the lips.
“Don’t forget about those shirts,” Katherine joked while she mimed pulling on a shirt.
“Mmm, they do look good,” Taylor commented as she glanced back at the two guys in the lifted Jeep. “They probably have seat belt tans.”
“I bet you’re right. We are so asking them later!”
“And make fun of them relentlessly if they do.”
“Of course.”
“Did I tell you that Cooper’s parents have a lake house?” Taylor suddenly remembered.
“No. Where?”
“Oh it’s in Northern Jersey. It’s right on the shore. Apparently it’s super nice. I think they have a couple of other houses too. I think his parents are loaded.”
“That’s cool,” Katherine responded nonchalantly.
“That doesn’t impress you?” Taylor marveled.
“Not really. I don’t really care about that kind of stuff,” she hesitated and then questioned, “You don’t either, do you?”
“Oh please. Danny’s broke as a joke. I could care less.”
Katherine nodded in agreement, “It’s not about money. I was surrounded by people like that back home. As if having a ton of money made up for having a crappy personality.”
“I know, right? Why are rich people such a bore?”
“Cause they don’t have to be fun—they’re rich!” Katherine laughed.
“You can’t buy chemistry,” Taylor noted.
“AGREED!” Katherine practically shouted. “I just want that feeling you get when you know without a doubt that you’re supposed to be with someone. That connection, that no matter what you do, can’t be denied.”
“Do you feel like that with Cooper?”
Katherine’s cheeks burned, “I do. But I also felt it with the guy from my dream.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Sorry, I hate that I keep doing that.”
Taylor cocked her head to one side, “Doing what?”
“I think I’m over the guy from my dream, but I’m not. It’s like he won’t go away. Everytime I think he’s gone, he reappears. Whenever I try to think about only Cooper, Dream Guy pops into my thoughts. I feel like he’s planting himself in my brain so I won’t forget about him.”
“I’m sure he’s not doing that,” Taylor eyed her sympathetically.
Frustrated, Katherine took a deep breath, “Taylor, I’m making a conscious decision.”
“Well, that’s a first,” Taylor responded in her typical sarcastic tone. “What exactly are we so conscious about?”
“I have to put the guy from my dream behind me. He has to just go back to whatever part of my subconscious he came from. I can’t keep waiting for him to show up at Starbucks or something!” she huffed.
“And I have to give Cooper a chance. He’s a really nice and good guy. And I’d be an idiot to let him walk away because I’m holding out for some guy I saw in a dream one time. Right?” Katherine needed Taylor to agree.
“Yep, you’d be an idiot all right. But I still sorta think your dream guy could exist.”
“Taylor!!!” Kat pleaded; her voice exasperated.
“Fine, fine. Yes, you have to give Cooper a chance. Your country would want this. If you don’t date Cooper, the terrorists win. Happy?”
“Perfectly,” Katherine smiled at Taylor and knew what she had to do. She had to get dolled up for the date tonight and really open her heart to Cooper. It wasn’t like she didn’t want to. If there were no dream guy, she was certain she and Cooper would have already been together. She was very aware that she set the pace for this relationship…or whatever it was.
“I’m so excited!” Taylor wailed.
“Why?”
“Because! I’ve been waiting for this day to come. And Cooper is awesome. And you’re going to love him. And if you want to talk about dream guys…well, Cooper is one.”
Music played in the background while the girls got ready for their dinner date. Every so often they’d stop what they were doing and break out into dance. Katherine tried on four different tops before she agreed with Taylor which one looked best.
Katherine pulled at her
“Don’t forget about those shirts,” Katherine joked while she mimed pulling on a shirt.
“Mmm, they do look good,” Taylor commented as she glanced back at the two guys in the lifted Jeep. “They probably have seat belt tans.”
“I bet you’re right. We are so asking them later!”
“And make fun of them relentlessly if they do.”
“Of course.”
“Did I tell you that Cooper’s parents have a lake house?” Taylor suddenly remembered.
“No. Where?”
“Oh it’s in Northern Jersey. It’s right on the shore. Apparently it’s super nice. I think they have a couple of other houses too. I think his parents are loaded.”
“That’s cool,” Katherine responded nonchalantly.
“That doesn’t impress you?” Taylor marveled.
“Not really. I don’t really care about that kind of stuff,” she hesitated and then questioned, “You don’t either, do you?”
“Oh please. Danny’s broke as a joke. I could care less.”
Katherine nodded in agreement, “It’s not about money. I was surrounded by people like that back home. As if having a ton of money made up for having a crappy personality.”
“I know, right? Why are rich people such a bore?”
“Cause they don’t have to be fun—they’re rich!” Katherine laughed.
“You can’t buy chemistry,” Taylor noted.
“AGREED!” Katherine practically shouted. “I just want that feeling you get when you know without a doubt that you’re supposed to be with someone. That connection, that no matter what you do, can’t be denied.”
“Do you feel like that with Cooper?”
Katherine’s cheeks burned, “I do. But I also felt it with the guy from my dream.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Sorry, I hate that I keep doing that.”
Taylor cocked her head to one side, “Doing what?”
“I think I’m over the guy from my dream, but I’m not. It’s like he won’t go away. Everytime I think he’s gone, he reappears. Whenever I try to think about only Cooper, Dream Guy pops into my thoughts. I feel like he’s planting himself in my brain so I won’t forget about him.”
“I’m sure he’s not doing that,” Taylor eyed her sympathetically.
Frustrated, Katherine took a deep breath, “Taylor, I’m making a conscious decision.”
“Well, that’s a first,” Taylor responded in her typical sarcastic tone. “What exactly are we so conscious about?”
“I have to put the guy from my dream behind me. He has to just go back to whatever part of my subconscious he came from. I can’t keep waiting for him to show up at Starbucks or something!” she huffed.
“And I have to give Cooper a chance. He’s a really nice and good guy. And I’d be an idiot to let him walk away because I’m holding out for some guy I saw in a dream one time. Right?” Katherine needed Taylor to agree.
“Yep, you’d be an idiot all right. But I still sorta think your dream guy could exist.”
“Taylor!!!” Kat pleaded; her voice exasperated.
“Fine, fine. Yes, you have to give Cooper a chance. Your country would want this. If you don’t date Cooper, the terrorists win. Happy?”
“Perfectly,” Katherine smiled at Taylor and knew what she had to do. She had to get dolled up for the date tonight and really open her heart to Cooper. It wasn’t like she didn’t want to. If there were no dream guy, she was certain she and Cooper would have already been together. She was very aware that she set the pace for this relationship…or whatever it was.
“I’m so excited!” Taylor wailed.
“Why?”
“Because! I’ve been waiting for this day to come. And Cooper is awesome. And you’re going to love him. And if you want to talk about dream guys…well, Cooper is one.”
Music played in the background while the girls got ready for their dinner date. Every so often they’d stop what they were doing and break out into dance. Katherine tried on four different tops before she agreed with Taylor which one looked best.
Katherine pulled at her
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