"What do you think of this one?" Kim held the dress up against her, smiling as she felt the soft material under her fingertips.

Monique gave her a critical eye, turning her head slightly to the left as she considered. "Looks good. Are we talking date with Josh material here?"

"Yes." Kim smiled as she pulled the dress in front of her, giving it anouther look. "We have a date tonight. I think things between us are so much better since Bonnie gave me that advice during our double date."

Monique glanced briefly Bonnie and Tara's way before leaning in closer. "What do you mean?"

"Bonnie was right, I have been too... passive, when it came to Josh. I like him, he likes me, I shouldn't be afraid to show it." Kim draped the dress over her arm, continuing to look through the racks. "I mean, it doesn't hurt anything to be more open, is it? And it doesn't have to be about sex either. After all, Bonnie can do it and she and Ron haven't gone that far yet. I should be able to at least go part way."

"So..." Monique frowned, wondering how to phrase what she wanted to say, "you haven't noticed anything wrong then with Josh?"

Kim's gaze shot up questioningly. "Wrong?"

Monique glanced away briefly before returning the look. "I don't know, just a sense I have. I'm not even sure what it means. It might be nothing. I could be..."

"Kim, find anything?" Bonnie sidled up quickly, cutting off Monique. She spied the dress on Kim's arm and smiled. "Nice. Date tonight?"

Kim smiled brightly. "Yes. Josh is taking me out to dinner and a movie."

"Well that's definitely going to be a good look. Nice grab." Bonnie turned to go back to her pile, but spared a moment to glare harshly at Monique.

Monique sighed, shaking her head. "That girl is never going to forgive me."

Kim smirked, glancing over at Bonnie. "Well, you did offer to have her boyfriend's baby."

"It was the excitement, that's all. You know what it takes to qualify for a double platinum card?"

"Ninety nine million dollars?"

"Hardy har har." Monique grumbled briefly before returning her attention to the clothes in front of her. "Anyways, I'm just saying, I'm getting some kind of vibe from Josh, but I have no idea what it means."

"No big Monique." Kim held up anouther dress, considering it. "If there's anything wrong, I'll find out tonight."

Kim wasn't sure if it was what Monique said or if she was just sensing what Monique had, but there definitely seemed to be something off about their date, and Kim was sure that something was Josh. He had been quieter than normal, though there had been no downturn in his affection.

Dinner had been wonderful, and Kim had followed several of Bonnie's tips, but even that hadn't been able to achieve the full reaction she had been looking for, like it had a short while ago. Now, sitting in the quiet theater, the latest Hollywood romantic comedy playing on the screen, Kim wondered just what was wrong with her beau.

She enjoyed the arm across her shoulders but she could feel the tenseness in his touch. Finally, half-way through the movie, Kim couldn't stand it any more. "Josh... is something wrong?"

Josh blinked, turning his attention quickly to Kim. "Wrong?"

"You've been quieter than normal all night, and then now, you feel really tense. Is something the matter?"

"Nothing's wrong Kim, really."

"Was it something Ron did at the mall today?" Kim knew she was pushing it, hoping it might be something simple and explainable. "I know how Ron can get when he's buying video games, and Felix seems like he's almost as bad. Did you not have a good time earlier?"

Josh shook his head quickly. "No, I had a great time... other than carrying all those bags after you were all done shopping." Both shared a quick laugh at that. "No, it was cool of Ron to include me in that, considering we only really started to hang the last while." Josh sighed, squeezing Kim's shoulder gently. "I'm fine."

Kim gave her boyfriend anouther look, not quite believing him but not wanting to ruin the night by pushing him on a point she could be wrong about. "Okay Josh." Kim nestled back up against his side, enjoying the warmth, but concerned about what could be bothering Josh that he couldn't talk to her about it.

Bonnie pushed her way through the front door, laden with bags. Ron had offered to come with her to unload everything, since she was the one with the car, but she had declined. She wasn't sure what her father's reaction to seeing him again would be, and she didn't want a confrontation between them that might cause problems for their relationship. Of course, that didn't mean she couldn't get some digs in herself.

Connie and Lonnie were both in the living room when she came in, and she smiled brightly. "Don't mind me. I just have a couple of loads to bring in from the car."

Connie glared at the bags then at the door, as if she could see the bags still remaining. "A couple loads?"

"Oh yes." Bonnie was smiling sweetly at the both of them. "My millionaire boyfriend took me and a few others on a shopping spree today. I think we really gave his double platinum card a workout."

At the words double platinum, Lonnie shut off her self phone right in the middle of the conversation. "Did you say... double platinum?"

"Uh huh." Bonnie walked to the bottom of the stairs, forcing her sisters to follow her. "The bank gave him a couple of them yesterday. They sure are handy, I don't think I ever got served that quickly before. Well, I better put ALL this stuff away. Toodles." Bonnie could barely resist the urge to laugh at the expressions on her sisters faces as she headed up to her room, expressions she was able to enjoy fully as she brought in the other two loads of bags she had with her.

Bonnie was able to enjoy the tweaking of her sisters all the way to dinner, dropping little hints about what Ron had planned, the things she was buying, and just the fact that her boyfriend was the best in the world. It was only the quiet admonition by her mother as they sat down to eat that stopped her from continuing.

Through it all, John Rockwaller sat and watched, absorbing everything his daughter said. As he ate, his mind worked through everything he heard and he smiled. "Bonnie?"

Bonnie looked up from her dinner curiously, as her father rarely talked during meals unless there was company. "Yes Daddy?"

"I want you to invite Ronald for dinner tomorrow night. Do you think you could do that?"

There was stunned silence from the rest of the table as all the attention was on John Rockwaller. "I don't know... I can ask."

John smiled almost patronizingly. "You do that honey. I think I'd like to talk to that young man again about his future."

Bonnie glanced briefly at her mother before turning back to her father. "Sure Daddy, I'll see if he can make it."

"Thank you sweetheart." John resumed eating, but his thoughts were running a mile a minute. With Ron Stoppable's money, he'd finally have enough that he could drain the other investors quickly and disappear before anyone would know the difference. No more mewling brats, no more miserable wife. It would be strictly the good life where no reach of American justice could get to him. Yes, this was going to be a good week for John Rockwaller.

"So where's Ron?" Tara glanced around to see if the teen was somewhere around. "Don't you always walk together?"

Kim sighed, rolling her eyes. "He said he had anouther way to get to school today, said not to wait up for him, but if he doesn't hurry he's going to be late."

"Well Bonnie isn't here either. Do you think..."

A loud yell and the roar of an engine cut Tara's statement short. Both turned quickly to see Ron tearing down the road on his new motorcycle, Bonnie hanging on behind him and laughing with glee. They dodged around several cars and skidded to a stop in front of Kim and Tara.

Ron pulled off his helmet, a wide grin on his face. "Ladies, check out the new ride. Isn't it sweet?"

Tara bent down, taking a look at the black motorcycle with obvious interest. "Is that a Kawasaki Ninja ZX 14?"

Ron stared blankly for a moment before smiling. "Uhh... yeah?"

Kim glanced over at Tara confused. "How on earth did you know that?"

Tara just shrugged. "I dated a guy briefly who was into bikes."

Bonnie had pulled her helmet off, hopping off from behind Ron. "Well T, I'm sure Ron wouldn't mind giving you a ride after school today. That is all right, isn't it?"

"No problem Bonnie, The Ron is happy to give everyone a ride."

Bonnie glared sharply at Ron, her eyebrow cocked. "Ron, what did I tell you?"

Ron sagged, letting out a defeated breath. "You are dating Ron, not The Ron, and if I expect kisses in the future, I need to remember that. But Bonnie... it's cool." He glanced to Kim and Tara for support.

He didn't find any, as the girls responded as one. "No it's not."

Rufus hopped out of Ron bag, removing his own mini helmet, chattering to his human. Ron finally sighed in defeat. "Okay Rufus, so you were right. It wasn't cool."

Bonnie kissed her boyfriend on the cheek with a smile. "But this motorcycle sure is."

"Not cool enough to stop me from poundin' on you Stoppable."

The group turned quickly to see Brick and five of his football buddies advancing on them. Kim dropped right into a defensive stance with Tara behind her. Bonnie ducked behind Ron a bit, but kept her composure. Ron just smiled. "Hey Brick, how's it hanging?"

That gave Brick pause, but only for a moment. "You think you're a big man, stealing my girl, riding a motorcycle, but that ain't gonna stop me from beatin' on ya. See, we're off school property, so even Barkin can't get in the way. I even brought some boys so Possible can't save ya."

Kim glanced briefly at Ron before eying her opponents again. "Ron..."

"Let me handle this KP." Ron stepped forward, but instead of focusing on Brick, he looked at the other guys behind him. "Hey guys, I got a business deal for you." Everyone paused at that, looking directly at Ron. Ron didn't even notice. "How much would it take for you to keep Brick off my back and leave me and my friends alone?"

The girls eyes widened but the guys just looked surprised. "What?"

Ron just smiled. "I'm serious. How much do I have to pay you to keep him off my back and leave us alone for the rest of the year?"

The guys behind Brick looked at each other, unsure of what to do. It was Tony, one of the defensive linemen, who spoke up first. "Uhh... two hundred?"

Brick whirled on his team mate, completely upset. "Tony? What the hell are you doing?"

Tony looked chagrined but didn't back down. "Hey man, I heard the rumours. Stoppable's loaded. If he's gonna give me money to do what I'd do normally, I'm gonna take it."

Ron was already pulling out a small wad of cash from his pocket. "Two hundred good for the rest of you guys?"

Slowly, the group nodded their heads and Ron walked through the group, handing them the cash. Once the money was handed out, the guys looked at their leader with a bit of sympathy before grabbing him by the arms, dragging him away.

Brick was not happy, as he kicked and thrashed trying to get away. "Guys, come on... let me go... stop..." Brick glared at Ron as his former back-up dragged him away. "You haven't heard the last from me Stoppable!"

Bonnie and Tara turned to look at Ron stunned. Kim though was just a bit beyond that. "Ron... what you just did..."

"Hey, if it gets Brick to leave us alone without having to fight him again, I think I did good." Ron frowned though as he checked his pockets. "It did blow all my spending money this week though."

Now Bonnie was beyond stunned. "But... all your money..."

"My Dad's keeping me on an allowance so that I don't spend it all. He even took the credit cards back. I'm just glad that I filled the tank on my new bike before this happened."

Bonnie looked a little down-hearted, but Kim was more relieved. "Well that's good. You don't need ALL that money on you all the time. I mean, even we got carried away with it yesterday."

Bonnie and Tara nodded, Bonnie a bit more glumly than her best friend, but Bonnie wrapped her arm around Ron's waist as they headed into the school. It did trigger something in Bonnie's mind though. "Oh, by the way, my Dad wants you to come over for dinner tonight Ron."

Ron stopped in his tracks, turning to look at his girlfriend. "Really?"

Bonnie sighed softly, meeting his gaze. "You have money now, and that means power to my father. He probably wants to try and get on your good side now."

Ron rubbed his free hand on the back of his neck, uncertain. "I don't know..."

Bonnie squeezed his hip, smiling. "Come on, it will be all right. Besides, wouldn't you like to see my father try and squirm back into your good graces after the way he acted Friday?"

"Well... I guess. I should make sure with my folks first."

Bonnie kissed him quickly after making sure the coast was clear. "Thank you Ron."

Tara turned so that she could put some of her books into her locker. "I'd be careful Ron. He's probably going to want something from you and that..." Tara's voice trailed off as she watched an envelope fall from her locker to the floor.

Kim bent down to pick it up for her, handing it to her friend. "What is it?"

"I have no idea." Tara opened it up quickly, pulling out the letter inside. Scanning it quickly, her eyes widening. "I... I have a secret admirer."

Three heads snapped around to look at Ron, and the blond took a step back, raising his hands defensively. "Don't look at me, I didn't do it."

Tara looked over the letter again, flipping it over and checking everything carefully. "Well... I have no idea who could have sent this to me. Have you guys heard anything?"

Kim shrugged, as did Ron. Bonnie took the letter, reading it over herself. "Well... he's either a geek or he was smart enough to copy from a book."

Kim took the letter now, reading it over. "How can you tell that?"

Bonnie looked over Kim's shoulder, pointing out a line from the letter. "Radiant illumination? That eliminates any guy who plays a contact sport right there."

Kim nodded in acknowledgment. "Guess that's as good a guess as any."

Bonnie smiled back at Tara. "So T, what are you going to do about it?"

Tara took a moment to look between her friends, pondering. "I guess I'm interested. I mean, look at how well it worked out for you two. I guess I just wish I knew who it was." The girls looked up and down the hallway, wondering if they could spot someone paying more attention then usual, but didn't see anyone. With a sigh, Tara put the letter in her bag. "Now I'm going to be wondering who it is all day."

As the teens headed off down the hallway, none of them noticed the eyes that tracked the gentle sway of Tara's behind as she walked.

Author's Notes – Next... Ron is going to dinner again at the Rockwaller house, but can he survive to get there with Drakken and Shego hatching anouther plot?