*riing* *riing*
Kim nervously put her hand over the phone and turned back to Ron.
"Ron. He's not answering…" She tapped her fingernails against her dressing drawer impatiently. Ron looked on in amusement. Deep down he was a little jealous that Eugene was going to get a date with the most popular girl at school, while he was stuck getting rejected by almost every other girl. He could've asked Kim on a date and she probably would've said "yes", but of course, he didn't dare to do that. He didn't want to go on a date with his best friend. That would've just been like receiving a "free" date. Unless he actually liked her and she liked him back…but, again, that was never going to happen.
"Hello?"
"Oh!" Kim yelled in surprise. Eugene had finally picked up. "Hey…um…Eugene?"
Suddenly, Ron could hear an excited voice from the other end of the phone. "Hey! Kim??"
"Uh…yeah," she stuttered. It was almost worst than asking for a "real" date.
"Wow? *snort* You actually called??"
When Ron heard this, he started cracking up on Kim's bed.
"Um…yeah Eugene, I called," Kim replied.
"Well…heh. I guess you called me to tell me 'no' then. And that I'm a loser. Go ahead. I can take it…"
Ron put his cheek right against Kim's cheek so he could hear the rest of the conversation. She glared at him but was too busy to push him away.
"Actually Eugene…I called you to tell you…*gulp* 'yes'. I'd be glad to be your date."
There was silence from the other line.
"I think he just died and went to heaven…" Ron commented.
Finally, a gasping Eugene answered, "WOW! Really??? You're not just playing a prank or something???"
"No, of course not. I would never do anything so mean."
"Wow…you really are the greatest girl on earth…"
Ron could feel Kim's cheeks heat up. He gave her a small glare when she wasn't looking.
"Uh…Thanks Eugene. Don't be too hard on yourself, though. You're a great guy who just needs to speak up more often," Kim complimented him.
"…Thanks Kim…wow…I would've never guessed that the most popular girl in the entire world would ever even think about hanging out with such a loser like me."
"Hey, I hang out with Ron all the time and it doesn't bother me."
"Hey!!" Ron yelled into the phone. Kim gave him a smirk.
"What was that???" Eugene asked.
"Ron's just eavesdropping on our conversation. Don't worry. He's just jealous that you're getting more attention than him."
"Hey!!" Ron blushed.
Eugene laughed, "Oh. I see. Say…have you two ever…gone out."
The space between Kim and Ron's cheeks started to heat up quickly.
"No. No. We've NEVER even thought about that. Right Ron??"
"Yeah…yeah, Eugene. She's all yours," he joked half-heartedly.
"Are you sure? 'Cus you sound a little nervous," Eugene stated.
Kim could feel Ron heat up even more than she was.
"I'm SURE. Now quit giving Kim ideas. She might not wanna go on a date with YOU is she's dreaming about me," Ron said with a grin.
Kim shoved him but their cheeks stayed connected.
"Ron's just joking. Don't pay any attention to him. Okay, where're we gonna go on…Sunday?"
"Hmm…I dunno. I wasn't really expecting you to say 'yes'… Can you let me think about it for a while and I'll tell you tomorrow?" he asked.
"Sure. That's fine."
"Alright…I guess I'll talk to you later then."
"Okay. Later."
"Oh! And Kim…thanks," Eugene paused. "Thanks. You're the best."
"You're sweet. I should be thanking you." She thought about what she said for a minute then realized she wouldn't go THAT far…
"Alright. Bye."
"Bye."
Kim pressed the off button on her phone then stopped for a few seconds.
"…Ron? Getting a little comfortable on my face?"
"Oh! Sorry," he blushed again.
"It's okay," Kim looked to her clock. "Oh, hey…Ron, my family's going out tonight so I think you gotta go soon."
"That's cool. Later KP," he waved and made his way down the steps.
"Later Ron."
As Ron made his way to the front door, he place his hand on his cheek then sniffed it for a second.
'Man she smells good…!'
Kim nervously put her hand over the phone and turned back to Ron.
"Ron. He's not answering…" She tapped her fingernails against her dressing drawer impatiently. Ron looked on in amusement. Deep down he was a little jealous that Eugene was going to get a date with the most popular girl at school, while he was stuck getting rejected by almost every other girl. He could've asked Kim on a date and she probably would've said "yes", but of course, he didn't dare to do that. He didn't want to go on a date with his best friend. That would've just been like receiving a "free" date. Unless he actually liked her and she liked him back…but, again, that was never going to happen.
"Hello?"
"Oh!" Kim yelled in surprise. Eugene had finally picked up. "Hey…um…Eugene?"
Suddenly, Ron could hear an excited voice from the other end of the phone. "Hey! Kim??"
"Uh…yeah," she stuttered. It was almost worst than asking for a "real" date.
"Wow? *snort* You actually called??"
When Ron heard this, he started cracking up on Kim's bed.
"Um…yeah Eugene, I called," Kim replied.
"Well…heh. I guess you called me to tell me 'no' then. And that I'm a loser. Go ahead. I can take it…"
Ron put his cheek right against Kim's cheek so he could hear the rest of the conversation. She glared at him but was too busy to push him away.
"Actually Eugene…I called you to tell you…*gulp* 'yes'. I'd be glad to be your date."
There was silence from the other line.
"I think he just died and went to heaven…" Ron commented.
Finally, a gasping Eugene answered, "WOW! Really??? You're not just playing a prank or something???"
"No, of course not. I would never do anything so mean."
"Wow…you really are the greatest girl on earth…"
Ron could feel Kim's cheeks heat up. He gave her a small glare when she wasn't looking.
"Uh…Thanks Eugene. Don't be too hard on yourself, though. You're a great guy who just needs to speak up more often," Kim complimented him.
"…Thanks Kim…wow…I would've never guessed that the most popular girl in the entire world would ever even think about hanging out with such a loser like me."
"Hey, I hang out with Ron all the time and it doesn't bother me."
"Hey!!" Ron yelled into the phone. Kim gave him a smirk.
"What was that???" Eugene asked.
"Ron's just eavesdropping on our conversation. Don't worry. He's just jealous that you're getting more attention than him."
"Hey!!" Ron blushed.
Eugene laughed, "Oh. I see. Say…have you two ever…gone out."
The space between Kim and Ron's cheeks started to heat up quickly.
"No. No. We've NEVER even thought about that. Right Ron??"
"Yeah…yeah, Eugene. She's all yours," he joked half-heartedly.
"Are you sure? 'Cus you sound a little nervous," Eugene stated.
Kim could feel Ron heat up even more than she was.
"I'm SURE. Now quit giving Kim ideas. She might not wanna go on a date with YOU is she's dreaming about me," Ron said with a grin.
Kim shoved him but their cheeks stayed connected.
"Ron's just joking. Don't pay any attention to him. Okay, where're we gonna go on…Sunday?"
"Hmm…I dunno. I wasn't really expecting you to say 'yes'… Can you let me think about it for a while and I'll tell you tomorrow?" he asked.
"Sure. That's fine."
"Alright…I guess I'll talk to you later then."
"Okay. Later."
"Oh! And Kim…thanks," Eugene paused. "Thanks. You're the best."
"You're sweet. I should be thanking you." She thought about what she said for a minute then realized she wouldn't go THAT far…
"Alright. Bye."
"Bye."
Kim pressed the off button on her phone then stopped for a few seconds.
"…Ron? Getting a little comfortable on my face?"
"Oh! Sorry," he blushed again.
"It's okay," Kim looked to her clock. "Oh, hey…Ron, my family's going out tonight so I think you gotta go soon."
"That's cool. Later KP," he waved and made his way down the steps.
"Later Ron."
As Ron made his way to the front door, he place his hand on his cheek then sniffed it for a second.
'Man she smells good…!'