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[everyone_takes]

The problem with Reggie having turned into a girl for a couple of days was that now Kate was super torn about what she was supposed to do. On one hand, he was back to being Reggie now and everything was supposedly normal, except that she still kind of had a thing for him and she hadn't said anything about it yet and she was sort of gearing herself up to do so. That was her plan and it was a way better plan than just waiting around and squashing things down, because she'd never been very good at that. Or, even worse, waiting for him to make the first move.

On the other hand, he'd been a girl. The chance to give him a hard time about it wouldn't be around forever and she didn't want to let it just pass her by.

So she was torn.

Classes had started and she was actually taking a few this term, so she was lounging in front of their hut, books and papers spread around her under the pretense that she was doing homework. Mostly she was working on her tan, in a bikini top and shorts, still trying to figure out what to do about Reggie.

Ask him on a date, or mock him mercilessly until the end of time.

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[everyone_takes]

Kate gave a snort of laughter, rolling her eyes a little before she looked over at Reggie for a long moment. She was probably supposed to wait for the date for something like this, but she'd never been much of one for convention and thinking about having something taken away from her always made her want it more.

Leaning over on one hand, Kate hooked two fingers in the collar of Reggie's shirt and pulled him toward her, pressing her mouth to his.

[mantlethemagnificent]

Back home, it would have been entirely possible that Kate had just bought herself a one-way ticket to going Dutch on Saturday, since while he never went into dates expecting a goodnight kiss, the odds for one did tend to go up the more money he threw at a girl. It was just the way of the world.

As none of that really mattered on the island, however, Reggie just embraced the spontaneity of the moment, closing his eyes after getting over his surprise and kissing her, his hand slipping around the slim wrist at his collar.

"Well, good afternoon to you, too," he said, drawing back after a second or two, still a little dazed. Just how oblivious had he been, lately?

[everyone_takes]

At least she hadn't completely lost her appeal while dating Harry, she thought, grinning a little at Reggie's expression. It had felt really nice, too, something she'd wanted to do for ages and now she found herself wishing she hadn't waited this long to do it.

"Okay, so that was nice," she said. "I could do that again."

[mantlethemagnificent]

"I don't know, now you've got me all paranoid about your folks showing up," Reggie teased, even as he shifted to sit a little closer and slip an arm around her shoulder.

[everyone_takes]

"Hey, even if they were to show up, they'd probably like you," Kate answered. "At least some of the time anyway." They'd never met Harry, so compared to the guys they knew about back home, Reggie was practically perfect.

"Besides," she said, tipping her head back to look at him. "They're not here."

[mantlethemagnificent]

"In my experience, situations like this one don't usually fall into 'most of the time,' even when you're as lovable as I am," Reggie pointed out before ducking his head to kiss her of his own initiative this time. "Still, I guess I can take your work on it."

[everyone_takes]

"Yeah, because I'm right about almost everything," she answered with a grin, pressing into the kiss, figuring she could probably sit here all day and just make out with him. She still wanted to go on the date, but this kind of made all that easier, it gave her a lot less to worry about, anyway.