Since I already knew she was beating me to the door, I slowed down my pace
and checked myself out in the long hallway mirror.
“Oh damn, what if I’m too dressed up?!” I started to worry, but I didn’t have
much time.
“Audree, Nick’s here.” Angie said, in a teasing voice.
“I’m coming.” I called back, as I walked out of the hallway into the living
room, where Nick was standing with a bouquet of mixed flowers. His eyes looked
like they nearly bulged out of his head when he looked my way. Is this good or
bad?
“Um.. here, I brought you these.” He said, handing me the flowers, stuttering.
How cute.
“Thanks.” I took them smiling. Nick kept staring.
“You look nice.” He said, after clearing his throat.
“Thanks, I’m not too over dressed, am I?” I asked, hoping I wasn’t. I would
feel like such a fool, and that was something I definately didn’t want.
“No, you look really nice.” He smiled, his eyes sparkled.
“Thanks.” I remembered my sister was standing right beside me. “Oh, I’m sorry!
Angie, this is Nick Carter from school. Nick, this is my sister Angie.” I got
the two aquainted. “I’ll be right back. I’m gonna put these in some water.” I
said, and turned and walked into the kitchen. I hope Angie doesn’t embarass
me.
“I think I’ve seen you at school, just not in person.” Angie laughed. “I’m not
sure where.”
“Oh.” Nick laughed. “I’m on the basketball team and the football team, if
you’ve seen those pictures around school.”
“Yeah, I think that’s it.”
“Well then I guess you’ve seen me.” Nick said. The conversation was rather
dull between the two, from what I could hear in the kitchen. I tried to hurry
to get back to Nick.
“Okay, sorry about that.” I said, walking back to Nick and Angie.
“It’s all good, ready to go?” He asked, pulling his charming smile.
“Yep.” I looked back at Angie on the way out. “You’ve got Amy then?”
“Yeah. Good luck!” She whispered and winked. I laughed, and winked back, then
shut the door behind me.
“Well, what would you like to see first?” Nick asked, driving down Alamon Rd.
I had no idea where I was already, without the street signs. I laughed.
“To tell ya the truth, I’m lost already. So, where ever you like sounds good
to me!” I said, looking over at him and smiling.
“Okay, we’ll try Rocky’s. It’s this really good pizza place, although it can
sometimes be busy on Fridays.” Nick looked at me, asking if it mattered, by
the look on his face.
“It doesn’t matter to me! I’m not planning on going anywhere later.”
“Okay.” He turned up the radio. It was an R&B station, playing R. Kelly’s old
“Bump & Grind”. Ten minutes later, we turned into a big parking lot, that had
a huge sign that read ‘Rocky’s Pizza Place’. He was very gentleman like, and
opened my door for me, pulled out my chair, the whole deal.
“Okay, what should we get?” He ask. I think to myself. ‘He seems so sweet.
There’s gotta be some sort of catch, can he really be this perfect?’
“Um...” Was my answer. Yeah, I’m smart.
“I like it all! So, you pick!” He smiled. Both his smile and his attitude made
me calm.
“Okay, well I’m a big pepperoni lover.” I laughed, he joined me. The waiter
came five minutes later and took the order of a medium pepperoni pizza and two
Cokes. Over thirty minutes went by, as we talked and ate. It was rather good,
both the food and the conversation.
“I’m about done.” Nick said, patting his stomach and then laughing.
“I’m with you!” I laughed and pushed away my plate that had a half-eaten slice
of pizza on it. “So, where to now?” I asked, hoping there was going to be lots
more, tonight was already going great.
“Let’s see.” He looked up at a Coca-Cola clock hanging on the wall. “It’s only
5:30. Wow. The nights still young, what would you like to do?” He asked, a
gleam in his eye. I smiled, I was becoming quite fond of that gleam or
sparkle.
“Hmmm...” I sat and thought for a minute. “I have no clue! You’re suppose to
show me around! I don’t know where anything is yet, silly.” I laughed, at the
same time, a soft smile formed between his cheeks.
“How about we go to a movie? Then, after the movie, I’ve got a suprise for
you.” He grinned bearingly.
“Oh really? A suprise! Well, let’s hurry up and get that movie over with!” I
laughed. “What do you suggest we see?”
“I don’t really care. It’s up to you.”
“Um.. I like lots of movies... especially scary ones.” I laughed. I saw an
evil grin form on his face. I see he’s thinking the same thing I am. Wow,
great minds do think alike!
“Okay, well that new one, ‘Disturbing Behavior’ is out. How about that?” He
said, standing up and pulling out money for the bill. I blushed, I hadn’t even
thought about that.
“Oh, here.” I said, grabbing my purse. Nick put his hand on mine.
“Don’t, my treat.”
“Oh,” I blushed, “thanks!”
“No prob.”
After Nick paid the bill, we were on our way to the Ruskin Township Theater.
It was a big building, that looked rather new. Nick told me it had 12 screens
inside it. I laughed, to see that “Titanic” was still playing, although I know
it was a good, tear-filled movie.
“Two for ‘Disturbing Behavior’.” Nick said. The man behind the window rung up
a toal of $15.
“Wow. Here let me atleast pay for mine.” I started to reach in my purse again.
Again, Nick’s hand stopped me.
“Don’t worry about it!” He said, assuringly. I smiled. It did sort of bug me
that he wouldn’t let me pay for anything, I wonder why that is. Oh, I’ll ask
him another time. No point in trying to spoil a can’t-get-any-better-night.
Nick led me through the doors and pointed to a spot on the far end in the
back row. I smiled and nodded. Damn, he must be reading my mind, I grinned an
evil grin to myself. He might have noticed, cuz I caught a smirk on his face.
Through out the whole movie, I jumped, screamed, and burried my face in
Nick’s chest, as his arm was around me. I don’t know about him, but I was
really enjoying those scary parts. Before I knew it, though, it was all over
and the credits were rolling across the screen.
“Now for that suprise.” Nick said.