A/N: Hello readers, as per the poll on my page, it seems this was the fic that won most votes. And now that I have some spare time since I'm on holidays… here's an update. =D Thanks for reading and greater thanks to all those who leave me a msg!

Italics: On the other end of the phone or flashbacks.

Part 6: All Planned Out

After their first shopping spree together nearly two weeks ago, Jessie and Katie have met up nearly every other day since. Their activities, whether it was running errands for Jessie's soon-to-be-ready apartment, shop a little more or mindlessly chat over coffee never seemed to bore either girls – OH, and of course they loved their dessert hunt. Everyone could see that their friendship was blossoming, much to Tad's relief. He didn't think he could deal with having to choose between his best friend and his girlfriend if they ended up despising each other.

Today, Jessie did initially call up Katie to ask if she wanted to go out on yet another dessert hunt. The blonde had heard of this new place in town that served those Asian crepes and some rather interesting flavoured ice-cream. She had the day all planned out, only to have to put it all on hold for another day because Katie reminded her over the phone that Tad had the day off – something she obviously had forgotten about, which was rather unusual since she generally pride herself of her good memory.

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Before…

Katie was doing sit-ups on the floor next to her bed when her phone went off beside her. Patting around for it, she flipped her phone up, "'Sup, Katie here," the girl answered sounding just a little out of breath.

Jessie couldn't help but chuckle, it seemed the other girl answered her phone differently every day. "Hey Katie."

"Oh hey Jessie, how can I be of service?" she joked.

Rolling her eyes at the girl on the other line, "Well, was just wondering whether you wanted to go out for some Japanese crepes? I heard there's a new one in town."

"Yeah?"

"Yup!"

"Oh but wait, doesn't Tad have the day off today?" Katie recalls, having just had a chat with her friend just last night.

"Really? What's the date?!" the blonde checked her mobile and saw that it was indeed true. "Aww, too bad, guess we'll have to postpone then."

Picking up on the disappointment in Jessie's voice, Katie quickly said, "No no, why don't you just try the place out with Tad."

Shaking her head, "Nah, it's okay, we wouldn't be able to add it to our list if I had tried the place out with Tad."

"Damn, my plan failed. Here, I just wanted you guys to try it out to see if it was nice or not. Wouldn't wanna go if it sucked, if you know what I mean." Katie joked which in turn caused the blonde to laugh. It was a sad fact that, yes, there were indeed a lot of decent places with decent desserts, heck they didn't even mind the half way decent ones. But on the rare occasions they did make a slip and ended up taking a bite and leaving.

Hearing the beeping noise on the phone indicating that another call was coming in, Jessie reluctantly said goodbye to her friend.

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Nevertheless, thanks to Katie, she can now spend the day with her boyfriend, whom she has been seeing much less of due to his busy schedule.

The doorbell rang, and Jessie immediately heard her stepmother, Lily, call out to her from the bottom of the stairs, "Jessie! Tad's here!"

The blonde quickly finished off putting on her makeup, taking one last look in the mirror she hurried out of her room, nearly falling over by tripping over some of the boxes she left packed from her old apartment, ready for it to be moved into her new one once it was ready. Composing herself from her nearly stumble, she continued her way cautiously down the stairs to meet her boyfriend. She smiled at the sight of her boyfriend and Lily chatting idly away.

"Hey." Jessie greeted, announcing her presence as she walked up to Tad.

"Hey babe, sorry I haven't been around much," he said, leaning down to give his girlfriend a light peck on the cheek.

Lily just smiled, "well then, you two head on off now, have a nice day."

"Bye Lily." Jessie waved as she walked out of the front door, her other hand linked with Tad's.

"Bye Mrs. Sammler," he waved also, being pulled along by the blonde.

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"So what exactly are the plans for today?" Jessie asked curiously, as all Tad had said over the phone was telling the blonde to wear comfortable clothes and shoes for the day.

"Well, I remember you once saying that you loved ice-skating but haven't had time to go in a while, so I thought that maybe we could do just that," he answered, looking over at her just to catch the smile that grew exceptionally – the fact that she never actually mentioned ice-skating to him totally slipping her mind.

"Yeah?" Jessie let out hopefully, her momentary fear that Tad would take her out on yet another movie date immediately subsiding.

"Uh huh." He nodded, looking back to the road, "but you gotta look out for me, because I must say I'm no ice-skating expert."

Chuckling, the blonde didn't say anything to his last statement, which caused the boy to raise an eyebrow nervously.

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"Jessie, are you sure this is safe?" Tad called out to his girlfriend, as he clung tightly to the side of the ice-rink.

"Absolutely," the blonde chuckled, as she kept skating back and forth within close proximity to her boyfriend. She was finding it entertaining just watching Tad cling onto the sides as if it were his life.

Frowning at the blonde, as he inevitably groaned and sporting what can only be considered as a pout, "I can't believe you're doing this to me, and hear I thought I'd treat you all nicely by taking you ice-skating."

"Awww…" Jessie cooed with a big grin on her face, finally giving the boy a hand. "Sorry, but it's just so funny seeing you struggling like a little boy there."

Tad grabbed onto Jessie's hands, as she began leading him a little further away from the sides as he struggled to stay balanced on his wobbly legs. It was all going so well for a while… if only that little boy didn't crash right into the novice. Sadly, Jessie just wasn't strong enough to have balanced her boyfriend before he hit the ice. Instead, she was now left bending over as she managed to stay standing as hers and Tad's hands were still linked.

"Oh my god, are you alright?" Jessie laughed out, seeing her boyfriend on his but with a slightly stunned expression.

The young boy who crashed into them just mumbled an apology before getting up and skated away as if nothing had happened. Tad just glared at the little boy's retreating back as Jessie assisted him in standing again. "Damn that little monster…" he mumbled , with his arm around the blonde's shoulder.

Rolling her eyes, Jessie knew Tad had met his 'falling' quota for the day… or perhaps even for the rest of the year, so she led him off the ice-rink. "How about we just call it day on the ice-rink?"

Tad grunted as he finally made it to a bench, finally able to take of those treacherous skates. "Nah, you should go out and have fun… I'll be fine just sitting here and admiring my beautiful girlfriend out there."

Smiling at her boyfriend's sweetness, "No, it's alright. Besides I'm feeling a little hungry."

At the mention of food, Tad stomach let out a low and long grumble, letting it's need be known. "Sorry," he apologized sheepishly.

"I guess, that's our cue," Jessie laughed, taking off her own skates.

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Tad held Jessie's hands as they walked up to the front steps of her dad's place. After getting the door open, blonde let out a contented sigh turning to face her boyfriend, "I had an…" she pondered how to explain the day, "… an exceptional day today." which was the truth; all the things Tad planned today were just so… not of the norm. They normally shop around for a bit, go watch a nice movie, and then have dinner.

"Well I'm glad to hear that," Tad nodded, before scratching the back of his head with his free hand sheepishly, "I'm sorry I'm not any better at ice-skating though," he laughed.

"That's alright, it's the thought that matters right?" Grinning, the blonde can't help but torment him just a little, "don't worry, you'll definitely start picking it up the next few times we go, I'm positive."

"NEXT FEW TIMES?!" Tad looked down at her, his eyes wide.

Leaning up and giving him a kiss on the cheek, "just kidding."

Breathing a sigh of relief, "oh thank god, I don't think I can take another round of falling on ice. Did I mention I think my jeans are still wet from all the water it soaked up?"

Laughing out loud, "Oh my gosh, I'm dating a drama queen!"

"Drama king to you!" Tad chuckled, "and I thought you knew that all along."

Remembering the plays they were both in from back in high school, Jessie let out, "Oh yea. Anyways," she gave him a quick peck on the lips before, "you should get home and rest, you've got a meeting tomorrow morning right?"

Nodding his head, and leaning down giving Jessie one last kiss for the night, "Good night, don't let the bed bugs bite," he winked before turning around and walking towards his car.

Jessie couldn't help but laugh, "that was soooooo lame Tad."

"I know, but you love it," he chuckled, waving before getting into his car.

Turning around and shaking her head, she walked into the house.

After getting showered and ready for bed, the blonde couldn't help but pick up her phone and dialling a certain number; just wanting to share her day with someone. But without luck, it seems the other girl was already on the line. Shrugging, "guess I'll tell her some other time."

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"'Sup, Katie here."

"Hey hey, Katie." Tad greeted.

"So how was it?"

"It was great! I think she really liked the things planned for today."

"Well but of course! I planned them, and who doesn't have a fab day when I plan them… Anyway, what did Jessie say?"

Rolling his eyes, "Your modesty is just too much," he laughed, "she said she 'had an exceptional day'," Tad answered, "But seriously, thank you so much for giving me tips on what to do for the day."

"No problem man. Just as long as you guys had fun." Katie replied, proud of herself.

"HA! I'm pretty sure Jessie had most fun entertaining herself as she watched me fall… and fall…. And fall again."

"Aww, poor baby, do you want some knee pads?"

"Shut up Katie, you have no idea how painful it was! I'm definitely all blue and black underneath my jeans"

"Hey, all for your girl right? And seriously, I do not need to know how your legs are…"

"Yea, yea, anyways, thanks again. I should really head to bed, got a early meeting tomorrow."

"Night."

"Night Katie."

A/N: I will be placing another poll on my page again for people to vote for the next fic they want updated – so either vote there or include it in your reviews.

Sorry 1: for the lack of J/K-ness in this update, promise for more interactions later!

Sorry 2: for my slow updates… despite being on holidays. I just have all these ideas going around my head for my new boarding school fic. But yea, I plan on actually writing a few chapters for that before I even decide on posting.