�Kase man, what�s up with you? You have been off in a daze all day� Kale said, watching as Kasey stared off as Jr qualified. �Nothing man, just a long day� Kasey answered, smirking at the thought of why his day was long. He had spent the whole day thinking about going over to Kat�s that night. His mind was totally consumed by thoughts of her, of how she all of a sudden came back to existence.
Before Kasey knew it, he was about up to qualify. He got into the car, praying he got a pole to cap off this great weekend he was having. Being the last car on the track he knew what time he had to beat, and as soon as he crossed the checkers he knew he had it. �You got it bud� Tommy said over the radio. �I know� Kasey replied, grinning from ear to ear.
He pulled the car onto Pit Road and climbed out. The pit road reporter was waiting patiently while Kasey chatted with Tommy about the setup. �Kasey, how does it feel to get your first pole here?� Kasey thought before he spoke �It feels great! You know the Evernham UAW/Dodge ran great today, if Tommy wouldn�t have put this car together so well I don�t know if we could have done it�. The reporter asked a few more questions and Kasey headed over to do his pictures for getting the pole. When he was finished there he made a beeline to his coach. He quickly showered and got dressed, knowing the quicker he left the track the quicker he could get to Kat.
He gave himself a once over and headed out the door, throwing his red hat on his head. He headed and hopped in his car, stopping when he saw Kale walking towards him. �Hey bro, where are you going?� Kale asked, sticking his head in the window. �Just out for a bit� Kasey said, avoiding the look of disbelief Kale was giving him. �Alright, be safe� Kale said backing out of the window, allowing Kasey to back the car out of its spot.
Kasey drove only a little bit over the speed limit, knowing that getting pulled over would only prolong the amount of time until he got to see her. He made it, sighing as he pulled into the driveway. He quickly got out and made his way up the concrete walkway towards the house. He knocked on the door, pushing it open when he heard her say come in. �Kase that is you right?� Kat said from the other side of the house. �Yeah� Kasey said, chuckling. �Katrina Kelsey Kirkpatrick that better be Chicken Roll ups I smell cooking� Kasey jokingly warned. Kat appeared from the kitchen with a small dishtowel tucked into her pocket. �And what if it isn�t?� she asked, pulling the dishtowel out and smacking him with it. �Ill just have to kick your pretty little ass� Kasey said, grabbing her and digging his fingers in her side.
Kat giggled as she tried to escape his grasp, failing and falling to the floor as Kasey continued his assault on her. �Kasey Kenneth Kahne if you don�t stop I swear you are going to regret it!� Kat screamed between breathes. Kasey stopped, falling back on the floor next to her. He was laughing so hard that he almost had tears rolling down his cheek. �Oh you think that tickling me is funny? Well you know what I think is funny?� she asked, sitting up on her knees. Kasey gave her a questioning look. Kat chuckled and straddled him, she leaned down and softly whispered in his ear �The fact that you are more ticklish than I am� she said as she grabbed a hold of his sides.
Kasey broke free and made a mad dash towards the living room, hopping over the couch to put something between them. �Ok Ok, I surrender� he said, laughing. Kat smirked and turned to walk back to the kitchen, Kasey close on her heels. She opened the fridge and pulled out two beers, opening one and setting it in front of Kasey. �I missed having you around� Kasey said, taking a large swallow of beer. Kat smirked, taking the cap from the beer and chucking it at him. �Don�t go getting all mushy on me Kahne� she said laughing as the bottle cap hit him square in the forehead.
Kasey laughed, something about her had changed and he wasn�t quite sure what it was. Kasey sauntered across the kitchen and eyed the casserole dish that Kat had just pulled out of the oven, he stuck his finger in. Pulling it out he licked it clean and watched as Kat slapped his hand. �You know better� she smirked as she pulled two plates from the cabinet. The two sat down and ate, Kasey complimenting over and over about the Chicken Roll ups.
�Movie?� Kasey asked, helping Kat rinse off the dishes and putting them into the dishwasher. Kat nodded and told him to go pick one out as she finished up the dishes. When she finally walked into the living room, Kasey was sitting on the couch with the remote in hand. �What did you pick?� she asked, sitting down next to him. Kasey smirked as he hit the play button. Kat groaned as the opening credits began to roll. �Ugh Kasey, Tombstone? I don�t even know why I kept this movie!� she giggled. �I will watch this but next time we are watching Gone with the Wind. No ifs, ands or buts about it!� she stated, trying to sound mean, but failing. Kasey laughed and put his arm around her, pulling her to him. Kat cuddled up and watched as Kasey spout out every line from the movie word for word.
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