The next morning Amy was once again waiting for Karma to make an appearance at the front door. As she rested her head against the steering wheel she couldn't help the smile that graced her features as she looked at the paper stuck to her instrument panel. It was an old receipt that had Reagan's name and a series of numbers written below it. After Amy insisted on paying for the second car wash she'd awkwardly thanked Reagan who made a flirty (she thinks) comment about her undercarriage. She blushed and offered to pay more for the girl cleaning her undercarriage which led to Reagan studying her before laughing. Reagan waved it off and Amy climbed into the Jeep and waved goodbye.

She didn't notice the slip of paper until she was halfway home and she nearly rear ended another car at a red light when she realized what it was. She typed the info into her phone as soon as she pulled into the drive way but didn't want to throw the paper away so left it where it was. She immediately ran inside to find Lauren to tell her about this exciting turn in events and laughed along with Lauren when she recounted just how awkward she'd been with the very pretty car washer. In turn Lauren teased her about her awkwardness and poked at her even more when Amy asked if it was too soon to get a hold of her and if that three day rule was still in effect or if that went out of style in 2005. Lauren encouraged her to contact Reagan and was charmed (though she'd definitely deny it if anyone asked) when Amy insisted on calling because texting was so not chivalrous. Rolling her eyes good naturedly she'd shoved the other girl towards her own room telling her she wanted details as soon as she was off the phone. She didn't end up getting the details she sought because Amy ended up spending the next several hours nervously (and awkwardly of course) talking to the slightly older girl. They talked into the early morning hours and only separated when Amy realized she had to get up for school in a few hours.

She was drawn out of her daze when she felt a hand run through her hair and she immediately jerked away. Forgetting she was in her Jeep she ended up slamming into her door and hitting her head against the window. Letting loose a curse as she felt the pain shoot through her temple she turned a glare on her passenger. Karma was looking at her guiltily as she offered up a small smile in apology.

"You okay?" Amy's face deadpanned as she looked at Karma who winced when she realized what she'd asked. Rolling her eyes Amy started the car and sighed when she realized that she was going to be late for first period for the third time this week. Fortunately it was Friday and she made a mental note to bring the office ladies some bagels on Monday morning; call it what you will but sweetening the ladies up is what kept her on the perfect attendance list. The first few moments passed in silence but Amy could sense that Karma wanted to say something to her.

"Seriously, are you okay? You were pretty lost in thought. You didn't even hear me get in…" Amy wondered if Karma was actually concerned for her well being or if she was put out that Amy hadn't noticed her. Then she wondered when she started wondering if her best friend of 10 years actually cared about her. Shaking the thoughts away she thought about the best way to reply not wanting to start the day off with an argument; that'd been happening way to often lately.

"Yeah. Just tired. I didn't sleep much last night." Karma studied her for a minute then smiled.

"Did you eat too many donuts again?" Amy rolled her eyes playfully this time and smiled back, grateful that Karma didn't try to pry.

"I only did that once. And if you'll recall you dared me to do it."

"I didn't think you'd actually eat 2 dozen custard filled donuts in 8 minutes. That's 3 donuts in a minute. You definitely deserved that stomachache for doing it." Amy pouted.

"But they were sooo good."

"How could you tell? You were eating them so fast I bet you didn't even taste them." Amy bobbed her head side to side in agreement as Karma grinned at her victoriously. A small flutter of white caught her eye and she studied the name and number on the paper attached to the panel. She frowned imperceptibly when she noticed the little heart drawn below the numbers and turned her attention back to the passing scenery. Amy noticed the reaction but decided to ignore it; the morning had been going so well so far and she didn't want to ruin it.

The rest of the ride was made in silence and Karma slipped out of the Jeep almost as soon as it was in park. She made her way to Liam who was leaning against his car waiting and Amy nearly rolled her eyes again when Karma threw her arms around him and kissed him. The only reason she didn't is because she was worried her eyes were going to get stuck one of these days if she kept it up. Making sure the Jeep was locked and admiring the way it shined (really she just wanted an excuse to think about Reagan making it shine) she stalked past the couple and made her way towards the office.

She pulled her phone out as she walked and shot off a quick text to Reagan, letting her know she'd made it to school and she'd text her later. She expected the other girl was still sleeping since she didn't have to be to work until 11 and pocketed her phone once again. As soon as she walked into the front office the three women who worked it stopped talking and all turned their attention to her with big grins on their faces. Amy froze mid-step never having seen this reaction from them before.

"Lauren stopped in earlier and told us some pretty juicy news didn't she Charlotte?" one of the women asked with a Cheshire grin. Charlotte, the woman who doubled as the school nurse, grinned back with a twinkle in her eye.

"She sure did Jane. That girl is just an all around life saver round here." Jane, who was in charge of the brunt of the secretarial work, turned her grin to the final woman, the principal herself.

"Did you hear the latest news Penelope?" Amy could only gape at the three women as Penelope's grin grew to match the other two women's.

"I heard that Ms. Raudenfeld got a lovely young woman's number and spent the whole night talking to her. It sounded like young love for sure!" Penelope added as Amy blushed profusely. The three women broke out in laughter as they watched Amy impersonate a gold fish for several long moments.

"Seriously?! Don't you all have other things to do than listen in to the student gossip?!" Amy demanded though her voice went up an octave which just made the women laugh harder. Amy huffed and wondered if all high schools had office staff that were so invested in the personal lives of their students. As the women calmed down Jane handed Amy a pass which Amy took gratefully.

"Make sure you bring Reagan round to meet us sometime soon!" Charlotte called after Amy as she walked away. She blushed and heard them laughing again as her ears turned pink. Slipping into her first period and handing the slip to the teacher who was yelling at Karma and Liam in Russian Amy took a seat next to Lauren who was watching the scene with boredom. She glanced at Amy with an amused smirk that only grew when Amy flinched as the yelling continued. Everyone in the room was watching in amusement though they had no idea what was being said as Liam and Karma sat at their desk looking confused.

"Just based off your face I'm not entirely sure I want to know what she's saying." Lauren commented quietly to Amy who looked like she couldn't decide if she should laugh or grimace. Amy shook her head as if to say 'no you really don't' and Lauren snorted.

"So. Are you gonna tell me about this Reagan girl? I couldn't help but notice that you never came to talk to me and you have bags under your eyes. Long night?" Lauren teased. Amy shot her an exasperated look and stuck her tongue out at her in a moment of maturity.

"We talked all night. Literally all night; I don't think we hung up until 3:30. And she is soooo cool!" As Amy launched into a long explanation of how cool Reagan is Lauren sat back and watched the other girl. Again, she'd never admit it but she liked seeing how excited Amy got. She internally scoffed at herself for going so soft but she's never had any close friends much less a sibling that she could have these kinds of moments with and it was…nice. Really nice. Amy stopped talking when she realized that the teacher was starting to wind down and promised to tell Lauren more at lunch.

When lunch finally rolled around Amy made sure to profusely thank Irma once again for slipping her an extra serving of chicken nuggets before making her way towards Lauren, Shane, and, surprisingly, Karma and Liam. Karma was cuddled up to Liam but she straightened up as soon as she saw Amy who instead chose to plop down between Lauren and Shane. She said a very brief hello before she tossed a chicken nugget into her mouth and started chewing. She went through a few them in a similar manner with the others watching her in amusement.

"Again?" Shane asked, extremely amused at the way Amy resembled a chipmunk while Amy just nodded at him and looked at him pathetically. He gave a girlish twitter, a phrase Amy had never used before meeting Shane, and handed over the cookie that came with his salad which, really, how does that make any sense? Lauren forked over the bread roll and the cookie while Karma offered up the chicken nuggets that she and Liam had been sharing. Normally Liam would have been sad to see the food go but he was so busy watching Amy inhale her food with wide eyes he didn't even notice.

"Why do you keep missing breakfast?" Shane questioned as he poked at his salad. Amy opened her mouth to reply but Lauren beat her to it.

"Oh God please close your mouth heathen. Amy met a girl yesterday and spent all last night talking to her." Amy glared at her playfully for the heathen comment but couldn't stop the smile from rising to her face at the mention of Reagan. It slipped a little as Shane's face lit up and he practically beamed at the girl.

"Oh my God! Why didn't you tell me earlier?! What's her name? Is she hot? I'm sure she is but what does she look like? How did you meet? Oh my gosh you HAVE to bring her to the party tonight!" he fired off questions rapidly. Amy, used to his antics by now, just continued to shovel chicken nuggets into her mouth, waiting for him to finish. He finally got to a point where he slowed down and Amy didn't feel bad for interrupting him.

"Her name's Reagan and I was going to invite her to the party but I wasn't sure if that was ok. It's just….well you guys already set me up with someone for tonight and I'd feel bad if I brought a date to the party when I'm supposed to be meeting someone there."

"Girl don't worry about that! Bring this girl you met! Oh my god what are you going to wear?!" Shane demanded. Amy froze then looked down at what she was wearing. Liam stifled a laugh as Lauren and Shane both looked at Amy in horror.

"NO!" they both yelled at the same time making the surrounding tables stop what they were doing to look their way while Amy tried to shrink into her seat. Despite the fact that she was blushing and clearly embarrassed with her friends outburst that didn't stop her from popping another chicken nugget into her mouth.

"I'll be over after school. There's no way you're coming to my party in that." Shane sniffed. Amy rolled her eyes as Lauren nodded her head in agreement.

"I'll do your hair and makeup."

"Guys I'm not going to be modeling. It's a house party not a cover shoot for Maxim?" she insisted. They both glared at her and she shrunk back again. Through all of this Karma was conspicuously quiet though no one commented on it or the fact that she seemed to be glaring at the wall for no apparent reason.

"Well I'm gonna step out and call Reagan to see if she wants to come. I'll see you guys after school!" Amy waved her goodbyes as she tossed her trash and made her way towards the doors. She hit call as soon as she reached the doors and was extremely pleased when Reagan answered on the first ring.

"Hey Shrimps. Missin' me already?" Was Reagan's greeting and Amy smiled widely.

"You wish. I was just calling to see if you were free tonight?" Amy's voice was hopeful and Regan could hear it through the phone. She bit her lip and smiled, finding the other girl adorable.

"I can be if you have something in mind."

"Well my friends throwing a party and I'm being dragged along. I was hoping maybe you'd like to come along and keep me company?"

"Already introducing me to the friends Shrimp? You breakin' out the U-haul next?" Reagan teased. Amy flushed and tried to stutter out a reply making Reagan laugh. Though she wasn't pleased the other girl was laughing at her expense she liked the sound of it and found herself smiling along.

"A party sounds like fun. It's exactly what I need after this week. Do you wanna send me the address and I can meet you there or I can pick you up?" Amy had no prior experience to go off of but she was pretty sure if she agreed to let Reagan pick her up that kind of made it a date. She liked that thought.

"Uh. I mean if you want to drive sure. Or I can pick you up? If you want to drink?" Amy offered. Pleased with this response Reagan nodded to herself.

"I'll pick you up Shrimps. Shoot me a text with your address. I can pick you up around 7 and we can grab some dinner before?"

"Yeah! That sounds great! I-I mean sure. That's cool." Reagan laughed at the younger girls attempt to be cool while Amy face palmed.

"Alright Shrimp Girl. I'll see you at 7."

"See you at 7." They hung up and Amy did a little victory dance. Her first real date and suddenly she couldn't wait.

A/N: So. I'm actually surprised so many of you nice folk were interested in this story enough to ask for another chapter. It gave me all kinds of warm fuzzy feels. I hope you all like this chapter as well. I had a set plan and course for this story when I posted the first chapter and then I somehow misplaced my original handwritten version so now I'm trying to do this based off of what I remember. Sorry :/ Anywho reviews are appreciated and so is constructive criticism and thank you so much to those of you who left me a review on the first chapter! You guys rock!