Chapter 33
Later…
Kat POV
Who was knocking at my door now!? I had told Cody I didn't want anyone checking on me. I pulled myself out of bed and headed for the door.
"Ross!? What are you doing here?"
"Can we talk about the dance for a minute?"
"Sure. Come in."
"Thanks."
Ross and I sat down at the kitchen table.
"So I think you said that you already had a dress…?"
"Yeah."
"Can I see it?"
"Uh yeah…? Why?"
"I want to make sure I pick something to match."
"Uh… Ok…"
Ross POV
Kat came down the stairs holding her dress. If it looked this pretty when she wasn't wearing it, I could only imagine how it would look Saturday night…
"Wow. That's beautiful. What made you pick that shade of blue?"
"I don't know. I just liked it I guess…"
"Well it looks really pretty."
"Thanks."
"So Cody told me you stayed home today."
"Well yeah obviously… I just… Couldn't go back yet. So much happened yesterday."
"Yeah. Well what time do you want me to pick you up on Saturday?"
"Uh I don't know. The dance is at 7:00."
"Ok, well do you want to go out for dinner first?"
"Are you sure that's a good idea? I mean… The whole dance thing already seems like a date…"
"It'll be fine, trust me. Plan on leaving around 5:00 tomorrow. Ok?"
"But won't Riker be upset?"
"I don't think so."
"Ross. Seriously!?"
"Look, don't worry about that, ok? All you need to do is have an amazing night."
"Well I can try…"
"Kat. You're going to have an amazing night."
She still didn't seem convinced. I knew she was worried about Riker.
Friday night…
Ross POV
I had just walked in the door when Rocky stopped me. He wouldn't let me pass.
"Dude what's your problem!?"
"I need to talk to you."
"About what!?"
"You know what!"
Rocky pulled me back out the door.
"Why were you at Kat's house for most of the day?"
"We're friends Rocky!"
"More specifically, boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"No!"
"Really?"
"I'm not dating her Rocky!"
"Yeah right. You even look guilty!"
"I'm not!"
"You came home today after lunch. You went upstairs for about 20 minutes, and then you went back to Kat's. I went to your room after you left. Explain the ties!"
"It's not what it looks like!"
"What is it then?"
"I'm taking her out to dinner tomorrow night, and then to her school dance."
"She doesn't seem like a dance kind of person…? Well what are you doing all that for if you're not dating her?"
"You have to promise that you won't tell Riker."
"Ross, I swear, if you hurt him any more than-"
"Rocky! Stop! Listen to me!"
"What?"
"I'm not really taking her to her dance. Well I mean, I am, but she won't be dancing with me."
"Who then?"
"Riker."
"What!?"
"I haven't exactly run this by Riker yet, but I'm planning on surprising them both somehow. I don't really have a plan yet. But I'm going to pick Kat up, take her out to dinner, and then to her dance. Somehow I need to get Riker there too, but I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do about that yet."
"Well I could drive him there."
"Ok, but we still need a reason to tell him, and a reason for him to get all dressed up."
"I'll just tell him I'm bringing him to a party. That's technically not a lie."
"Ok, but I have to sneak in his room and pick out a tie from his closet. It has to match Kat's dress."
"Well based on the ties on your bed, is her dress blue?"
"Yup."
"Riker's favorite color…"
"Yeah. It's like it's… meant to be."
"Quoting your movie now?"
"Oh stop."
"Ross… I'm just… Not sure we should be doing this."
"Come on Rocky. Riker loves her."
"Yeah but Kat thinks she's going to the dance with you."
"Yeah…? That's kind of the point…?"
"No. I mean, she's not expecting Riker. This might turn out badly."
"I don't think so. She told me she was actually going to ask Riker to take her before they… you know…"
"Really?"
"Yeah. She was really upset. That's why I offered to take her."
"Ok, fine let's do this."
"Ok. Tomorrow night, I'm picking her up at 5:00 to go out to dinner. The dance starts at 7:00, so you'll need to be there by then."
"Ok, so what should I tell Riker?"
"Tell him… you're taking him to a party. And the theme is blue. You can tell him that's why he's wearing the blue tie."
"So what's he supposed to wear exactly?"
"Black pants, black shoes, a black dress shirt, and whatever blue tie I pick out."
"Ok."
"There's still more details we need to work out, but we'll figure it out."
Saturday Afternoon…
Kat POV
"Kat come on! You can't stay in bed forever! Ross told me he was taking you to the dance tonight! Get up!" Cody yelled.
I groaned. Bad idea. Cody got on my bed and started jumping up and down, making me feel like I was on some crazy ride or something.
"KAT! GET! UP! NOW!"
"Cody get off!"
"Then get up!"
"I don't feel like it. It's Saturday. Leave me alone. WHAAA!"
Cody grabbed my leg and pulled me out of bed. Literally. I was now sprawled out on the floor.
"What'd you do that for!?"
"I'm not letting you miss that dance. I know how important it is to you."
"It's only 3:30. Ross is picking me up at 5:00. I still have an hour and a half."
"Exactly! Only an hour and a half! Get moving!"
"Ugh…"
"I will drag you into the shower."
"Ok! Ok! I'm going, I'm going!"
Ross POV
"Ok. This is a picture of the tie Riker needs to wear," I told Rocky.
"Ok, got it. Do you know where his other clothes are?"
"I don't know! Probably in his closet. Just ask him."
"I'm just worried about this whole thing."
"It'll be fine. In an hour, I'll pick Kat up, we'll go have dinner, and we'll go to the dance at 7:00. You and Riker will leave at 6:30 for the dance, which he'll think is a party, and meet us there."
"Wait. How exactly is the whole thing going to work with Riker and Kat meeting?"
"I… don't know yet…"
"Ross! You said you'd come up with something!"
"I know. Doing that right now…"
"Ross!"
"Don't worry about it! I still have an hour to think of something. Why don't you go work on prying Riker out of bed, and get him into the shower."
"Ok. Fine…"
"I'll tell you the plan before I leave."
"Ok. Wait! What are you wearing, and what am I wearing?"
"Same thing as Riker, black everything, and a blue tie as close to the color of the one in the picture."
"Ok. Got it."
Riker POV
"Alright Riker. Time to get up!" Rocky said, walking into our room.
I groaned and turned over in bed.
"Come on! You need to take a shower. What happened to the "I can't sleep until I take a shower" Riker? Where's he? All you care about now is lying in bed all day."
"That's not all I care about…"
"Oh enough already. Come on. Get up."
I rolled my eyes and pulled the blankets over my head.
"Riker! Ok, at least tell me where your clothes are."
"I don't want you touching my clothes!" I said, throwing the blankets back off.
"Yes I am! You have to dress a certain way tonight. I'm taking you to a party."
"A party? Now?"
"Not yet, but tonight!"
"Rocky, I don't really think-"
"Riker, you're coming! Now go! Get in the shower. I'll throw your clothes in with you when I find everything!"
Rocky pushed me out of the room and shut the door. I figured whether I go to this party or not, I still needed a shower. 3 days without a shower… I wasn't looking the best…
Kat POV
After my shower, I got dressed, and stepped back into my room. Cody was sitting on my bed staring at me.
"Whoa Kat! You look… Amazing!"
"What are you doing in my room?"
"Just making sure you're going through with it."
"Through with what?"
"Going to the dance and stuff."
"Uh… Ok…?"
I walked over to my desk and pulled out some of my makeup. I wasn't normally much of a makeup person, but a dance was supposed to be fancy and stuff. Once I was finished, I turned back to Cody, who was still here for some reason.
"Could you get any prettier?"
"Cody stop. I know you're just saying that."
"No Kat. Seriously! You look amazing!"
"Well… Thanks…"
"You don't even look like yourself anymore! You never wear dresses! This is so weird!"
"Yeah… Ok… Well Ross will be here in a few minutes to pick me up, so…"
"Maybe I'll see you at the dance."
"Are you going with someone?"
"No. But I've been a horrible brother. I want to be there for you. I want to see you having the best night ever."
"Cody stop! You're going to make me cry! And I don't really know how to fix eye makeup!"
Cody laughed.
"Sorry. I just realized… You're my sister. And you're really important to me. I just want you to be happy."
"Awww!"
I gave Cody a hug before walking down the stairs to wait for Ross. This was going to be a good night. I could feel it!