes narrowed, and that evil grin came back to my face. "Who's Cliff…" I started to say, but then exclaimed, "Oh!"
My mind raced. The name…it was so familiar…wasn't he…"My cousin?" I finished outloud.
Ann nodded vigorously. "He's a cutie,"
I made a face. "Being my cousin I can hardly refer to him as that…but I guess he is kind of cute, in a way,"
Ann giggled. "It looks like you ate some of the grapes from the vine again," she joked.
I scowled darkly. That had been SO embarrassing…
*Flash Back*
A younger Karen and Ann were out in the grape fields, leaning against one of the white picket fences. "I'm hungry," Karen whined.
She reached over to pluck a few grapes, and popped them in her mouth. Her eyes instantly became like little swirls, and she crashed forwards on her face. Ann started laughing crazily, and couldn't stop for a long time afterwards…
*End of Flashback*
"You have to admit," Ann gasped, in between laughs. "That was hilarious!"
"For who?" I scowled again, but finally gave in, and did a rarity for me: laugh. A little while later, we finally quit laughing. I made a mental note try to do so more often, it wasn't that bad to loosen up.