"Ooof-er, Chris you're squishing me."

"Woops, sorry."

Faye giggled as Chris rolled over and sat beside Faye. She rubbed her stomach where Chris had previously been laying and grinned at him. The two had been lying on Faye's couch, doing absolutely nothing for the past hour.

"So, excited for the dance tonight?" Faye asked, playing with Chris' hand absentmindedly.

Chris smiled mockingly. "Oh yes! I can hardly contain myself. I think I'm having an orgasm right now!"

Faye laughed. "Right. Why can't we just go see a movie instead, please? I hate dances!"

Chris shook his head. "I promised Gordo I'd show up. You know how Grace loves these dances...he'll do anything she asks him to. The boy is whipped."

Faye arched an eyebrow and propped herself up on her elbows. "Er-have you talked to him as of late?"

Chris shrugged. "Last time I talked to him was two days ago. He hasn't called me or anything. Why? Something wrong?"

Looking away for a moment, Faye sighed. "Well-erm-I think Grace and Gordie are-uh-having some-ah-problems."

"What do you mean?" Chris asked, looking skeptically at Faye.

"Well-your sister and Gordie have gotten awful close lately..."

Chris sat up immediately and almost choked on the air. "My-my-sister?! Halle?"

Faye nodded.

"What do you mean, 'close'? Close as in I want to impregnate you close? Or close as in platonically close?"

"Chris, Gordie cheated on Grace with Halle. Grace called me and told me today...she and Gordie broke up."

Chris gaped at Faye and then the impact hit him. "What?" he shrilled, shaking his head. "No! No...NO. Halle doesn't even like Gordie. She-she can't."

"Err-well I'm pretty sure she does, I mean who lets a guy stick their tongue down their throat if they don't like them?"

Chris glared disbelievingly at Faye. "Faye, is this some kind of sick joke?"

Faye sat up, now slightly annoyed. Why couldn't Chris believe her? This wasn't even her business; she had nothing to do with Gordie or Grace or Halle and their 'sexual' desires!

"Chris!" Faye sat, her cheeks flushing with pink. "Why would I make this up? It's my two best friends!"

Chris shook his head. "I just...I would never imagine Halle and Gordie. Halle knows Gordie's with Grace anyway."

Shrugging, Faye wrung her hands like she always did when she was nervous. "I don't know if Gordie's going to the dance anymore. But I know Grace is...she doesn't want to sit home and throw herself a pity party."

Chris looked at Faye and then out the window. "I can't go if Gordie doesn't go."

"What do you mean you 'can't go'? Of course you can go!" Faye snapped, her face bright pink now.

"I can't go without Gordo! The whole reason I was going to go to this stupid dance anyway was because of him! If he doesn't go, why should I?"

Faye looked at Chris, slightly annoyed. "Fine. But then I'm not going. I'm not going dateless."

"Faye," Chris said, sighing. "Is Gordie not really going?"

Shrugging indifferently, Faye looked away. "Why don't you call him. I mean, he IS the reason you're going."

"Faye, don't be like this," Chris said, rolling his eyes. "I didn't mean it like that! Stop taking everything personal."

"This isn't about ME!" Faye snapped. "It's not even about you! It's about Gordie and Grace and their problem! Sure, I'm here for Grace and Gordie, but we shouldn't get involved!"

"This is different!" Chris yelled back, his face slightly pink. "It's Gordie! You know how upset he gets! And he obviously fucked up, and he needs someone right now."

Faye looked away, not wanting to fight with Chris. She didn't want to ruin what they had...she cared so much about him and their fighting wasn't even making sense. "Chris," she began softly. She looked into his eyes.

He looked into her eyes and sighed. "I'm sorry I blew up on you," he muttered. "I just can't believe Halle would do something so stupid. Same with Gordie. I'll go to the dance, of course, and I'll make Gordie come."

"No," Faye began, sliding her hand into his. "If you really don't want to go, don't."

Chris grinned slightly and leaned in suddenly and kissed Faye. When he pulled back, she was looking at him pleasantly surprised.

"You know," he began, smirking. "I don't have to be home for another twenty minutes..."

Faye grinned. "Oh? Twenty minutes, eh?"

"Twenty minutes," Chris said in a playfully seductive voice.

Faye giggled before grabbing him by the neck and pulling him close to her.

~*~*Twenty Minutes Lately*~*~ Dun...dun...dun...

Faye watched Chris walk home out of her front window while buttoning up her blouse. She grinned to herself before going into the kitchen to call Grace.

"Hello?" Grace's voice sounded small and sad on the other line.

"Ola," Faye replied. "It's me. Okay, so, you going to the dance right?"

Grace sighed on the other line. "I really don't feel up to it, Faye."

Faye switched the phone to her other ear. "Grr. You're still going. Come on, you can't sit home and feel sorry for yourself. Anyway, I know Gordie was an ass and whatnot, but you two can still be friends, right?"

"I don't know."

"Thought you'd say that," Faye replied. "Anyway, come over now, the dance is in three hours. We need to get ready. Oh my gosh, we only have three hours! Oh my gosh, I can't believe I just said that. Ewww! What's happening to me?"

Grace giggled. "Okay, be over in a few."

~*~*~*~

"Ooooh," Grace cooed, looking at Faye in her dress. "You look so pretty! How do I look?"

Grace spun around as her dress flailed about around her. Faye giggled and did a golf clap. "Lovely, darling. Ooh, can you believe it? I'm actually a tad bit excited."

Grace quirked an eyebrow as she applied mascara to Faye's eyelashes. "Oh? And why?"

"Hmm. I have no idea. But you know, I'm in the mood for a party!"

"Faye," Grace began. "May I remind you this is not a party. It is a school dance...it's just an excuse for kids to spike the punch, get drunk and spend half the night puking in the bathroom."

"Gack, the images."

Giggling, the two girls looked at themselves in the mirror. "We look snazzy, don't we?" Faye asked, actually surprised to find she looked decent and didn't mind the dress as much as she thought she would.

"Mhm!" Grace laughed, linking her arm through Faye's. "Come now my lady, your chariot awaits!"

Stilling giggling, the two girls made their way into the snowy night.

~*~*~

[Woohoo! What's to come at the Christmas Eve Dance?? Drama, I suspect? Yum! Oh and I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself but let Faye and Chris...er get 'intimate' :) hehe. I love Chris so much. Hehe. Okay some shouts:

StormShadow21: GUAH!! I love you forever!! You always review and woohooo!! You are SO COOL. *sorry, in happy mode* Okay. HOW DID YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON THE MOSQUITO COAST?!?!? I've been LOOKING and LOOKING for it all this time!! I can't find it!! Dammit!! Grr to you. Grrrr. Anyway, I still heart you. :) Yes. So. Please post your Chris chapter!! I'm waiting for it. I hope you write mostly about Chris. I guess the other guys are kind of neat too...*shrugs, then giggles* sorry I do love the other buffoons. Okkkkkkkay. Yes. Strawberries to you!

SleepIsFun: Strawberries for reviewing!! You are one of my more frequent reviewers. Kudos!!

Danihum: Love your reviews!! :) strawberries for you...a nice juicy one!

Starlight Kisses: Here's a pink strawberry for you! YUM! Glad you like my story!!

Okay, that's it. Got to get going...One Tree Hill is coming on in a bit...okay so in 2 hours, but I gotta get in 'Love Chad Mode' Adios! Later Days. Love & Strawberries, The Good Girl]