Cool Kids

Lynn tried to get her door open with a full bag of food in one of her arms.
Ray was about to come over in half an hour so they could have lunch together.
She almost fell over her cat as she made her way to the kitchen. "Aww sweety, how was your day?" she stroked her fur and the cat purred.

The doorbell ringed just in time. Lynn wiped off her hands with a towel and opened up the door to find a grinning Ray behind it.
"Heeeyy" they hugged each other "come in." she let him in.
"So your perfectly in time. I finished cooking seconds ago." Lynn grinned at him.
They ate and talked and talked about everything what came to their minds.
"So, how do you like my friends?" Ray asked.
"Well, they're really nice. Frank and Mikey are really funny. Eventhough I think I could get along with Frank a bit better. I feel some kind of connection" Lynn said jokingly and made a weird gesture to accompany 'the connection'. "Yeah I get it" Ray laughed.
"And what about Gee?"
"Ahm.. Gerard? I don't really know honestly. It's kind of weird. I'm really interested in getting to know him but he doesn't talk with me and I'm kind of shy, you know? And yeah I don't have any hope he wants to know me and earlier that day he called me but just because Frank and Mikey forced him. They wanted him to ask me out but he seemed uncomfortable so I did as if I didn't hear them and he hang up."
"Hmm..." Ray looked in the air thoughtfully. "But you wanted to go out with him?"
Lynn nodded. "I would love to."
"Alright lets see. Gerard is really really shy. Almost anxious in terms of meeting new people, just be around him and give him some time. We'll see if he likes you or not. you could come to our place tonight. We could make a sleepover like in the old days!"
Lynn could see the glim in Ray's eyes and sighed. He was so excited about it that there was no way out. "Okay alright I'll come with you but I have work tomorrow morning so don't wonder if I'm gone."
"Great" Ray beamed. "Get your things I clean up the kitchen!" he jumped up his chair and started to clear the table.
Lynn went into her bedroom an packed everything up. Underwear, toothbrush and paste, shower gel and shampoo just in case, sport clothes for her morning run and the gym later, her pj's and last but not least her tablets. Vitamin B and D, Magnesium and iron tablets.

The ride to Ray's home was brief what could be because they were singing stupid songs on the radio to each other.
So it was that they were still laughing when they stumbled into the apartment of the four Guys. "Booyys I've brought a Guest. We're having a sleepover!" Ray shouted still laughing.
Mikey and Frank seemed excited about it but Gerard almost dropped his coffee mug.
"What?" he was shocked. He just recovered from the embarrassment of the phone call earlier and now there she was, standing in front of him with a huge sports bag over her shoulder and smiling widely.
Gerard resisted the urge to run away and hide and forced himself to smile at her.
The other men were scurried around to get into their pyjamas, make hot chocolate and get their blankets to cuddle up in front of the TV.
As if they had conspired against Gerard the only free spot left was next to Lynn.
Gerard tried to concentrate on the movie but his gaze wandered to her face more often as he wanted to admitt and everytime their eyes met he got a little heart attack.
The credits rolled over the screen and Gerard wanted to get up and go to his room but he had to stay because the others insisted in listening to the charts and make fun of them.
As finally a good song came on Lynn felt the urge to dance rise in her. She got fidgety and tried to hide her little moves from the others.
"Wanna dance, Lynn?" Ray grinned mischievously. Lynn felt her face getting hot.
"We play truth and dare and I dare Lynn to dance for us!" Frank said and helped Lynn on her feet. "I don't know..." she hesitated. "I usually don't do thinks like this..." "Oh come on!" Mikey begged.
"But you have to stand up too otherwise it's too weird..." The Guys cheered and got up to their feet. "Alright that's embarrassing. I won't ever do this again!" Lynn muttured while starting to move. She tried to involve the men who where standing around her and as the song finally stopped she was the first to sit on the ground again.

"Is there anything you can't?" Frank asked her sitting down next to her. "Uhm well yes plenty of things actually." She smiled shyly. "Oh no I ment in terms of dancing." Lynn's eyes started glowing "Oh." she nodded thrilled. "I started when I was three years old with Ballett. I even wanted to be a Ballerina but I'm too old now. With about thirteen I started Ballroom dancing and right now I'm part of a Salsa Formation and I'm about to go to the Us open for West Coast Swing with my long time dancing partner Benji. Oh and I'm a fitness trainer at the gym down the road." They continued chatting until it got too late. Frank decided to join Lynn's class the next day to see 'how strong she really was'.
Gerard was glad to slip into his bet finally and drifted off in a sleep with weird dreams.

The next morning he woke up earlier then usual at eight.
He groaned and didn't even tried to get back to sleep instead he got up to make himself some coffee.
He wanted to hush through the living room so he wouldn't wake up Lynn but it wasn't necesary. She wasn't there. Bewildered Gerard made his way into the kitchen only to see that the coffee was made already next to it a little note.

'Be back at around eight.
Bringing breackfast.
-L'
He heard a key in the door.
Oh shit, he thought to himself and panicked.
It was too late to get back into his room unnoticed.
He tried to look casual leaning at the counter and sipping his coffee as Lynn came in she was obviously running and blushed as she saw Gerard.

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