I'm back and I still haven't figured out where this story is going though it's been five months? Maybe I'll get the next chapter out sooner.

Secrets

It was nice being able to just be a girl, Trini thought on Friday night. Having four best friends that were male just made it hard. Because they didn't care about nail polish, and clothes, and men, and all those things that girls instinctively knew about.

Not that she was much for any of that stuff but it was still nice having a girlfriend to talk about it with. It was a wonderful night so far. There was just something about having a slumber party with a close friend, a romantic movie, and a lot of junk food that always set a good tone.

Trini sprawled on her bedroom floor, waving her hands around as her polish dried. Deeming it suitably dried, she sat up and pulled the bowl of cheese popcorn closer to her. She looked over at Kim. And then she grinned because Kim was studying the kernels of popcorn as if they held the secrets of the universe.

She carefully picked up a couple kernels and popped them into her mouth, crunching satisfactorily. "It's popcorn, Kim. It's not going to kill you to eat it."

Kim's dark brown eyes mock-glared at Trini before she ate the handful of popcorn. After chewing and sipping her soda, she grinned. "Tommy Oliver is so…sexy."

Trini couldn't help but agree as she leaned forward to grab the bowl of caramel corn. She was going to have to double up on her workouts the next week, Trini stared at the mound of food that was in her room. Three flavored bowls of popcorn – butter, caramel, and cheese. Three different bags of potato chips and a plate of brownies. Mrs. Hart had a recipe for gooey double chocolate brownies that were out of this world.

"Earth to Trini. Where did you go?" she asked when Trini looked at her.

Trini tapped the foil-covered plate, her polished nails gleaming. "I was dreaming of brownies."

Kim flopped backwards on the spare bed, arms splayed dramatically. "This is a problem. I wanna talk about boys and you're thinking of food. It's sick."

Trini felt the laugh bubble in her throat at the melodrama of her friend's voice. "It is sick," she echoed soberly, adjusting the strap of her tank top. "But, I agree. Tommy is sexy. There's something about those eyes."

"Trini!" Kim squealed, her Valley girl accent at its peak.

Trini just smiled. Dirty Dancing was playing on the t.v. and she watched as Baby took her first shaky steps into adulthood.

"Nope, no watching the movie." Kim grabbed the remote and paused it. "Tell your secrets, Trin."

"What secrets?" she asked innocently.

"Who do you like?"

"How do you go from me finding Tommy sexy to liking someone?"

"It's Tommy, isn't it?" Kim's expression clouded.

"No, Kim." Trini sat up so she could see Kim's face. "Tommy's cute but I don't have feelings for him."

Kim's smile was radiant. "It's horrible of me but I'm glad."

"Don't worry about it. I wouldn't want to compete with you for a guy."

Kim crawled off the cot and onto the floor. Her brown hair was rumpled charmingly around her shoulders, her face scrubbed free of cosmetics, and her eyes sparkled. "C'mon, Trin. Spill."

"No."

Kim rolled her eyes. "Jason?" A pregnant pause. "Billy? Zack?"

Something in her expression gave her away. "It is! Oh, this is wonderful." She bounced excitedly. "What are you going to do about it?"

"Nothing."

"Why not? Seize the day, Trini. Zack's still mooning over Angela. What happens if he starts dating her or someone else?"

"It's okay. I prefer him dating other people."

"You have no sense of romance, Trin." She got up off the floor and fell onto the bed. She turned back on Dirty Dancing, pouting a little as her dreams of double-dating crumbled. Well, first she had to get Tommy in the dating mood first.

Trini stared at the screen and then spoke. She hadn't planned to say it but it flew of her tongue anyway.

"I'm going to marry him someday. That's why his dating doesn't bother me."

Kim choked on a mouthful of soda. "You're…what?" Trini had always seemed so grounded in reality. But not right now. She looked perfectly sane and composed as always but…

Trini smiled slightly. "We're too young for the intensity right now. So, I can wait. Just keep that between us, please."

"No problem. It'll be our little secret." No one would believe her if she mentioned it anyway. She barely believed it herself.