Kaylie glanced at the door again.
"Kay, are you alright? This is like the third time you've looked at the door in 30 seconds," Emily said. Kaylie shook herself mentally and turned to Emily.
"Yeah, I'm fine," she said, her voice upbeat. Emily narrowed her eyes at her, and she relented.
"Lauren found out about me and Carter last night," she confessed. Understanding dawned on Emily's face.
"I would imagine she won't be too happy," Emily murmured. Kaylie shook her head. Suddenly the door opened and Lauren walked in. Kaylie watched her. Her gait was relaxed and casual, her face serene. Emily and Kaylie glanced at each other, confused.
"She looks... fine," Emily said slowly. "Better than fine, actually." Kaylie nodded as Lauren put her bag down and made her way over to them.
"Hey girls," she said cheerily. Kaylie and Emily glanced at each other again, their confusion intensifying.
"Hey, Lauren," Emily said cautiously. Lauren began stretching, reaching her arms up as high as she could.
"Lo, I'm really sorry I didn't tell you about me and Carter right away," Kaylie said, figuring she should just get it over with. Lauren turned to her, a small smile on her face.
"It's fine, Kay. I totally understand why you didn't," she said. "I'm fine with it. And I'm not going to kick Carter out." Kaylie narrowed her eyes at Lauren. Something was different. Instead of her usual wide-eyed innocent act she pulled while trying to lie, she seemed really sincere.
"You're sure you're okay?" Kaylie said. Lauren rolled her eyes.
"Look, Kay. I meant what I said in LA. You're my best friend. And I want you to be happy," she said. Her voice sounded completely sincere, and she looked Kaylie right in the eyes as she spoke.
"Hey Em, could I talk to you a sec?" she continued. Emily glanced up, surprised.
"Uh... sure Lauren," she said, following her to a corner of the gym. They stopped, and Lauren turned to face Emily, her face a little flushed.
"Look, yesterday when I found out about Carter and Kaylie, I went to Pizza Shack to talk to him, but instead I sat in my car. Then Razor turned up and we talked about what happened, and he was just so sweet..." Lauren stopped to catch her breath. "Listen, would it be okay with you if I asked him out?" Emily stared at her, a little shocked.
"Razor? Really? I mean, its totally fine with me, we were never an item or anything. But I didn't think he was your type." Lauren shrugged.
"Maybe I'm so miserable when it comes to boys because I never looked past Carter," she mused. "I'd like to get to know Razor, at least as a friend." Emily smiled.
"Well he's a really sweet guy," she said. "Good luck." Lauren smiled.
"Thanks, Em," she said.
Coming up: Lauren asks Razor out, Kaylie and Carter talk about something important.