I was watching Mary Anne, one of our contest winners sitting at one of the tables not too far from where I was with the cute blonde guy I like. I was unaware of one of the contest winners heading my way. She tapped me on the shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Stacey asked.
I jumped a little because I had no idea Stacey was headed my way.
"You scared me," I said.
"Sorry," Stacey said.
"Why are you watching Mary Anne for?" Stacey asked me.
"I like the handsome guy that's with her, that's how come. I would like to be with him," I told Stacey.
I watched as Stacey shook her head. While Stacey was shaking her head, I looked around Arnold's and found Richie with the girl in glasses, pen in hand, notebook open. Boring, I thought to myself, who wants to write? I sure don't.
My eyes went back to Stacey.
"Who did you say that cute guy is that's with Mary Anne?" I asked. "I forget his name."
"It's Logan. Mary Anne has been going out with him for a couple of years now since they were 13," replied Stacey.
That's when it hit Stacey.
"You know what, Jenny? You and I have something in common here," Stacey said.
"What's that?" I asked.
I wanted to find out what the thing was that the two of us had in common.
"I like boys as much as you do," Stacey told me.
"Cool!" I said.
I didn't care if I said it too loud or not. It looked like I had found my long–lost sister I had never met before. I didn't bother mentioning this to her, so I stayed quiet.
After Stacey left a few minutes later, I walked up to Logan and Mary Anne, trying to find a way to spend time with him alone.
"Hi, blondie, how about you and me find a place to be alone where it's quiet?" I asked Logan.
I saw their eyes looking at each other. I could read what Mary Anne was telling him.
Mary Anne's eyes were saying, 'Don't do it. Cokie does this to you all the time. I thought this contest would get us time alone.' His told her, 'Don't worry, you and I are together now, aren't we?' That's when Mary Anne got up.
"Where's the ladies' room?" Mary Anne asked me.
I pointed.
"Thanks," Mary Anne said and disappeared.
Yes! Now I get the guy I wanted for a while. I took Mary Anne's seat and sat next to him. I started touching Logan all over. We said not a word, and then we got to the best part– the kiss. I could feel Joanie watching me.
"Look, Chachi, Logan is cheating on Mary Anne," I heard Joanie whisper.
"I had a feeling somebody in the contest had a relationship," Chachi whispered back.
"And your guess is right, too, Chachi. And look, here comes Mary Anne now."
Mary Anne came back to the table. "Excuse me, may I have my seat back, please?" she asked.
I didn't want my time with Logan to last yet, so without complaining I got up.
I did notice the look on Mary Anne's face and I could tell she wasn't happy with me or Logan sitting in her seat. I saw the look she gave me. I knew what the look meant, so I left. I left the table and joined Joanie and Chachi.
"Hi," I greeted them.
"Jenny, you did the wrong thing over there," Joanie said as Chachi nodded.
"What did I do wrong?" I asked her.
"You had Logan cheating on Mary Anne. He's her boyfriend," Joanie told me.
"How was I supposed to know that?" I asked.
"Jenny, let me tell you something," Chachi said.
"What?" asked Jenny.
"I told Joanie I somehow had a feeling one of our winners was in a relationship."
After what Chachi told me, I didn't know what to think. So I thought to myself, we'll see about that.