Chapter 6: Three First Dates

Thursday and Friday afternoon whizzed by. It was six-thirty in the evening. Rose was on her bed reevaluating her plan. Kel came into her room wearing a suit and tie.

"How do I look?" Kel asked a bit worriedly.

Rose surveyed Kel up and down. "Let's see…your shirt needs to be tucked in." Kel frantically tucked in his shirt. Rose continued. "The tie goes under the collar, not over it. Here, let me fix it." Rose fixed Kel's tie, and looked at his beanie in disgust. "Yeah, lose the beanie!" Rose took the beanie off.

"Hey!" Kel protested. He made a grab for it, but Rose yanked it back.

"You'll get this back when you come back." She said firmly.

"Fine!" Kel sighed. "Good luck on the whole 'Sneaking into the meeting thing'."

"Thanks." Rose replied. "Have fun on your date."

"I will."

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Kel arrived at Cat's shortly after seven.

"Hello, my love!" Kel greeted Cat when she answered the door.

"Hey!" Cat giggled and kissed Kel.

They headed to the waiting cab outside.

"So, what are we going to do?" Asked Cat excitedly.

"Well, I thought we'd go to Olive Garden for dinner, then a walk in the park, then a movie." Kel replied.

"Ooh." Cat smiled. They snuggled close.

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Meanwhile, at McDonalds, Trixie was enjoying her date. She noticed Kyle wasn't…into it.

"Yo, Kyle, everything okay?" Trixie asked.

"Yeah." Kyle took a deep breath. "Look, Trixie, we need to talk."

Trixie deflated. "You're breaking up with me, aren't you?"

Kyle looked surprised. "Uh, how did you know?"

"One of my friends heard you say you were gonna dump me." Trixie explained. "I didn't believe him."

"Good friend." Remarked Kyle. "I'm sorry. It's just that we don't have that much chemistry."

Trixie nodded. "I understand."

"You upset?" Kyle asked, concerned.

"A little." Trixie admitted. "But, I know not all couples last long. I'm not the clingy, obsessive type either."

"That's good."

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Later, Trixie walked into her house and saw Spud.

"I don't want to say 'I told you so'." Spud said before Trixie said anything.

"It's okay." Trixie sat down next to Spud. "I'm sorry I didn't believe you."

"Ah, it's okay."

Trixie stared at her friend for a long time. She never noticed how cute Spud was. Truth was, she was starting to like him as more than a friend. Did he feel the same way?

Trixie leaned towards Spud. Taken aback, Spud scooted farther away.

"What are you doing?" He asked.

"Will you just hold still?"

Trixie kissed Spud on the lips. When they pulled apart, the two friends stared at each other for a long time.

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Ben was flying over Central Park with Leah on his back. Spotting the hill Jake mentioned, Ben landed. Leah gasped in surprise and hopped off her boyfriends' back.

"Wow!" Said Leah. The hill had a perfect view of the sunset.

"Surprise! Heh." Ben set the picnic basket he was holding down, and set up the picnic. Sandwiches, sodas, cookies, and two candles were set on a blanket.

"Ben, this is wonderful." Leah said as they sat down.

Ben smiled. "Not as wonderful as you."

They ate, and snuggled close.

As everyone was on their fats (Jake was babysitting Haley), they all wondered the same thing:

Will Rose get the information without getting caught?

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