Chapter 3

Cath boarded her plane the next morning with her mind full of everything but her job. She had roughly 16 hours on a plane, with nothing to do but think.

As much of a jumbled mess as Cath's mind was she knew three things:

1) She liked Kono, like really really really liked Kono

2) She won't be able to find out how Kono feels for another two months

And

3) Boys are useless

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Kono groggily reached for her alarm clock to stop the annoying beeping. She sat up but remained in bed. Slowly memories from last night came back to her. She had kissed Cath, granted it was on the cheek, but still she had kissed Cath! Kono's head began to spin, and she suddenly felt faint. She was positive that she just scared Cath away.

"Dammit!" Kono mumbled to herself.

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A couple days later Kono awoke to her phone ringing, it was Cath.

"Hey." Kono mumbled groggily.

"Oh, sorry did I wake you?" Cath asked concerned.

"No, no I'm fine. How are you?"

"I'm good, safe, bored, but safe."

"Well, I'm glad you're safe. I can't help you with the boredom though" Kono chuckled.

"Yeah..." Cath trailed off.

Both women stayed silent, but it wasn't awkward. They just sat listing to each other's muffled breathing.

After awhile Kono spoke, "Hey... So... Umm..." Kono slowly stuttered, "... I'm sorry that kissed you." The last part came out more like it was one long word instead of five. "I think I was drunk or something, I'm just... I'm sorry." Kono was rambling now.

"It's fine, I totally understand." Cath replied, although her voice was calm her entire universe was collapsing into shards around her. "Oh shit" Cath exclaimed, and Kono could her a faint beeping in the background, "Sorry Kono I got to go"

"Okay, bye"

"Bye"

Kono sat on her bed, she desperately wanted to know if that beeping sound was what took Cath away from their conversation or if something Kono had said scared her off.

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Cath laid in her bunk that night, thinking about her earlier conversation with Kono. She suddenly realized neither of them had consumed any alcohol at dinner, Kono couldn't've been drunk. Cath's universe was slowly putting its self back together. 'But why then, did Kono feel the need to tell me it was just an accident? That it didn't mean anything?' Cath thought to herself, as a piece or two fell out of her universe again.

Cath fell asleep thinking of Kono, her beauty and they way she smelled like the beach and coconuts.

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Kono walked into work the next morning feeling glum, and it didn't go unnoticed by her colleges.

"Morning Kono." The three men said in unison.

"Morning guys." Kono said before walking into her office.

"What's wrong with her?" Danny asked Chin, who shrugged in response.

"She hasn't really been telling me about her personal life lately." Chin said.

"That's not like her." Steve pointed out.

"No it's not. I'm going to go find out what's wrong." Chin stated and walked towards Kono's office. "Hey Cuz." He said as he walked through the door.

"Hey Chin." She said only looking up at him for a second.

"Kono what's wrong? You don't seem like yourself." Chin asked.

"Nothing. Nothing's wrong Chin." Kono smiled at him.

"Kono. You forget how well I know you. Now tell me what's wrong." Chin sat in one of the visitors chairs opposite Kono's desk.

"I... Um... How to put this. Have you ever liked someone, like really really liked someone, but you know they don't like you?"

"Yeah I guess."

"So that's sorta what happened but then I said something and now I think this person hates me." Kono finished with a sigh.

"I highly doubt he hates you, Kono."

"She." Kono mumbled to herself.

"What?" Chin asked, clearly unaware Kono was speaking more to herself then to him.

"She, she probably hates me." Kono decided it wasn't worth the interrogation, to keep it to herself.

"Oh... Well I highly doubt she hates you."

"Wait, your okay with this, that I like girls."

"Yeah, I'll always be supportive of you no matter what."

"Thanks, cuz." Kono said, and they both stood to head out the door.

"Someone's a little happier." Danny teased, playfully.

"Well that's what happens when you have the best cousin in the world." Kono said cheerfully.

"Good to hear. But are we gonna get to know what had our favorite rookie down." Danny said.

Kono glanced at Chin quickly, and he wore a supportive smile.

"There's this person... This girl and I really like her but I think she might hate me now."

"How could anyone hate you." Steve said.

"I kinda had to lie to her." Kono cringed as she remembered her conversation with Cath the day before.

"Babe, you never lie to the people you like romantically." Danny said.

"I know, I know. I just... She told me about her ex and he's well a guy, it's not like she would like me back anyway." Kono hung her head a little.

"Hey it'll all work out okay." Danny said putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Okay, I guess."