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  Lewis yawned and rolled over. He ignored the bright morning sun and watched Naomi sleep. It had been nine days since she moved back in with him. He smiled and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Since she did not move, Lewis decided to get up. He flipped the covers off of himself. Lewis noticed something and looked down. "Sexy man…" Naomi said, not stirring from her spot. Lewis blushed and went searching for his lost boxers.

  "Now, how did that happen?" Naomi smiled mischievously. "I knew I was drunk last night… but come on!" She giggled. "Lewis, you totally passed out before we got to the apartment. What else could I do?" He rolled his eyes. "You could've at least waited until I was conscious" Naomi giggled again. "Silly, I didn't… y'know… I just undressed you and put you to bed. Shouldn't you be hungover?" Lewis shook his head. "Whatever"

  They got up, and dressed, and went out for breakfast. Lewis took Naomi to Cleveland's finest breakfast place. "Here we are… IHOP!" Naomi raised an eyebrow. "The International House of Pancakes?" He stopped and looked at her, she smiled. "I LOVE this place!" The walked in, hand in hand, and sat down.

  After ordering, Lewis: three stacks of blueberry pancakes, Naomi: Two stacks of strawberry pancakes with bacon and eggs, Naomi picked up her cell phone. "Who ya calling, Nay?" Lewis asked around a mouthful of food. "Stop" She stuck her tongue out. "No one calls me Nay, ok?" He nodded. "I'm calling my friend. I'm going to match Drew with my friend, Briana" Lewis stopped shoveling in his pancakes. "Whut?" She silenced him with her hand.

  "Hey, BriBri?"
"NayNay! Hey, girl! Sup?" Naomi smiled. "Listen, Bri. I got someone I want you to meet. He's really sweet, he's perfect for you!"
"If he's anything like your bro, I'm in!" She grinned. "How's the real thing?"
"No way! Are you for real?"
"Yes!"
"I'm totally in!"
"Great. Meet me at Drew's house tonight at nine, ok? Back door" Briana agreed and hung up. Naomi put away her phone. "I thought no one called you Nay…." Lewis finished his plate. "Correct. Bri called me NayNAY. 'Sides, you don't want me to call you LewLew, do you?" Winking, Naomi laid the tip on the table, as Lewis paid the bill.

**

  Naomi paced back in forth in Drew's kitchen. Lewis had been sent back into the living room to distract Drew. She looked at her watch. It read 8:52. "Come on…" Lewis came into the kitchen. "Drew wants another beer" He opened the fridge and took out a Buzz Beer. "Naomi… stop pacing! You're going to drive yourself crazy!" She stopped and looked at him. "I already DID!" Lewis backed off a bit. "Calm down, Nay! Please?" Lewis gave her his best puppy dog eyes. Smiling, she gave him a big hug. "She'll be here" He went back into the living room.

  There was a knock at the back door. Naomi jumped in surprise and opened the door. "Hey, Bri!" The two girls hugged. "Hey NayNay!" They giggled. Naomi closed the door. "So, where is he?" Naomi pointed to the living room. "Wait here" She went into the room.

  "Hey, Drew" She smiled. "Hi, Naomi. What were you doing in there?"
"Uh… nothing…" Drew looked at her in disbelief. "Anyway! Drew, I would like you to meet someone. Come in here, Briana!" Naomi turned as Briana walked into the room. Lewis let out a cat call, which in turn earned him a glare from Naomi. "Drew, this is my friend, Briana. Briana, my bro" Briana smiled. Drew stood. "Hello, Briana" They both sat, Naomi on Lewis' lap, Briana next to Drew.

  As if on cue, Kate and Oswald walked through the front door. "Hi Drew, Lewis, Naomi, stranger" Oswald stopped. "Wait a minute… if the stranger's a girl… that would mean she's a strangertte! Man, that would've been embarrassing. Hi strangerette!" Kate rolled her eyes, sat down, and then looked to Briana. "Drew, who's this?" Naomi decided to answer for him.

  "This is Drew's date, Briana" Naomi smiled. Kate did the same thing. "Well, congrats, Drew. It's about damn time" Drew nodded and got up. "Excuse me while I have a word with the matchmaker" He said through gritted teeth, while dragging Naomi back into the kitchen.

  "Naomi. PLEASE tell me what the HELL is going on!" He slammed his fist on the table. "Calm down, Drew. I decided that the time has come to set things straight. First off, since I, Kate, AND Oswald are in relationships, so I wanted to hook you up. Is that such a crime?" Drew looked at sadly. "I… no. I'm sorry" He looked at the floor. Naomi drew him in a hug. "It's ok. Everything'll be like it was again" Drew smiled and they went back into the living room.

  "So then I told him that the switch was on!" Kate, Oswald, and Briana burst into a fit of laughter as Lewis grinned broadly. "What's so funny?" Drew asked as he sat down. Kate wiped her eyes. "Lewis was just telling us about the new janitor" Oswald nodded. "What an idiot" Everyone silenced and looked at him. "Nevermind" He looked in his lap. "Anyway" Lewis began. "We have to get going" He and Naomi stood up. "Aww! So soon?" Briana half-whined. "We have a long day tomorrow" Naomi gave her a hug. They waved and Lewis and Naomi left.

  Kate looked at Drew and Briana. "Well, Oswald and I have to be somewhere. So we'll be going now" Oswald pulled back as Kate pulled on his arm. "No we don't! What're you talking about, Kate?" She glared at him. "Come on!" She started dragging him. "Oh, OH! We, yeah, so you two can, yeah. Let's go" Kate hit him on the head as they left. Drew turned to Briana. "So, you, uh, wanna do something later?" She nodded happily.

**

  Lewis and Naomi rushed hurriedly into the apartment, drenched. "It just HAD to start raining when we got out of Drew's house, huh?" Naomi nodded and ringed her shirt over the sink. "I'm freezing!" Lewis shook a bit. "Let's go change" She agreed. "Shotgun!" Naomi ran into Lewis' room and shut the door. "Hey!" He started banging on the door. "Let me in!"
"NO!" Came the muffled reply. Lewis banged on the door again. "Come on! I'm freezing my ass off!"
"Good!" Naomi giggled behind the door. He threw his weight against the door. She opened the door and Lewis went flying in, landing on the bed. That sent her into a fit of giggles. Lewis got up off the bed and stalked towards Naomi. He bent down and tickled her. Hard. "Ah! Stop! Please stop!" She started crying. Lewis picked her up and tossed her on the bed. She laughed one last time. "Someone's hyper" He said as he rummaged through a drawer.

  "So what did Drew say, anyway?" Lewis asked as he tugged at his wet shirt. "He was just asking why the hell was going on" Naomi brushed a few strands of hair behind her ear. "What'd you say?" He put a dry shirt on a closed the drawer. "That the time had come to set things straight" She crawled under the sheets. "Y'know what?"
"Hmm?" Lewis walked to the other side of the room. "The time has come for something else…" Naomi looked at him. "What?" He jumped in the bed and snaked under the covers. "Oh, I see" She smiled, mischievously.

THE END


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