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A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes Chapter 5 Kristy and Toni spent the morning at the spa, getting massages, facials, manicures and pedicures. Then they had a late lunch, although both were so excited that they barely touched their food. They went back to Kristy's house and took their time getting ready... they wanted to look their absolute best. Kristy's roommate Heather was out of town visiting a friend in Corvallis, so Toni was going to use Heather's bathroom, which was upstairs with her room and the guest room/office. Kristy's room and master bathroom were downstairs, but the two girls got tired of running up and down the stairs and soon were both fixing their hair and applying their makeup in front of Kristy's mirror. "I love your hair like that!" Toni smiled as she watched Kristy insert the last hairpin. Kristy had twisted small sections of her blond hair away from her face, anchoring them with bobbypins, then added small rhinestone tipped pins for decoration. "Thanks. Yours looks wonderful too!" Toni had dark, thick soft curls... the kind you couldn't get from any perm... which she wore down and loose except for two small sparkly clips at her temple. Toni came down the stairs 10 minutes later wearing a pair of straight-legged black slacks, a sapphire blue blouse over a black tank-top, and a chunky pair of heels. "Hot momma!" Kristy smiled broadly, her hazel eyes twinkling. "Too bad Kevin's gonna be with me... 'cause you're lookin' pretty sexy!" she teased. "Oh well, there ARE four other boys... although, perhaps a little too young!" Toni was 31, but like Kristy, didn't look her age. She made her way down the rest of the stairs and saw Kristy. She was wearing a slim-fitting, knee-length black skirt with a slit on the side and a light-pink, button-down cardigan. "Hey, nice outfit! Pleasure Island evening number one?" Toni asked. Just like in the story, Kristy left the sweater open except for the three middle buttons and wore a pair of open-toed mule heels, legs bare. "I figure you and I will be the only one's who'll recognize it," she giggled. "So, shall we go meet the man of my dreams... or at least the man of my fanfic?""It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. McLean," Kristy smiled and drew in a deep breath, trying to quiet her nerves. "Please, call me Denise," she smiled in return. She could already tell she was going to like this one. "The guys should be here any minute, just relax a bit and I'll see if I can find out an ETA." "'Relax,' she says," Kristy mumbled to Toni as Denise left the room, "Easy for HER to say." Kristy was still facing Toni when she heard a male voice from behind her. "About the right age, right size, blond hair..." Kristy turned and smiled at Nick. "Blue-green eyes, terrific smile... you HAVE to be Kristy!" "And you're Nick!" she laughed as he gave her a big bear-hug. "Yeah, but you can keep callin' me 'Frack'," Nick pulled back and grinned mischievously. He watched Kristy's face as his words hit home. "Oh m'gaw..." Kristy's hand flew to her chest, and her large hazel eyes widened in shock. "Told ya she'd figure it out right away," Brian chuckled as he entered the room. Kristy turned and half-laughed, half-choked, "Frick?" "Hey darlin'," he drawled and gave her a hug. "So if you decide you don't want cousin-Kev, how 'bout you and me?... You DID say you'd date me, remember?" Kristy groaned and giggled, "I believe I was referring to age, as in 'B-Rok-younger'." "Still, keep me in mind!" They all laughed. Kristy introduced Toni to Brian and Nick and smiled, realizing all three people had been her email friends before she'd even met them in person. AJ joined them next, just as something else hit Kristy. "You guys were the ones who submitted my story to that contest..." she paused. "WAS there a contest?" She felt like she was in some sort of parallel universe. "Well, sorta..." Nick hedged. "We went to Denise with the idea and we had to screen the stories." "Pick the finalists, so to speak," Brian added. AJ filled in the rest with a chuckle, "And your story happened to be the ONLY finalist!" "Yep!" Brian grinned. "Of course!" Nick laughed. "But why?" Kristy asked, still laughing at her Frick and Frack. "Well, it IS a great story," Howie offered, joining the group and the conversation. AJ nodded. "You've all read it?" Kristy asked, slightly bewildered. Then she froze, her eyes widening again as she softly asked, "Kevin?" "Yep. At least we think so," Brian explained. "I saw him readin' it last night on the plane. He was already on chapter 6." "And I saw him with it late this morning and it looked like he was on chapter 17... I think I saw him headed for a cold shower after that." AJ teased, making Kristy giggle and blush slightly. "Well I saw him reading it this afternoon, and he was around the castle part," Howie added with a big smile. "Which, I must say, is one of my favorite parts!" Nick laughed, "So basically, every time anyone's seen him since we got our copies last night, he's had it with him?! I bet he's read it about three times by now." "Try four." Kevin corrected as he walked through the door. His intense hazel-green eyes swept over Kristy and he held her gaze with his own as he crossed the room. To Kristy the rest of the room disappeared and all she could see was Kevin, dressed all in black, walking towards her. "Well you LOOK like the girl from the story. You're even dressed like her," he gave Kristy a lazy smile as his eyes wandered over her pink sweater, admiring the glimpse of cleavage and tan stomach he saw. His eyes returned to her face, "But I need a little more proof." Kristy remained where she was and returned Kevin's even stare. She thought she heard the other guys mutter something under their breaths. "Yes?" she challenged. "Show me your left ankle." Kevin instructed, stepping closer. Kristy's eyes never left his, but now they twinkled and a smile played on her lips. She slowly pointed her left foot in front of her, turning her leg slightly. Kevin looked down and saw the curve of her leg and what he was looking for... a brightly colored butterfly. He pulled her into his arms and gave her a long hug. "It's nice to finally meet you... Princess."Next: Chapter 6 |