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Chapter 2: A Proposal

Later, after Kim had thoroughly rebuked him for talking to another girl, let alone her new arch rival, Ron dialed the number on the piece of paper Lynn had given him.

"Hello?" answered the charming voice on the other end of the line.

"Uh . . . hi! Is Lynn there? It's Ron."

"Oh, hi, Ron!" she enthused. "What's up?"

"Oh, nothing. Just getting ready for a date with Kim."

"Oh . . ." her tone seemed considerably unhappier.

"What's wrong?" he asked, concerned.

"The cheer squad and the dance team don't get along very well, that's all," she explained.

"That's not entirely true," he said.

"Huh?" Even confused her voice sounded cute.

"I'm on the cheer squad," he pointed out. "And we get along fine. Great, even!"

She giggled sweetly. "No, you're the mascot! You belong to everyone!"

He grumbled, "Kim would argue with you on that one."

"Possessive much?" He could almost hear her eyebrow lifting skeptically.

"She didn't used to be," he explained. "But ever since senior year began, nothing is like it was right after the Prom."

"Prom . . ." she trailed off, her voice light and gentle. "In speaking of dances, isn't there one this Friday?"

"Uh huh."

"Going with Kim, I assume?"

"Naturally." He began listing off his to-do list for the dance, "I have to find a new tux that isn't so 'dorky', help her pick out a dress, borrow enough money to take her to dinner, decide where to take her for dinner, wash my scooter or get a limo . . ."

"Wa wa wa wait. You have to do all that? Just for the spirit week dance?"

"Yeah, that's just half of the list."

"That's a little absurd!" Her voice rose and took on a sparkling ring.

"Yeah, so who are you going with?"

"Well, my friend Emmy and I were going to go together, ya know, as friends."

"Were?"

"Yeah. Were." She seemed vaguely annoyed.

"But . . . ?"

"But she got a date. A date date! Ya see, she's the lead in the school musical, Beauty and the Beast, and there's this guy, Gerry, who's playing the Beast. And he asked her out! It's all very romantic and a teen girl's fantasy come true, but . . . I'm rather jealous."

"That she's not going with you?"

She laughed musically. "No, that she's got a date! I've . . . I've never been on a date."

"Never! A pretty girl like you?"

She chuckled flustered-ly. "Nope."

"Wish I could help you out with that."

She paused for a moment. "Are you making a pass at me?"

He laughed for a moment, obviously more nervous than she. "Hey, why don't you tag along with Kim and me?"

"You really think she's going to go for that?"

"Well . . . no . . . maybe . . . it wouldn't hurt to try!"

She seemed to think for a second. "Hey, I'll tell you what. If you can get your girlfriend to go along with it, I'll go with you."

"Booyah!" was his excited response.

A loud, vaguely British yell sounded from Lynn's end of the line. "Woops . . . my dad's home. Talk to you later?"

"I sure hope so!"

"Okay. Bye!"

"Bye!" And with that, he hung up with a happy sigh.