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Chapter 8 – Do they know that we know?

Katie knocked on the door again.

"Twenty seconds guys. Seriously, if you're not out then I'll come in." she started before she was interrupted by Benny opening the door.

"Calm down Katie, we're up. What did you want?

"Oh, nothing. I just wanted to wake you guys up." She said, a smile forming on her face.

"You're a bitch Katie Louise Johnson, you know that right?" she said, smiling back at her.

"Duh, I'm not stupid, now come on, get ready. Me and Chris want pancakes and you're the only one who can make them."

"Um, Katie, you can make pancakes as well" Benny started before Katie held up a hand to stop her.

"Alright, I'll make a correction then. You're the only one who can make pancakes without burning them and/or setting half the kitchen on fire." Benny laughed at the memory.

"Ok, ok, I'm coming. Alex, wake up babe, Katie wants pancakes." She called back to Alex who was laid on the bed, pretending to be asleep. On hearing the word pancakes he instantly shot up, his eyes lighting up.

"Pancakes?" he repeated. Benny nodded her head. Alex jumped off the bed and walked over to the two girls before lifting Benny up with ease, draping her over his shoulder and carrying her down the stairs. Katie watched with wide eyes as he carried her down, Benny laughing at him. She followed them down the stairs and into the kitchen, where Alex had placed Benny down in front of the oven.

"I'm guessing you want pancakes then Alex?" she asked him. He nodded his head enthusiastically and sat on the kitchen counter. Katie rolled her eyes at their behaviour before going out to the living room where Chris was sat, watching the TV.

"Chris, have you noticed anything?" she asked him. He turned to face her.

"Yeah, you look extremely cute this morning." He said, before giving her a quick kiss. Katie sighed.

"No Chris, nothing like that. Have you noticed anything with Benny and Alex?"

"Well, they're acting a bit strange, and Alex carried her down the stairs this morning and they stayed together last night, if that's what you're talking about."

"Yeah. Is it just me or do you think there's something going on between them?" she said looking at Chris who had a slightly confused expression on his face.

"What do you mean? Do you think they're together or something?" he asked. Katie didn't reply; she just looked at him.

"Chris are you really that stupid? Come on, there is definitely something going on. I mean this morning, when I told her to get up and make pancakes she was waking Alex up and she called him babe, and then the whole thing with Alex carrying her. They don't normally act like that." She said, pausing for a second to look at Chris. He seemed to be deep in thought.

"I've got it!" he shouted, scaring Katie slightly. "I know what's going on. Alex and Benny are together but they don't want us to know." He said.

"What? Chris, think seriously. If Alex and Benny were together they would tell us. We tell each other everything, and you know as well as I do that neither of them would be able to keep it a secret from us." Katie said. Chris ignored her comment.

"Katie they're together, I'm telling you. They're together but they don't want us to know. They're going to mess with us for a bit, see how long they can last without us getting suspicious. I know Alex better than anyone, I can tell what they're doing." He looked at Katie as she took in what Chris had said. It was silent for a moment before Katie spoke.

"Yeah, I suppose you're right for once. It does seem like the sort of thing that they would do. And now we know their secret, we can have a bit of fun." She said, a sly grin on her face.

"Katie, I know that look, what are you planning?" Chris asked.

"Well, we know that Alex and Benny are together, but they don't know that we know that they're together. So, as they don't know, we can have a bit of fun and act completely oblivious to it all." She said, smiling at Chris. Chris smiled back at her.

"I know this isn't surprising, but I'm confused. We know but they don't know that we know." He said slowly, trying to get it all in his mind. Katie rolled her eyes.
"Yes Chris, we know but they don't. Now come on, Alex and Benny will be out any minute with the pancakes, just act as if you haven't noticed anything." Just as she said this, Alex walked out of the kitchen clutching two plates of pancakes. As he handed them to Chris and Katie he noticed that Chris was looking at him in a funny way. Ignoring the look that Chris was giving him, he gave Chris and Katie the plates and walked back out to the kitchen where Benny was making pancakes for her and Alex.

"Benji, would you believe me if I say that I think Chris and Katie are acting strangely?" he asked, still slightly confused about the look that Chris was giving him. Benny turned around to face him.

"Yeah, I would. Katie and Chris are always acting strangely. Just ignore them. I do." she said as she put their pancakes on a couple of plates and carried them to the table.

"Benny, seriously they are acting stranger than usual. When I took their pancakes out neither of them said anything to me and Chris kept looking at me funny."

"What do you mean he kept looking at you funny."

"Well, he was looking at me as if he knows something that I don't. I just don't know what it could be." He said looking at Benny. They both sat there for a moment eating their pancakes when Benny suddenly had a brainwave.

"No, they couldn't have." She said to herself.

"What are you going on about?" Alex asked curiously.

"They know." She said quietly. Alex looked at her.

"How can they know? We haven't said or done anything that would make it that obvious."

"I don't know how they know, but they definitely know. Why else would they not say anything to you? Why else would Chris look at you funny? I should have thought of this quicker. They know but they don't want us to know that they know." She said. Alex looked at her, a confused expression on his face.

"Um, Benny, I didn't get any of that apart from the fact that they know. What?" Benny playfully rolled her eyes at Alex.

"You're such an idiot, Alex."

"I know, but you love me for it."

"Definitely. Ok, I'll explain again. Katie and Chris know that we are together. But they don't know that we know that they know that we are together. Did that make it any clearer for you?"

"Nope, but I'm just going to pretend that it did." Benny rolled her eyes again.

"Ok, whatever. Ok, so they know but we can't let them know that we know that they know." Benny said, mentally planning ways in which her and Alex could confuse Chris and Katie.

"Why can't we let them know that we know? This is just getting so confusing. Can't we just tell them and get it all over with?"

"Where's the fun in that?"

"I didn't say that it was fun, I'm just saying it would be a lot easier and a hell of a lot less confusing." Alex reasoned.

"Awww, is little baby Alex confused?" Benny asked in a babyish voice. Alex laughed at her.

"Yes, baby Alex is confused. Please can we just tell them? We're best mates, we're not meant to have secrets anyway."

"Ok, ok. But can we do it later. I want to confuse the others first." Alex raised his eyebrows at Benny.

"No. No more confusing anyone. Please Benny? Please can we tell them before I go crazy trying to keep it a secret?"

"Um, Alex, we've only been together for a few hours. Can you seriously not keep a secret for a few hours?" Benny asked in disbelief.

"I can keep secrets, just not my own." He replied. Benny laughed as she got up from her seat and took their empty plates to the sink.

"Come on then. If you want to tell them I'm not going to stop you. I still think it would be fun to confuse them even more."

"Yeah, well we're not going to do that. Ok, here goes." Alex said as he took Benny's hand into his own and intertwined their fingers before giving her a brief smile and reaching for the door handle.

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So what do you think? I hope I didn't confuse anyone too much. It was quite a confusing chapter to write. I got the idea for this chapter when I was watching friends the other day. It was the episode where everyone finds out about Monica and Chandler. Anyway, I hope you liked it. Please review and tell me what you thought. Constructive criticism is always very useful.

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