Dani
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Post by Dani on Jun 21, 2011 20:36:42 GMT -5
Nick pulled up in front of Katie's house in his brand new car just before sunset and walked towards the front door, clutching half a dozen freshly picked daises in his hand. He wished that he could have had a dozen, but he was lucky enough to have found six decent fully bloomed flowers in the the tangle of tall grass at all. What was I thinking? I knew I should have went to a florist....stupid nature instinct...... Luckily, the flowers he had found didn't have any thorns or any other potentially dangerous things on them. That would really end the date fast. It would be just his luck to have his accident prone nature get transferred to Katie. Taking a deep breath, he held out his hand and rang the doorbell. As he stood and waited, another sudden thought occurred to him. What if Katie's allergic to flowers?
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Post by Tori on Jun 22, 2011 20:40:17 GMT -5
Still in her room, fixing her hair and makeup numerous times before her date, she couldn't help but wonder where Nick was going to take her. She did tell him for it not to be any place boring and dull. So hopefully that would be enough for him to pick a place. She combed her pin-straight brown hair through her fingers multiple times before running her hands down her outfit she had probably taken half of the day, or more, picking it out. "Alright." she told herself, glancing back at the clock which she has been doing since this morning. "He should be here any minute now." Just as she said that then, the doorbell rang. "I'll get it!" she called downstairs, making sure she would be the one to answer it. She paced herself down the stairs, checking herself in the hallway mirror before actually showing herself to her date. Once satisfied, she eagerly turned the handle of the door, opening it up to see not only Nick, but gorgeous flowers in his hand as well. She couldn't help but grin wider than before. "Hey." was all she could say at the moment, glancing down at the flowers every once in a while.
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Post by Dani on Jun 28, 2011 18:44:53 GMT -5
Nick's mouth almost flew open at the breathtaking sight of Katie standing in the doorway. Holy cow.... he thought to himself as he stared at her wide-eyed for a few seconds. He knew that it wasn't polite to stare, but he couldn't help himself. She was just so beautiful. It was still dawning on him, that this girl, this beautiful girl was about to go out on a date with a crazy guy like him. How did he get so lucky?
Before he could take a few more seconds to ponder that question, she spoke, knocking him out of his sudden trance. "Oh...hey," he said suddenly. He caught her looking at the flowers and held them out to her, chuckling nervously. "Ummmm these are for you.....I know they aren't much. I swear I'll get you some better ones someday, I promise."
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Post by Tori on Jun 28, 2011 19:15:33 GMT -5
Katie couldn't help but watch as Nick's mouth suddenly dropped at first sight of seeing her. Letting out a slight giggle, she took the daisies that he handed to her, shaking her head with a light smile on her face. "No, there fine, Nick. Thank you." she managed to let out, giving the flowers in her hands a small sniff. "Um..I'm gonna go put these in some water. I'll be right back." she told him softly, sniffing the flowers once more before disappearing and reappearing in no more than two minutes. "Alright then. Let's get out of here, shall we?" she grinned, shutting the door behind her as she followed him to his truck. Just before they got to the car though, Katie couldn't help but notice Nick's little ensemble, and compliment him on it. "You look cute by the way. Very handsome."
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Post by Dani on Jun 30, 2011 20:18:49 GMT -5
Nick glanced down at his polo shirt and slightly wrinkled jeans and chuckled. "Ummm thanks," he said, trying to figure out how his ensemble was considered handsome. "You look beautiful, by the way. Very beautiful." It had sounded like he was somewhat repeating what she'd just said, but he had meant every word of it. Not only did he think that she was beautiful now; he'd thought the same way the other two times that he had seen her. He unlocked the car and opened the passenger side door, holding it for her.
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Post by Tori on Jun 30, 2011 20:36:48 GMT -5
Katie couldn't help but laugh lightly the fact that Nick had to look down to see what he was wearing after she complimented him. She tilted her chin up again with confidence after he returned the favor. "Thanks." she grinned widely, climbing into the car as the door was opened for her. "Thank you." she muttered softly to him as she got herself situated in his car, taking a quick glance around the car just to see what she would be riding in tonight. She smiled lightly, buckling herself in just as Nick entered the car himself. "So, where we headin' for tonight?" she looked to him with a curious look across her face. She remembered she had told him nothing too boring, like a plain dinner at a restaurant, so hopefully he would fulfill her request.
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Post by Dani on Jul 2, 2011 10:49:52 GMT -5
"You're welcome," Nick said, flashing her a smile as he started up the car. He drove around for a few minutes in silence before answering her question. It wasn't that he didn't want to answer; it was just that he couldn't figure out a way to answer it without disappointing her. "Well, I was going to take you to a motocross tournament," he admitted honestly. He was really proud of himself for having come up with that idea. Katie had said that she hated boring traditional dates and he couldn't think of anything that screamed nontraditional more than a bunch of muddy guys riding ATVs. She would have loved it. "They had one just a few towns over, but I came up with the idea too late, so the tickets were sold out. I wound up having to settle for Plan B." As if on cue, he pulled up to the lake and stopped the car. To his relief, it was practically deserted. He knew the idea wasn't really that exciting and had been done several times before, but it was all that he could think of on short notice. After retrieving a bag from the backseat, he walked around and opened the door for her. "If you get bored, just let me know. I can always take you home. I promise," he added, extending his hand out to her.
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Post by Tori on Jul 2, 2011 21:26:57 GMT -5
Katie sat in the car, staring out the window and back to Nick occasionally wondering when he was going to answer her question. Maybe it was a surprise? she wondered. She shook her head at that thought then, spinning her head back around to Nick when he finally spoke up to her. "Oh, really?" her eyes lit up, though her smile soon turned back into a frown again when he told her the explanation for not proceeding with the idea. "O-oh." she said again. Damn. She looked back out the window when he pulled into a parking space, wondering what this plan B was that he was telling her about. She looked out in front of her to see a lake, then Nick suddenly grabbing some kind of bag from the back. When he opened the door, she let out a light smile, grabbing hold of his hand to slide herself out of the car, her smile never leaving her face. "Hm...a picnic perhaps?" she grinned, "You know, I don't think I've ever been on a picnic date before. I'm always up for something new." And hopefully exciting.
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Post by Dani on Jul 3, 2011 10:51:23 GMT -5
Thank god.... Nick sighed with relief as he took Katie's hand and began walking. "Wow, can't pull anything over on you, huh?" he said with a laugh. He really couldn't blame her for putting two and two together so fast, especially given the fact that they were down by the lake with nothing but a backpack. "I've actually never been on a picnic date before either, so this will be a whole new experience for both of us. A whole new experience that was thought up at the very last minute, I might add. So if we both end up not having as much fun on this picnic date as we thought we would, just remember that it probably would be ten times better if we had planned it far in advance." Still clutching her hand, he kept walking down towards the lake, pausing when they came to a slightly muddy path. Immediately he picked her up and carried across it. "Then again, I guess spontaneity can be a good thing," he said, silently hoping that she didn't mind what he had just done.
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Post by Tori on Jul 5, 2011 0:49:12 GMT -5
Katie shook her head with a light chuckle. "Guess not, huh?" she grinned a bit wider when he told her he hasn't been on a picnic date either, making her a little more excited about tonight. "Really? Hm..well if tonight gets even a little dull, I'm sure we can find a way to spice things up again." she giggled, squeezing his hand just slightly tighter in hers. As they were nearing their destination, Katie noticed a mud hole, and was getting ready to leap over it, but was suddenly picked up from the ground and carried over the mud hole instead. Letting out a small yelp, she turned her head around to Nick, surprised to know he even did that for her. "Um..thanks." she simply said, her eyes showing more gratitude than her tone at the moment.
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Post by Dani on Jul 5, 2011 12:01:21 GMT -5
Nick carefully placed her back on her feet, a blush starting to creep into his face. "Uh, you're welcome," he said, taking her hand yet again. He remained silent for the rest of the walk down to the lake, wondering if perhaps he had gone a little too far. Once he found a spot that he considered perfect, he stopped and let go of her hand. He unzipped his backpack and began explaining himself while he set up their picnic. "My sister Kylie has shoes like yours," he began as he spread out a huge blanket. "Actually, she has a ton of shoes like yours because she insists on wearing heels everywhere she goes. She has sneakers, but she only wears them to cheerleading stuff. When our dad used to take us camping, she'd scream bloody murder because her heels would sink in the mud a lot." He looked up with a sheepish grin. "I didn't want you to scream bloody murder at me."
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Post by Tori on Jul 5, 2011 20:33:03 GMT -5
Katie laughed lightly for a short moment at his shy reaction. She kept her hand folded in his hand softly with a light squeeze to it, while he led her over to their picnic spot. She looked up at him, listening to his late explanation from before, nodding occasionally with a few giggles here and there. "Ohh, so that's why you did that." she laughed lightly, looking down at the heels she was wearing then back to him. "Well, now I'm glad you did that for me. Because knowing me and shoes..." she laughed at herself, "I probably would of screamed bloody murder. More to me than you though.." she shrugged, "I can be pretty harsh on myself at times."
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Post by Dani on Jul 7, 2011 17:59:37 GMT -5
Nick smiled and continued unpacking. "I can't imagine why you'd be so harsh on yourself," he said, glancing over at her. He had no idea what a beautiful girl like her could possible have done to elicit a negative response from herself. Sure, he was hard on himself from time to time, but those reactions were based off of real life experiences that had actually happened to him, like his constant bad luck with girls. He was pretty sure that Katie hadn't experienced that problem. Finally emptying out everything, he sat down on the blanket and motioned for her to follow. "Don't worry, your shoes will be fine," he added teasingly. "You take them off if you want though."
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Post by Tori on Jul 10, 2011 20:42:04 GMT -5
"Eh...habit, I guess." Katie told him, in a tone reading that she really did not want to have this conversation right now. It was only the first date, after all. She would have plenty of other opportunities to tell him more about herself. That is, as long as this date ends smoothly. As soon as he was finished unpacking then, she giggled slightly, nodding to him, accepting his invitation of her slipping off her heels. She set them on the corner of the blanket then, before scooting over closer to where he was sitting. "So, what kind of food did you end up packing anyway?" she asked out of curiosity, peeking her head at the basket still filled with food. "Oh, and just to let you know...I'm a huuuuge dessert fan." she chuckled, letting out a quick wink escape over to him.
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Post by Dani on Jul 15, 2011 14:09:45 GMT -5
Completely understanding the tone of her voice, Nick dropped the subject and kept right on unpacking. The last thing he wanted to do was bring up some topic that would instantly put her in a bad mood. He remembered how loud her voice had gotten at the park the other day when her son was misbehaving. Nobody in their right mind would want to be on the receiving end of that voice. "Well, I wasn't sure what kind of sandwich you liked, so you get to pick between peanut and jelly or ham and cheese," he said, placing the two neatly wrapped sandwiches on the blanket. He continued to pull more food out of the bag. "Also, you get to pick between orange or grape soda and I'm so glad that you like dessert because......we're having chocolate cake."
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