Shane, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out next week. We get in on Monday but I know you have graduation and crap so I was thinking Thursday or something if you wanna go"

"Wait who is this" I asked, Shane was just…it just wouldn't be him right?

"Shane…Do we have a bad connection or is this a bad time?"

"No uh one sec…Guys I gotta take this call in the dining room, wait here" I booked it into the dining room shutting the door and walked into the kitchen where I sat down in the pantry. I know weird but I always could find more peace in a smaller place.

"Okay Shane Greyson from Connect 3? Is calling me?" I asked dumb fondly.

"This is Caity Geller right?"

"Right Caity Cat from grade school and high school and Nate's your brother and stuff"

"Okay for a second I thought you were Sarah Moman and hell no am I ever going to talk to her, freakin' stalker." Shane cursed.

"Uh so Thursday the 25th?"

"Yeah Nate isn't gonna be in until Friday the 14th but he really wants to see you"

"Oh uh sure Where do you wanna go?"

"Doesn't matter really"

"Do you wanna have dinner at my house and then hang out or go to a movie or something"

"Oh dinner at your house sounds awesome unless your mom is cooking because I am sorry but your mom last I know sucks. I heard from Dylan when you two went out and you invited him over and your mom served some kind of zucchini or something. Trevor though said your dad was an awesome barbequed tri-tip and…"

"How do you know so much about me when you haven't even been here?" I asked a little freaked out. Dylan I dated for a few weeks after Junior Prom and then Trevor I went with to some football games and then the after parties where I had to help him not drink.

"I got updates from Nate…the emails after Dylan dumped you for Debby and then when you dumped Trevor because he almost died of alcohol poisoning and Sam when he-"

"Okay I get it! Just meet me at my house next Thursday and I'll cook"

"See you later Caity" Shane exited.

"Bye" I said angrily. I sent those emails to Nate because I thought he never read them, and I most certainly never ever wanted him to repeat them to Shane! Those boys were a mistake and a-holes I just couldn't believe the logic in telling Shane about them. I guess the girls got tired of waiting for me and burst through the pantry door 5 minutes after I hung up.

"Who was it?" Lisa cried out.

"Did you say SHANE?" Sarah screamed.

"I think you BROKE my nose!" Amanda shouted holding her nose and rubbing her temples with her free hand.

"It was Shane-" I was interrupted by Sarah shaking me so hard my teeth started to chatter in my head.

"Stop Sarah!" Joshua shouted tearing her viselike grip off my shoulders. There was going to be a bruise there tomorrow.

"Tell Me EVERYTHING! Did he mention me?" Sarah commanded pulling me in the living room.

"Shane just wanted to see when graduation was…" I know pathetic excuse but it was the only one I could think of in the rush. And we had talked about graduation…sort of.

"Is he coming to Graduation?" Sarah cheered.

"I could ask him if he wanted to I guess"

"Do it now!"

"I…I didn't get his number to call him back"

"Redial"

"He called on a private line!"

"Try it!" Sarah pushed the phone into my hands and stared creepily at me. I prepped for the worst and hoped Shane had actually called on a private line. I hit redial and could feel my heart drop when the numbers started to redial.

"Hello Caity?" Shane's voice asked from speaker phone.

"Hey Dad, See I told you guys it wouldn't work calling SHANE back on his PRIVATE line"

"Oh right I'm her dad!" Shane piped. I almost groaned from his stupidity, but it sounded like Sarah bought it so I said, "Well I'll see you when you get home later dad, thanks for putting up with our antics bye!"

"Bye-Shane I need to use the phone to-Don't say that out loud-Say what Shane?-You idiot!- Nate! Shane just called me an idiot AGAIN!" I heard Jason's voice in the background and Shane yelling at him to shut up.

"LIAR!" Sarah pulled the phone from me and shouted, "Shane! It's Sarah Moman from River Heights! I love your music! We NEED to hang out soon! Oh you should come to our Graduation this year on the 5th! I'm having an awesome after party and still need a date!"

"I thought she was going with Ricky Locke" Lisa whispered to me. I shook my head and tried to calm down my racing heart.

"Uhhh…Sarah yeah I…Shut up Jason! Sarah look I don't really think I can hang out anytime so but I think I'm going to your Graduation so I'll see you there I gotta go…Bye Caity-Jason shut the-" Shane hung up but I heard him…Nate and he sounded just like on TV. I guess I was trying to forget all the 'new' him and remember him as Nate the geeky friend but it was hard when Connect 3 is EVERYWHERE. I wanted to remember Nate as he was before and when he liked me not when he'd see me and go "Oh her I was thinking of someone more popular that meets my standards now that I'm famous"