Once at the mall the pair began to wander around aimlessly. They had been to the mall so many times that they had just about memorized the stock of all their favorite stores. They ended up sitting in the Starbucks café. They heard a familiar voice from behind them.

"Ethan, what the Hell are you doing?" Kate screamed. Lizzie turned around to see Kate covered in a Frappicino.

"Sorry Kate, I really thought that was a poisonous spider on you head!" Ethan defended himself.

"First of all, it's a Butterfly clip, it's been in my hair ALL day! Second of all, what did you think the Frappicino would do?" Kate shot back.

Ethan had already lost interest in Kate. "Lizzie, Gordo, nice to see you guys!" He said as he held his hand up for a high five from Gordo.

Gordo awkwardly 'fived' Ethan. "It's nice to see you too Ethan."

"What are you guys doing here?" he asked.

Gordo hesitated. "Well, Ethan, I'm just here on a date with my girlfriend."

"Cool! Where is she?"

"Um, Ethan, she's right there." Gordo said as he pointed to Lizzie.

"Whoa, she looks just like Lizzie!"

Kate came up from behind. "You dirk, it IS Lizzie."

"Cool!" Ethan said as he sat down next to Gordo.

"Hey Kate." Lizzie said.

"Hi." Kate said shortly.

"Um Kate?" Lizzie asked.

"Yeah?"

"Would you like me to help you clean the Frappicino off?" Lizzie and Kate hadn't exactly been getting along, but they hadn't been bitter enemies either.

"Sure, I guess." Kate took off for the restroom and Lizzie followed.

Ethan looked up from the floor tile he had been staring at. "Hey, where'd the girls go?"

Gordo sighed. "Ethan, do you ever pay attention to anything that goes on around you?"

"I'm sorry Gordo, did you say something?"

"I'm not a big Kate fan, but she defiantly deserves a medal for the past four years."

"Whoa, Gordo, that's exactly how long Kate and I have been dating!" Ethan ran his fingers through his hair. Gordo just shook his head.

In the restroom, Lizzie was helping Kate get the sticky coffee out of her hair.

"So, what is it like dating Ethan for the past few years?" Lizzie asked.

"Well, he has his moments. But usually I might as well be talking to a brick wall." The two girls laughed. "Seriously though, Lizzie, I envy you."

"Why is that?"

"David Gordon! He might not have Ethan's hair, but he's still cute, and he actually knows what's going on. Too bad he wasn't popular, although now, looking back, I really wish I would have given more people a chance." Kate sighed. "I guess I'll have a second chance at Orange County."

"Wait, you're going to Orange County? I thought you were going to St. Louis University?"

"I changed my mind about a month ago. It's just too far away from home. Although I don't know if I'm exactly going to make it there for the fall semester though." Kate had an almost sad look in her eyes.

"Why is that?"

"Well, it's a community college, so they don't have dorms. I haven't been able to find an apartment yet. I'm still looking, but if I don't find one in two weeks, I'm going to have to wait until spring."

"Um, Kate, I know this isn't your ideal thing...but I'm going to Orange County and I've got a two bedroom apartment. If you want, you could stay with me, at least until you find an apartment."

"How can you afford a two-bedroom apartment by yourself?"

"Well, I can't really. I'm going to end up having to use student loans to pay for most of it. It was the only thing that's been available close to campus in the past few months. I wanted to get a roommate, but I really didn't want to go through the university and end up with a total stranger. No one in our class was supposed to be going to OC."

"Well," Kate sighed, "I guess you've found yourself a roommate, if you want that is."

"Great. We'll work out rent and utilities later. We better go back and find the boys before Ethan hurts himself." The two girls walked out of the restroom giggling together.

"What's this I hear?" teased Gordo, "You two actually getting along again?"

"Yeah, and you won't believe what we've got to tell you!" Lizzie smiled at Kate.