OK this chapter's just a bit of fun. Next chapter will be Tony and McGee, then back to Kate and Abby, then back to Tony and McGee and so on… If ya don't like it then shoot me!

Sitting cross-legged on Abby's couch, Kate was having second thoughts about her plan. There was no way Abby was going to let up anything without Kate having to sacrifice her dignity in the process.

"Oh no! We're out of M&Ms!" Abby suddenly exclaimed.

"Abby you ate a whole family bag to yourself!" Kate stared at her in disbelief.

"Hey you make me sound like a pig! You ate some too you know."

"I had one handful, Abbs."

Abby shrugged and turned her attention back to the TV just as the rolling credits started.

"So what do you wanna do now?" she asked.

Kate swallowed hard, took a deep breath and said "Let's play truth or dare."

It was Abby's turn to stare in disbelief.

"But you hate that game! Whenever I suggest it you call it childish and stupid… Who are you and what have you done with Kate Todd?"

Kate shrugged.

"There's not much else to do," she lied. There was something else to do – go home!

"OK you're on."

Too late.

"Truth or dare Abbs?"

"Dare. Of course."

Kate had to think her strategy over. She couldn't make this too obvious but she didn't want to be playing any longer than absolutely necessary. This was a very, very risky game.

"OK you have to go buy more M&Ms from the shop at the end of the street," Kate said.

"That's it?" Abby raised an eyebrow.

"No. You have to wear that pink dress you wore at Halloween, along with my heels. And you're going to let me do your make-up."

"Kate no way! I know those people! And that cute Goth guy works there on a Tuesday night!"

Kate smiled.

"I know."

"You're a cruel woman Kate Todd."

Twenty minutes later Kate was standing outside the store with Career-Girl-Barbie. She'd found a blonde wig in Abby's closet and added that to the deal. She'd had so much fun with Abby's make-up that she got carried away and the result was ultimately scary.

"OK, I'm going in," Abby announced and opened the door. Kate snuck in behind her with her camera phone. It seemed blackmail was a new craze and this could potentially help Kate out of a sticky situation one day. No, not because Abby was ashamed of completing a dare like this – Abby had guts – but because the look actually suited her so well.

"Abby? Is that you?" a confused voice came from the counter.

"Yeah , it's me." She laughed nervously.

"You look… different…"

"Uh, yeah thanks. Don't worry this is a one-time thing," she told the young guy dressed in black behind the counter.

"Oh," he sounded somewhat disappointed. "You look good Abby," he looked her up and down. "I mean, you always look good, but… wow."

Kate was pretending to look at a magazine, but when she stole a look across at her co-worker she had to leave quickly before she burst out laughing. Abby Sciuto was blushing!

Outside, Kate calmed down in time for Abby to come out with the M&Ms.

"I was not! It was all the damn make-up you pasted on my face," Abby said as they walked back into her home. The two women collapsed onto the couch again and Abby tried frantically to wipe the make-up off. As she changed back into her black attire, she remembered what they were playing.

"Truth or dare Kate?" she asked with a mischievous glint in her eye.