A/n: so excited about this fic. Thanks so much to my three reviewers, even two of them don't count. Lol. One was my mom, and one was my friend who only reviewed cus I asked her too. Lol. But they're all appreciated just the same. I have been dreaming this up for a week, and think its about time I write it down. : )

Joe Pov

I knew that by asking my mom this, she would start to go all 'mom' on me, and give me the talk, and all that stuff, but it was best to get it over with now than have her find out later.

"Hey mom?"

She was stirring something on the stove, and she didn't look up to answer me. "What do you need Joey?"

Here goes.

"I have a date on Saturday. I was just….. Wondering if that is okay?" I asked hesitantly.

She dropped her spoon and abruptly turned to face me now, and the shock on her face turned quickly to an ecstatic expression.

Thank god!

"A date?" she asked walking toward me with her arms out. I accepted her hug and chuckled. "Yes mom, a date. We're going to the mini golf and water park tomorrow."

"Well, tell me already?! Who's your date? What's her name?"

I knew that my answer would please her. Savannah and I go to the same church, and her family knows my family, and of course my mom approves. As long as I date a Christian girl, I have her support.

"You know Savannah Lake, from church. She's in my youth group."

As if it were even possible, her eyes shone brighter, and she clapped her hands in silent joy for me while she squealed in delight. Inside, I was shaking my head.

Oh mom….

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Savannah Pov

I can't believe that I have a date with Joseph Hart tomorrow. I have only been crushing on him for like… ever, since I was what, 13? And he waltzed into my youth group, freshly moved from Canada. He had the most gorgeous eyes, and perfectly shaped mouth, with extremely kissable lips!

He was definitely gorgeous, and I am going out with him.

I set out my bathing suit, yellow and blue flowered one piece, to satisfy mom by covering my stomach, and with a skirt at the bottom to satisfy my dad.

"I'm telling you the truth. To a man, the farther up your legs we can see, the farther up we want to see. You need to show as little skin as possible."

I suppose I should just be happy to have gotten a new swim suit in the first place. They were both pretty skeptical about letting me date at all. My mom said that I should wait until I am 16, but upon my many pleadings this week at the dinner table, and my hopeless begging, they took a chance and let me.

'Mom, please? I really really like him.'

"Yeah, well honey that's what worries me…. I would say no if it was any other guy. But since we know Joe and his family, and he goes to our church, I suppose I have no reason to say no."

Thankfully, she gave in. My dad however, was a lot more skeptical.

"I don't know honey. I don't think she is ready to be dating. Boys at this age… I just don't trust them. Christian or not. He is still a teenaged boy."

I rolled my eyes. Ugh, he is allllways worried about some boy coming in a stealing my virtue.

"Dad, can't you trust me? You don't have to trust him, but just trust me. I'm not ready to do anything more than go out with him, and have fun, and maybe kiss goodnight. That's it. He's really cute dad, and he's nice, and he's smart, and he has a dreamy voice, and he likes me back daddy! Please?"

He sighed in deep thought and he looked at my mom who had a mouth full, and shook her head. "Don't look to me. I already said my thoughts."

He turned back to me, and I crossed my hands together in pleading. "Please please please?"

He said he would think about it, and then yesterday, he picked me up from school, and drove me straight to the shopping center.

"Why are we here dad?"

He turned to me with a half smile.

"Your mom said that you need a new outfit for your…. Your date tomorrow…"

I squealed, and reached to hug him! "Thank you thank you thank you Daddy!"

I got out of the car and screamed! "Yes!"

And that's how I ended up here, with a new bathing suit, and a new outfit for tomorrow! I am soooo excited! Joseph Hart, here I come.

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Joe Pov

Was it cheesy to have a single rose to give to her today for our first date?

No, no, Kurt said it's not cheesy at all. It's romantic. I spent the better half of Friday's Glee talking to Kurt, and he was giving me tips on how to be romantic. I tried asking Blaine, but… yeah no… And I think going to Kurt was a genius idea. He had all of these purely brilliant tips on how to get the girl, and keep the girl.

"But how am I supposed to keep engaged in conversation when all I do is stutter like an idiot around her? Whenever I make eye contact with her, it's like my mind is wiped clean of all clear thought." I said, wanting to smack myself.

"It seems like the problem here is with eye contact, so you have to find a way to make yourself immune to her psychedelic eye magic that she apparently has." Kurt said.

"Does she do that to you too?" I asked excited for a moment, thinking that I may not be the only one affected by Savannah's mezmerization.

Kurt chuckled. "Yeaaaaahhh, No. I look at Savannah all the time and all I see is 'girl'. But last year when Blaine and I started dating, I would find myself daydreaming more often than not, and gazing at him from across the room. I'd get lost in those perfect pools of amber." Kurt sighed dreamily, and I knew that he was thinking about them.

"How did you break out of it?" I asked.

Kurt laughed again. "Oh, I didn't. I still haven't. As a matter of fact, I hung a picture of him up in my locker to stare at when he didn't go to this school yet, and then when I transferred back to Mckinley, I rehung it and kept it hanging until he found it when he transferred here at the beginning of the school year."

My eyes widened. "What happened when he found it? Wasn't that embarrassing?"

Kurt actually smiled. "Yes. I died a little of eternal embarrassment. Until he kissed me and told me that he found it adorable. And then showed me his own locker which had SEVERAL pictures of me hanging in it. I didn't feel so bad anymore."

"But I don't think that Savannah will find my random stammers and nothingness, adorable." I argued, feeling frustration.

"Trust me Joe. I know what I'm talking about. Just get her the rose. And then get her plus one rose every date until you've gotten her a dozen. Otherwise, it'll get really expensive. Once you are out on the date with her, you should be able to gradually become more and more immune to the effect that her eyes have on you. Just go out with her first. And see what happens."

And that is how I ended up here, on a perfectly hot August day, in front of the mini golf course in board shorts, and a gray v neck t shirt, with a single yellow rose, and a shaky hand.

I took a deep breath seeing her walking up to me. She was wearing a yellow sundress, with white sandals, and a white headband. She looked pretty as ever. She was quickly approaching me…

I took another breath….. Here goes…

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