| Chapter Seven That evening I paced nervously around Johnny's lving room. I was wearing a sundress that nikki had helped me pick out. "Are you sure I look okay?" I briefly stopped in front of Nikki who was sitting on one of the couches, one knee brought up. "Fabulous, dahrling," Nikki replied in an over dramatic voice. "Don't Nik," I said, "I haven't been on a date in...forever! What if...what if I trip or something?" "Then you'll start laughing, and if he's got any sense of humor he'll laugh too." I began wringing my hand. "Whitney! If you don't stop I'm going to tie your hands behind your back and tape up that outh of yours." I abruptly stopped and sat. There was a knock at the door and I quickly stood again. "Should I answer it?" I assked Nikki as she stood. "Wait," she said. I watched her standing there counting to herself. "Okay, now." she finally said. "What was that?" I asked, walking toward the door. "Just a date ritual," she waved off. I opened the door...and there stood Jordan. "Jordan!" I exlcaimed. "Sheesh," he said, walking past me. "I was wondering when you were going to open the door." "You ruined the whole ritual!" I explained. "Oh, for your date?" he asked. I nodded. "Oh, he's waiting out front." I stood there, openmouthed. "Go," Nikki said, giving me a little push toward the door. "You're going to have a great time." I nodded and walked out the door. I slowly shut it behind me and began to walk down the patio toward the driveway. I saw Abs, standing, looking up at the sky. "Hi," I sheepishly said as I approached him. He turned his focus from the night sky to me. "Hey," he smiled. I almost melted he looked so good. "I hope I wasn't too early, we didn't exactly set a time." "No," I shook my head. "My friend...she just has these rituals," I tried to explain. He laughed a little. "So you ready?" he asked, motioning toward the car. I nodded. "Let's go then." ~*~*~*~*~ The evening with Abs was wonderful. He took me to a fancy yet private restaurant. The food was delicious and we talked and laughed and exchanged stories. I still hadn't figured out where I had seen him before, he seemed so familiar. On the drive home we worked on wrapping up the evening. It was hard, though, I found we had a lot in common and he was very easy to talk to. When we reached the beach house I reluctantly got out of his car, not wanting the night to end. He walked me to the beginning of the patio where I stopped him. "My friend's are really nosey," I explained. "Well," Abs began, "I've had a fantastic time with you tonight." "So have I," I smiled. Abs gave me a hug. "Will I hear from you again, love?" he asked. "You can bet on it," I replied. "Good," said Abs. He slowly leaned in and gave me a quick kiss. "Goodnight." he replied. "Night," I smiled back at him. Chapter Eight... |