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cleared out, and Kate spotted Lucy
sitting at a table in a window.
                “Hi,” Kate said, dropping into the
chair across from Lucy. “How are you?”
                “How are you?” Lucy asked, peering
at Kate. “Where were you last night?”
                “Me?   What do you mean?”
                “Jackson called me to tell me that he
won poker last night. He also said that you weren’t there. He said that Chris
said that you had a date. So where were you?   Who did you go out with?   And how
did I not know about it?”   Her eyes
narrowed.
                “I didn’t go out with anybody,” Kate
sighed. “I just said that to Chris. I stayed home and watched a movie.”
                “What?” Lucy cried. “You mean you
didn’t hang out with the boys for once and you just stayed at home by yourself?   You should have come out with me and my
sister!”
                Kate folded her hands on top of the
menu. “If I tell you something, you have to promise not to think that I’m
crazy.”
                Lucy’s eyes widened. “What?”
                “I told Chris that I had a date so
I’d seem more… desirable.”
                “Desirable?” Lucy repeated.
                “Desirable.”
                “What?   Why?” Then it dawned on Lucy. “Oh, Kate, shut
up.”
                “What?”
                “Please tell me you’re not thinking
of going after Chris.”
                “Why not?”
                “What do you mean, why not?   I told you the other day, he grosses me out.”
                “He’s all right. He’s a good guy.”
                “He’s full of himself.”
                “He’s a good- looking guy!”
                “He’s a man-whore. Even Jackson said
so. One of his best friends!”
                “Hear me out. Yes, he’s kind of a…
player. He dates around a lot. But he’s even said it’s just because he just hasn’t
met the right girl yet.”
                “Oh, my gravy,” Lucy said, covering
her mouth. “So, I take it that you think that you’re the right girl?”
                “I haven’t met the right guy. He
hasn’t met the right girl. We get along really well. We have tons in common. We’re
good friends.”   Lucy was shaking her head.
“We could be like you and Jackson!” Kate insisted. Lucy giggled. “I’m serious. I
think we’d be a good couple.”
                Lucy took a deep breath. “I don’t
know what to say.”
                “Don’t say anything,” Kate warned. “I
just want to see how this goes. And don’t say anything to Jackson, either, because
I don’t want all of the boys to know.”
                “Don’t say anything to anybody about
Max. Don’t say anything to anybody about Chris. What are you doing?   Why are you so worried about dating someone
all of a sudden?”
                “Because sometimes I feel like I’m
all alone,” Kate admitted. “I deal with these happy people getting married and
planning weddings all day long, and I’m single. I’m getting kind of tired of
being single. My mom calls and the first thing she wants to know if I’ve been
on any dates lately. You’ve got Jackson. I’ve got… nobody.”
                “This has never bothered you
before,” Lucy said.
                Kate shrugged. “I know. That’s why I
just want to see what happens with Chris. Who knows?   It could be a good thing. Or… nothing could
happen. I don’t know.”
                Lucy sat back in her chair and
folded her arms across her chest. She smiled at Kate. “You’re crazy.”
                Kate giggled. “I know.”
                The waitress came and they