A.N. - Sorry for the delay. I'll make no promises about updating, as I'm not good at timetables. But I have finally mapped out the entire story, and once again, changed the title. It's more fitting, stay tuned to see why. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------

"Man, oh man, I have so much work to do," Kay sighed in Miguel's general direction. It was midterm time and they had both put off their work for much too long.

"Yeah, me too, I can't believe I've put this stuff off for so long," Miguel replies.

They glanced at each other. And started doing the usual math. Kay began, "Well, if you think about it, we've got, what? 30 pages maximum to do."

Miguel picked up where she left off, "So that's. let's say. 48 hours of work total, right?"

Kay continued, "Right, including research and the occasional nap, I mean, really, it only takes what?... an hour a page."

"Yeah, and I mean, 48 hours is leaving 18 extra for whatever."

"And we've got how many days? A"

"A whole week!" Miguel finished. They looked at each other and say simultaneously,

"PLENTY of time!"

"So.. Uhh. I'm just gonna put this out there."

"Kay, no! We promised we wouldn't do this. You know we can't."

"I know, I know, what if someone walks in and catches us. blah blah blah," she pouted at him.

"You don't have to look so sad about it, we can play when we finish our work." Miguel attempted to be firm.

"I know, I know. it's just that I really really like." Kay began.

"I know, but Kay, we can't."

Kay noticed that Miguel's resolve was weakened. And moves in for the final blow to his work ethic. "Just for half an hour, I mean, we've allotted all this EXTRA time for the papers." She winked at him and grins seductively.

"You promise, just for half an hour?" Miguel felt his sense of responsibility slowly drifting away at Kay's look.

"Of course!" Kay promised.

"Alright then." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Reese, Miguel's apartment-mate, found them engrossed three hours later when he came into the apartment's backyard and surveyed the sight before him. "Miguel and Kay, this is just disgusting," he smirked.

They both looked guiltily up from the task at hand. "We were just taking a quick break." Kay began to explain.

"Oh no, you forget who you're talking to," Reese said. "I don't know how many times I've caught you guys at this."

"Seriously, it was just a quick break!" Miguel protested. Kay grinned, knowing they'd been caught with the proverbial red-tinted appendages.

"Miguel, give it up. Reese knows we always get caught up practicing this stupid game for hours," she began.

"Hey now," Reese interrupted, "Whatever I might think of your procrastination, there's no reason to call baseball a stupid game. I mean, fine, you should be doing work, but let's not insult art."

"You're the one who said it was disgusting when you came in!" Kay protested.

"No, I said the way you two always talk each other out of work to practice is disgusting. And I think most people would agree."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay, we give, we haven't done any work yet," Miguel caved.

"But we're gonna start right now, right Miguel?" Kay said, knowing what was coming.

"Yes we are, dear," Miguel responded. "And you know how I know we're going to start work?"

"How, dear?" Kay returned. "Don't tell me, I already know. Goodnight, Reese, I'm being thrown out once again."

Reese grinned, "It's for your own good, Kay. You're just too distracting. You know my man has no willpower."

"It's true, I'll admit it," Miguel declared. "I fully admit that I just can't resist." Kay grinned expectantly. "baseball," he finished.

Kay whacked him as she moved away from their makeshift diamond to get her jacket off a bench. "You're lucky I love." she said shrugging on her jacket and reaching for the latch to the gate, "baseball so much, or I wouldn't come back here, seeing as how I'm so unwelcome."

Miguel grinned and jumped up, giving her a bone crushing, all encompassing bear hug,

"You're always welcome here silly," he yelled into her back. "Just not when there's work to be done."

Kay managed to disentangle herself and opened the gate. "Yeah right. I'll see you tomorrow babes," she called over her shoulder.

"Yup," he cheerfully called after her.

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