Author's Note: I haven't really thought about what to write for the past couple of days. It's been kind of busy to say the least. But here's more. Hot & fresh from the oven! Heh. Enjoy, and review!

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It was a few minutes after 9th hour, and Ray was determined to find Audrey. He hadn't even stopped at his locker yet. This was way more important. Finally, after a few minutes of searching the school, Ray finally found Audrey, but at the worst of all places - Lily's locker, with Lily.

"Hey Ray," Lily said, "What's up? You look like you're in a hurry or something."

"Uh.just needed to talk to someone." Ray replied, disappointed. He had a feeling that the two girls wouldn't be separating any time soon. He might just have to wait for another time to talk to Audrey about his situation.

"Oh, okay." Lily replied, confused. She had no idea what could be so important that Ray was going crazy trying to find someone. Who could this someone be? Lily didn't know. It was probably something stupid and immature anyway.

"Ray, Robbie had mentioned to me earlier that you wanted to talk to me about something. What is it?" Audrey asked, mainly to break the silence, and partly to cure her curiosity.

"Oh. Yeah. It's nothing." Ray replied with a lack of anything better to say. He really didn't want Lily around for this conversation, and there seemed to be no way she'd leave right now. So he'd have to chill for a while. Wait for Audrey to be solo.

Lily noticed that Ray was hesitant to answer Audrey's question. She wondered to herself, "Could I be the reason why Ray isn't being straightforward? Does he not want me to hear what he has to say?" She was quiet for the next couple seconds, then asked, "Ray, would you rather talk to Audrey alone?"

"Actually, yeah. That would be better. If you don't mind. It's not that I don't like you around, It's just that." Ray was trying to figure out the best explanation for this, but he decided to give up when Lily interrupted him.

"It's all good Ray. Don't worry. I can go. I'll see you at the..er.later. I'll see you later." With that, Lily shut her locker and started walking down the hall towards the main entrance. She decided to just go to the station now. She'd be early, but she could work on some homework or something while she waited for everyone else to get there.

Once Lily was far enough down the hall, Audrey asked, quite curious, "So, what is it Ray?"

"Well, it's kind of a long story.." Ray began.

"Well, I've got time." Audrey assured him.

"As long as you're sure." Ray was hesitant. His nerves started to kick in and he wasn't sure if he wanted to go through with this.

"Ray?" Audrey noticed him starting to space out. "Am I losing you here?"

"Oh, no, sorry. Just lost my train of thought." Ray was trying to stall. He was afraid of facing reality. He had a feeling that Audrey already knew what Lily's feelings were.

"So. What did you need to talk to me about?" Audrey asked, beginning to get impatient with Ray.

"Well, it's about Lily." Ray stated. He didn't know where to start, or even where to begin thinking about where to start.

"I figured as much." Audrey took and attempt at analyzing his expression. Her conclusion, based on his actions and expressions was that he had a thing for Lily. She just had to be right. "You like Lily, don't you?" She asked. She knew she just had to be right.

"Well, uh. maybe." Ray replied, extremely hesitant.

"Ray, 'well, uh. maybe,' in guy speak, means 'yes, I do. But I just don't know how to talk about it comfortably yet.'" She stated,

"Well, aren't you little miss know everything." Ray didn't know what to say. "..But you're right. That's it. Exactly." Ray confessed.

"I knew it." Audrey replied with an accomplished tone. "So, what exactly is it that's bothering you?" She asked.

"Well, ..do you think we could go talk about this somewhere other than in the middle of the hall?" Ray asked.

"I suppose. How about Mickey's?" Audrey suggested.

"Sure."

The two of them headed toward the main entrance. Once they walked out the doors, they headed down the road to Mickey's. As they walked into Mickey's, Ray nervously glanced around to make sure that Lily hadn't decided to come here before the station. He would definitely rather her not be in the same room as them while he was dumping out the contents of his heart.

Audrey walked up to the counter and ordered a vanilla shake.

"Hey Ray, you want anything?" Audrey asked.

"No thanks. I'm good."

"Okay. So, back to where we left off. What is it specifically about Lily that you needed my help on?" Audrey asked.

"Well, you were right. I do like her. But the problem is I don't know what to do about it." Ray confessed.

"Well, what have you tried doing so far?" Audrey asked.

"I've tried giving her gifts. Some worked out better than others. But I need something different. Something that will really let her know what I think about her." Ray explained.

"Well, I'm guessing you haven't tried talking to her yet?"

"No. I'm spineless. You must remember that." Ray felt hopeless.

"No you're not Ray! You just need the right motivation to get you going. Most guys aren't advanced enough to understand girls well enough to figure out the best thing to do to impress one." Audrey began.

"So, why don't you just tell me what the best thing to do is and save me the trouble?"

Audrey chuckled. "Ray, it's not that simple. The best thing isn't always the same. It's not like you can just buy her a ring and she'll love you forever. Part of it comes from you, as well as the relationship you guys have right now. It has to be something appropriate, effective, and most importantly, from the heart." She started to sip on her vanilla shake.

"I see. But how do I know what my heart is telling me? It's not like I can read it. I'm sure the library is out of copies anyway."

Audrey laughed at his stupidity. "Honestly Ray. If Lily does like you the way you like her, her actions will show it. If she doesn't, or is unsure, then you have to do something about how you feel. You've known Lily forever. I'm sure you know more about her than I do. Use that to your advantage. Try to think of something that she loves, and get ideas for gifts from that. For example - you know her love for music, so you can use that. Buy her concert tickets, and as a bonus you can make it a date."

"Wow. You make it sound so easy!" Ray replied. He was amazed that he hadn't thought of anything like that.

"That's because it is that easy. You were most likely thinking about it way too hard."

"Yeah. Probably."

"So, is that all the advice you needed?" Audrey asked.

"Yeah, for now at least. And if I happen to need more, I'm sure I'll be able to find you. But please, don't tell Lily about this."

"Alright. No problem." Audrey looked at her watch, and then at Ray. "It's almost 4:00. I need to get going. I'm supposed to meet some friends at the library to get started on that lit assignment."

"What! It's almost 4:00 you say?" Ray replied.

"That's what I said." She began to gather her things so that she could catch the bus to the library before it was too late.

"Well, in that case I need to go too. Plans. You know how they can be."

"Sure. Whatever you say Ray. I'll see you later. Good luck with the Lily thing." Audrey got up, pushed her chair in, and headed towards the door.

"Yeah, thanks. See ya." Ray replied. He too got up and headed out the door. As soon as he was a block away from Mickey's he began to run. If he didn't pick up his pace any he was bound to be late for the show. The station wasn't too far from Mickey's, but he really didn't want to be late. Robbie doesn't really like to put up with that kind of stuff that much. Ray finally made it to the station and flew in the door.

"I was almost thinking you weren't going to be here." Robbie said before anyone else could get a word in.

"Well, I got tied up talking to someone." Ray stated. He wanted to say as little as possible with Lily around.

"That's fine. You're here now. Just get yourself ready. We go on in three minutes." Travis added.

Ray went over to his area and set his backpack under the table. He put his headphones around his neck and looked at the clock.

"Ray, were you talking to Audrey all this time?" Lily asked. She was really confused as to why Ray needed to talk to Audrey so badly. If they were talking all this time, since she left her locker, then something must be up. Something big and important. Lily was just dying to find out.

"Uh..yeah. I was." Ray replied, quite hesitant.

Lily noticed Ray lack of desire to elaborate, so she decided to leave it at that. If he wanted her to know, he'd tell her.

"Okay, we're on in 5, 4." Travis continued the count down on his hand - 3, 2, 1.

"This is Radio.." Robbie began.

"..Free.." Ray continued.

"Roscoe! Your source of sanity in what we like to call reality." Lily finished. Once she said that, she played an improv guitar intro.

"I'm Question Mark, and I'm wondering - Is it alright to hide behind a self manufactured cover instead of showing people who you really are, and what you really feel?" Robbie began the show. He felt inspired by Ray's little dilemma. Maybe what would be discussed on the show would motivate Ray to act on his feelings. Maybe even give him a few ideas.

"Well, Question Mark, I think that's a great thought. People today hide themselves way too much. When you think you know someone real well, they go and do or say something that is completely contradictory. I think that if you feel particularly inspired to do something, you shouldn't let anything hold you back." Lily said.

"Thanks for the input Shady. Listeners, if you have something you'd like to say, or even something you'd like to share that you've been hiding away in your closet, we're all ears." Robbie added.

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So, I have this crazy idea. YOU, as the reader can, and SHOULD act as the RFR dedicated listeners! You all heard Question Mark. What do all you readers think about hiding behind a self manufactured cover? Review, and in your review, post your response to QM. It's simple. I hope this works out good. So basically - readers=listeners. Got it? Good.

Here's a big thanks to everyone that's been reading and reviewing! That's the way this world should be. lol. "be kind, rewind" but it's not a video tape.so "be kind, REVIEW!" heh. I'm sorry that this chapter is later than I expected it to be, but school is kind of there, regardless of how badly I want to write more. Next week (14th-21st) I'm gonna be in Guatemala with my church, so I won't be able to write much at all. So..patience will become your best friend! Heh. but as soon as I return I'm bound to write. A lot. Heh. So, until then!