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Mary and Lucy walked into the restaurant and immediately Mary started to search for Ben with her eyes.
"Hey Mary" she heard Lucy talking to her.
"What?"
"Doesn't that girl look like Patty-Mary from here?" Lucy replied pointing to a tall, twig like brunette haired women who was sitting down at the bar semi- facing both of them.
Mary squinted "No...it doesn't look like her at all...besides doesn't she have blonde hair?"
Lucy shrugged "I don't know the last time I saw her was well to long ago"
Mary was looking over at the bar to check out the brunette women when something caught her eye and she had to take a double look.
"That woman does look familiar..." Mary muttered, as the hostess approached.
"Do you have a reservation?"
"Yes, Kinkirk, party of..." Mary trailed off, hoping she wouldn't have to finish the sentence. The hostess smiled.
"Right this way," she said, and led them to their table. "Your server will be with you in just one moment," the hostess said as Mary and Lucy sat down. "Could I start you off with anything to drink?"
"Just water for me," replied Lucy.
"Double shot of vodka on the rocks." The hostess looked mildly surprised at Mary's request, but walked off to get the beverages.
"Since when are you an alcoholic?" Lucy asked, raising her eyebrows at Mary.
Mary gave a nervous laugh. "Let's just say I think I'm gonna need this tonight."
"What the hell is your problem?" Ben wanted to know his fist still tightly grasped around Kevin's jacket.
"What's my problem? What's yours?" Kevin asked.
"Your date is my problem" Ben shot back.
Kevin just smirked at him "So? That's not my problem"
Ben tried not to groan out loud. "Kevin... why did you bring a date?"
Kevin just smiled. "Ben, what's wrong? You didn't mention that this was supposed to be an exclusive dinner or anything. Why do you have a problem with my date? You haven't even met her."
"Look..." Ben was desperately trying to think of something, ANYTHING that would make the situation end without Mary killing him. How had he screwed this up so badly? "Remember how I said I had something to tell you?" Ben asked.
"Yeah," Kevin replied, thoroughly enjoying the amount of squirming Ben was doing.
"Well, I don't want to tell you in front of your date. So let's sit down at the table, and she can join us when she's done at the bar. And I'll tell you the uh, thing. That I have to tell you. I'll tell it. To you, that is." Ben gulped. If this didn't work, he was running for the door.
Kevin rolled his eyes. "Fine. Let's go sit down."
Lucy kept drumming her fingers on the table. God this was so boring having to wait for Ben to sit down so they could have dinner.
"Where is he?"" she asked turning over to look at Mary.
"Where the hell is my drink?" Mary asked, ignoring Lucy.
"I don't know where your drink is Mary...ask the hostess/waitress whatever she is" Lucy sighed. "I'm going to the bathroom I'll be back in a second"
"Uh huh...alright have fun" Mary replied with the wave of her hand.
Getting up from the table and dodging the people who were standing around the waiting area, Lucy managed to follow the signs towards the restrooms just as the twig like women got up from the bar and also walked in the same direction as Lucy was going.
Lucy slammed into the women's bathroom door with anger. This isn't what her trip was suppose to be like...she was suppose to be shopping...at some brand new mall that was opening this weekend. Not meeting Ben, Mary's new lover at the moment for dinner.
Walking over to the sink, Lucy leaned over them, first checking to make sure no water was on top and started to check her hair and makeup when she heard the door open and saw the brunette women that she thought looked like Patty-Mary walk in.
The women gave Lucy a short smile and walked into one of the empty stalls and shut the door, while Lucy went back to checking her hair and makeup when she froze.
She knew that smile...turning around she saw the women backing out of the stall and stared at her.
"Lucy Camden?"
"Patty-Mary?"
"Oh my god it's been a long time" both the girls exclaimed at once with squeals of happiness as they hugged each other.
"What are you doing here?" Patty- Mary asked letting go of Lucy.
"I'm here visiting Mary...she and I are meeting your dumb brother for dinner"
Patty-Mary laughed "That's funny I'm meeting my brother here to"
Lucy smiled "Hey maybe we are having dinner together then?"
Patty-Mary smiled back "Maybe but I doubt it"
Lucy gave her once best friend a quick smile "Well I better go or else my sister will think I've fell in the toilet"
"All right" Patty-Mary replied before giving her a quick hug "It was great seeing you again"
"Same here" Lucy replied as she walked out of the women's bathroom, leaving her old best friend baffled by what had just happened.
Ben and Kevin walked through the restaurant, Ben getting more nervous by the second. As they got within sight of the table, Ben nearly screamed. Why was Mary sitting by herself? Where was Lucy? Mary practically jumped out of her chair when she saw Kevin and Ben approaching.
"Kevin! What a surprise!" she said, her voice coming off a little too loudly.
Kevin sat down, smiling broadly. "Oh, I don't know about that." Exchanging panicked glances, Mary and Ben sat down as well.
"You know Ben, said Kevin, "it's a good thing I brought a date, considering Mary's here."
Mary nearly choked. "You brought a date?"
"Yep," said Kevin, very much enjoying himself. "Is that a problem?"
"Well, uh..." Mary gulped. "You see, Ben and I had an announcement, and we were hoping to share the good news with just you..."
Kevin smiled, and leaned back on his chair. "My date is still at the bar. Tell me now."
Mary paled. "Um... well, the secret is..."
Before Mary could continue, Ben grabbed Mary's hand. "Kevin, Mary and I are dating."
"You -- what?" Kevin didn't have time to respond any further before he crashed backwards onto the floor. Mary and Ben both winced, but made no moves to get up, as the waitress was arriving with Mary's drink.
Mary gulped half of it in one sip, and then handed the rest to Ben, who followed suit. Dazed, Kevin climbed up into his chair. Just then, a voice cut through the air.
"Mary, you'll never believe who I ran into --" Lucy stopped abruptly at the table.
"KEVIN? What are YOU doing here?" Kevin glared first at Lucy, and then back at Mary and Ben.
"I'd like to know too."
"Yeah, and if someone could fill me in, that would be great." Four heads turned to see Patty Mary standing behind them.
Kevin focused on Mary. "Start talking. Now."
Mary opened her mouth, closed it, and opened it again. "Waitress! Can I get another drink?"
"I thought I told you I never wanted to see him again" Lucy replied, glaring at her sister.
"And I thought I told you I was over with her?" Kevin asked Ben at the same time.
"Now look what you did!" Lucy yelled at Mary and Ben.
Kevin looked over at Lucy and smiled a little bit. God was she sexy when she was mad.
"And what the hell are you smiling at?" Lucy demanded looking over in Kevin's direction.
"Maybe he's smiling because he likes you," teased Ben.
Mary and Ben just looked at each other dumbfounded.
"And I want to know what I was included in this little scheme Kevin!" an angry Patty-Mary yelled at her older brother.
"Someone has got to start talking" Lucy cried out.
"Fine, I'll start," Patty Mary interjected. "If you guys are just going to sit and stare at each other then I'm out"
"PM-" Kevin started to say
"Don't bother Kevin...I already know...believe me I already know" she replied and walked away heading towards the exit doors and disappeared between the crowds.
Lucy and Kevin both turned to glare at Ben.
"YOU!" Lucy exclaimed. "You set this all up, didn't you?"
"Ben, when exactly did I give you permission to interfere with my love life?" yelled Kevin.
"I... uh..." Ben stammered.
"Excuse me?" The group looked over to see an annoyed looking waitress standing next to them. "Are you guys ordering, or not?"
Looking very embarrassed Lucy looked from Mary, to Ben, thento Kevin who was staring at her very intently. Hastily, Lucy grabbed her purse and ran out of the restaurant. She burst through the doors and started to go left when she changed her mind and walked towards the edge of the road and stopped.
Now which way should she go? She wanted to get as far away as she could.
She heard footsteps behind her and turned around "Mary, just leave me alone all right? I don't want to talk—"was all she could say before someone silenced her with a kiss.
Pushing herself away she looked up into the brown eyes of Kevin Kinkirk. "What the hell was that Kevin? What don't you understand about I never want to see you again?"
"Luce, listen please—"Kevin started to say.
"I don't want to listen Kevin, that's all I've done for the last few years was listen. Listen to my parents tell me to forget about you, listen to my friends tell me that your to old for me, listen to Jeremy tell me that your just a jerk. Can't you see? All I've done is listen, listen, listen! Why can't anyone hear what I have to say?" she cried out loud.
"I want to hear what you have to say" he replied quietly sitting down on a bench and motioned for her to sit next to him.
"I don't' know what I feel anymore Kevin. All I know is what other people feel about us and it hurts. I've heard my dad tell me that I should just forget about you, that you will never make me happy" Lucy took a deep breath "and the truth is that you do make me happy...I've never felt so alive when I'm with you"
"Luce—" Kevin tried to interrupt, but Lucy but her hand up.
"I believe everyone has a soul mate out there Kevin, and I think your mine. You were there when Sarah died, you where there when Jeremy stood me up at the prom, you told me you loved me on my prom" Lucy chuckled a little bit before she continued on "you were the only one who was by my side 24 hours a day when I got into that car accident and yet all those times I couldn't bring myself to tell you how I really felt." A few tears started to drip onto her jeans.
"How do you feel now?" He had to push it now...if he didn't he'd never know.
Lucy looked up at him "I feel like I have always felt...since that day in the cemetery"
"And that is?" He was pushing her harder but he knew what was going to happen.
"I do, I do love you Kevin" she cried burying herself into his arms.
"Oh god, Lucy have I loved you for so long" he murmured to her as a crack of thunder rolled through.
Mary and Ben watched as both of their siblings embraced each other.
"What do you think?" Mary whispered softly in his ear.
"I'm not sure" Ben replied his eyes still on his brother and Lucy.
Mary watched them for another moment and then turned away, feeling like she should give them some privacy. "Ben, do you realize what we just did?"
Ben turned towards Mary. "Um..."
Mary grinned. "We did it. We go them together. I say we deserve a high five." Mary stuck out her hand.
Ben stared at her for a moment, and then Mary could practically see the light bulb turn on above his head.
"Oh my god. You're right. Do you realize what this means? No more whining, no more brooding, no more listening to them babble on and on and ON about the other one..." Ben stood up abruptly.
"Screw a high five." He grabbed Mary around the waist, picked her up, and spun her around.
"Ben!" Mary yelled, but she was laughing. As he put her down, she realized the whole restaurant was staring. However, she also realized that she didn't really care.
"Come on," she said, linking her arm through Ben's and starting to walk towards the exit. "Let's hit the hotel bar. We deserve it."
Lucy never wanted to leave Kevin's arms, but she was getting kind of cold. "Kevin?" she asked, tilting her head upward slightly.
"Yeah Luce?" he whispered.
"Can we go inside? I'm sort of cold."
Kevin laughed. "Sure," he said, handing her his jacket as they stood up. Wrapping an arm around her shoulders, Kevin kissed the top of her head and they strolled slowly back to the restaurant.
They had made it almost to the entrance when Ben and Mary walked out the door, arms linked.
Ben grinned. "Well, well, well! Look at the happy couple!"
Kevin rolled his eyes. "I'm still mad at you, you know."
"Yeah," Lucy added, glaring at Mary. "You guys are in big trouble."
Mary and Ben looked at each other.
"Lucy?" said Mary.
"Kevin?" said Ben.
"Yeah?"
"Yeah?"
"Shut up," Mary and Ben chorused in perfect unison. And leaving Kevin and Lucy to stand jaw dropped in front of the restaurant, Mary and Ben headed towards Ben's car.