Chapter 3: To Sneak Or Not To Sneak?

At Yvette's Diner.

Kat: "Hi Jude!" She greeted as she came into the dinner.

Jude: "Hey Kat," she hugged her friend. "I'm late so I have to go change."

Kat: "Take your time. Yvette is just going to have to wait."

Jude: "I can't go that."

Kat: "Why are you her slave?"

Jude: "Easy. No Yvette, no money for 5 Town's."

Kat: "I guess you have a point."

Jude: "Yeah, so. . ." she pointed to the door Kat was standing in front of, which was the change room.

Kat: "Oh, right, sorry." She moved over and Jude went in to change.

After a few minutes she came back out in her roller skates and pink uniform.

Kina: One of the older ladies who worked at the dinner came up to her. "Jude, honey, I'm desperate. Can you cover that back table for me?" Jude was about to say no, but then Kina shoved the ordering pad into her chest. "Thanks." She then skated off to another table, hands full of plates.

Jude: She skated over to the table full of . . . guess who. The people who tease her most; Tommy, Ryan, Portia, and her friend Nicole. "Hi. What can I get you guys?" Short, sweet, no b.s., just how they liked it.

Portia: "Diner Girl, I don't know. What do you have here that's fat-free, has no calories, no carbs, and is sugar free?"

Jude: "Water." Tommy and Kwest laughed.

Nicole: "'Water?' Is that some kind of joke?"

Jude: "No. It's not."

Portia: "Then how about you just get me an iced tea."

Jude: "Okay. And you guys?"

Kwest: "I already ate."

Nicole: "Me too."

Tommy: "I'm okay."

Jude: "I'll be back." She went behind the counter and got her iced tea. Mean while. . .

Tommy: "Portia. Can we talk in private?"

Portia: "What ever you have to say, you can say it in front of Nicole and Kwest."

Tommy: "Okay. I want to break up."

Nicole "Ooh. Harsh."

Portia: "What! Are you in love with someone else?"

Tommy: "I think so." He replied with a slight smirk. Jude came back with the iced tea.

Jude: "Here."

Portia: "Ugh!" she picked up the glass and poured it on Tommy's head and gave the cup back to Jude. "Let's go Nikki." They got up and left.

Tommy: Jude reached in her apron pocket and handed Tommy a napkin. "Thanks."

Jude: "It's okay."

Tommy: "Oh." He reached in his pocket an held out a five spot.

Jude: "Don't worry about it. You've had a rough day." She turned and put the cup back on the counter.

Kat: "Those kids remind me of why I used to fight in school." She took the cup and went back into the kitchen. Then Jamie walked in.

Jamie: "How do I look?" He was dressed as Zorro. "I thought it was a bit . . . me." He looked at Jude. "You're not planning on going as a bus girl, are you?"

Jude: She went behind the counter. "I'm not going Jamie."

Jamie: "What?" he was going to follow her, but Kat shooed him away. "But what about your mystery man?"

Kat: "Jude, is he talking about that boy who's been sending you love notes?"

Jude: "Kat, they're not love notes, they're e-mails. And yes, that's who he's talking about."

Jamie: "He wants to meet her, tonight, at the dance."

Kat: "What are you still doing here?"

Jude: "I can't go. I have to work and Yvette would kill me, then bring me back to clean up the mess."

Kat: "Jude, you're always studying, always working. You deserve a night out."

Jude: "But, I don't even have a costume."

Kat: "I think I have something toward your liking." She pulled on her hand. "You comin' Zorro?"

They all went to Kat's house and Jamie stayed outside with his father's Mercedes Benz. Jamie didn't have a car, because he totaled his last three.

Kat: She came out of her closet with a big box. "I have this, and it should fit you." She sat next Jude and opened the box, revealing a beautiful wedding dress. "I was saving this for my next attempt down the aisle." Jude looked at her. "Don't ask. That dress has been in that box so long, it deserves a night out."

Jude: "Kat, I can't wear that. It's too beautiful."

Kat: "Of course you can! And it's gonna look hot."

Jude: She sighed. "Let's do it."

Kat: "Okay."