Justin walked over and plopped down on the couch. �Hey, Kit.�
Kit didn�t even realize Justin had sat down. She hadn�t paid much attention to anything since he had walked in, with her hanging all over his arm.
She had tried to find some sort of physical flaw but she found none. Not a hair was out of place, not of stitch of clothing loose, and her make-up flawless. Her smiled lit up the room and her personality fit in well with the group. She could even joke with Joey and Chris and Lance had smiled the whole time when he was talking with her, a sure sign that she was ok, but Kit still stared intently at her.
Justin looked at Kit and followed her intent gaze to the girl that held her attention. He leaned over and whispered in her ear, �Y�know, she�s a nice girl once you get to know her.�
Kit blinked and turned to look at Justin. All her thoughts being pushed aside, �What?�
Justin chuckled and smiled that little boy grin, �Kitty Kat, when you zone you really go out there.�
Kit blushed. It was true. Whenever she daydreamed or became in deep thought, it was like she was in another world. �I�m sorry, Justin, what did you say?�
�I said that once you got to know her that she�s a really nice girl.�
Kit groaned inwardly that she had gotten caught of her inspection of his �new girl�. Outwardly she feigned ignorance, �Who?�
Justin rolled his eyes, �You know who.� Kit stared at him blankly so he nodded his head in the direction of the girl that held Kit�s gaze a few moments before, �Her.�
�Oh.�
Justin shook his head and rubbed her shoulder, �Just get to know her before you make any concrete decisions.�
Kit nodded numbly as Justin stood up and walked over to where Chris and Joey had started a game of ping-pong. He was right. She knew he was right before he had even sat down.
It wasn�t that Kit hated her. How could she hate someone he held so highly? She wasn�t afraid of her affecting their friendship because they were as close as two people could be without crossing the friendship/relationship line.
Kit was leery of her. Leery of the fact that she held his heart, while, in turn he held Kit�s. If he hurt, Kit hurt. If he cried, Kit cried. This girl, this new woman in his life inadvertently held the power to break Kit and she had no idea of the immense amount of power she held.
JC walked over with her in tow. Kit stood up and gave him a hug when he stood in front of her.
When JC pulled away, his sapphire eyes were wide and sparkling with happiness. He wrapped his arm around her waist, �Kit, I want you to meet Shannon. Shannon, this is Kit. She�s my best friend in the world and I�ve known her forever.�
Shannon stuck her hand out, �Hi! It�s so great to meet you. JC�s done nothing but go on about you.�
Kit smiled and showed no sign of worry. There was nothing she could do but get to know the woman who held a part of his heart that she had always dreamed of holding. She accepted her hand and smiled, �Only good things I hope.�