Julia and Marcus' date! Wrote the first and second chapter at the same time.
Marcus and Julia texted on and off for the next few hours, deciding on where they wanted to go for food, and what movie they'd want to see, plus when he'd pick her up. Thankfully he had a car, so he didn't have to worry about that. He got dressed in a good pair of jeans, white v-neck and a nice jacket, brushing out his hair, and made sure his tattoo was completely covered. They weren't going some place fancy, but it was nice and he wanted to look good. Plus with the jacket, he could take it off when they got to the movies so he didn't look so dressed up. Or give it to her if she got cold.
He drove over to her dorm hall and to the room number she gave him, knocking on the door. Luckily it was Julia that had answered, figuring he'd get a best friend speech if it was Kristin. He took in Julia's appearance; her blonde hair was up but her long bangs framed her face, and she wore a black v neck tank top with a mid-thigh length black skirt. It almost looked like a dress, but Marcus could see a very small area of her skin between the blouse and skirt with the way she was standing. She was also wearing black heels, which made her legs look really good. "Wow," was all he managed to get out as he checked her out.
"You look pretty wow yourself," she teased, grabbing a small purse.
"Ready to go?" he asked. She nodded and offered her a hand.
"Kristin, I'm going on my date! I'll be back later!" she called back into the dorm before placing her hand in his and closed the door behind her.
Marcus smiled over at her, walking over to his car. It wasn't anything super fancy, but it wasn't bad either, just pretty normal. He went over, opening the passengers door for her.
"Such a gentleman," she said with a smile, getting in the car.
Marcus smiled and got into the driver's side, and started in the direction of the restaurant. He'd looked up how to get there, and it was close by, so it was easy. "How was your last class?" he asked, taking her hand as he drove.
"It was alright. They're all first day, so it's nothing too bad right now," she responded. "Yours?"
"Same thing, nothing really special. I've never been to public school though, so it's all new to me," he confessed.
"Really? You're so lucky. I would have loved not to get up at 6AM. Looking this cute that early isn't easy," she commented with a giggle.
"I find that hard to believe. I think you'd wake up beautiful," he flirted, smiling over at her, just in time to see her blush.
"I wish it was that easy," she commented, smiling nevertheless.
"You look gorgeous all dressed up like this, but I bet you're a natural beauty," he countered. She definitely looked gorgeous now, but he could tell she didn't need a lot of makeup to look stunning.
"You're such a sweetheart," she said, squeezing his hand.
They arrived at the restaurant since it was nearby, and he got her door once he'd parked and got out. They'd picked an American restaurant that was nice but nothing too fancy. They'd been escorted to a booth and sat across from each other.
"So what are you going to school for?" Marcus asked to make conversation after they'd ordered.
"I want to be a fashion designer. It's just my first year, so it's a lot of general education right now," Julia answered with a small pout. "How about you?"
"I haven't picked a major yet. With how I raised, I kinda never got that choice, so now I'm trying to figure out what I really want to do with my life," he explained, their fingers intertwined over the table.
"That makes sense. Do you have any specific interests?" she asked, wanting to get to know him better.
"I read a lot since I always had a lot of freetime. So if you ever need help in English, let me know and I'll gladly help you," he offered.
"I'll probably have to take you up on that," Julia murmured, clearly not happy with having to take the class in the first place.
"Any time," he told her with a smile. "Other than that, I'd visit arcades for nostalgia reasons and play ski-ball. I've been to Mexico a few times and it's amazing down there. But I don't think there's a major in beer pong," he joked.
Julia laughed softly. "Mexico, huh? I've always wanted to go, but haven't had the opportunity," she said, the pout returning, making Marcus laugh.
"Maybe I can take you sometime. But you'll have to bring your bathing suit," he teased.
"Oh definitely, and the legal drinking age down there is 18, so we can sit on the beach, sipping margaritas and enjoying each others company," she said. With the way her eyes trailed over him, he guessed she was imagining what he looked like shirtless.
"Sounds like paradise," he answered. "Beach, alcohol, and an absolutely gorgeous girl. I wouldn't want to leave," he teased, giving her hand a soft squeeze.
"Who says we'd have to?" she teased back.
"True. We could move down there, we'd find a good paying job we didn't have to work long at, then spend the rest of our time together, enjoying it and each others company," he fantasized. Obviously this was more of a 'in a perfect world' scenario and not planning a future But he genuinely would like to go to Mexico with her. He often went down for work, but that didn't mean he didn't enjoy it while he was there. And there was no need for him to work down there anymore.
"That sounds wonderful. If we did go down there, to visit, where would we go? I hope not tijuana. I've heard a lot of bad things.. " she commented, scrunching her nose.
"I go down to Ensenada, which is part of Baja California. It's really close to the border, so it's only about a 4 hour drive from here. It's still really pretty though," he explained.
"Sounds amazing," she said, dreamily.
"While it's a little while away, maybe we can go down for spring break. It's starting to cool down and while it's Mexico, it does still get cold enough to not want to wear a bathing suit and be out in the water," he offered.
"Spring break in Mexico with a hot guy? That sounds perfect," she said, eyes twinkling with joy at the idea.
"That's something we can figure out when it gets closer to that time. It's like six months away," he said. Really, why couldn't they have reconnected before school started? Yes, it wasn't that far and they could go down for the weekend, but he'd want to stay longer with her.
"That's fair," she agreed.
They chatted a little more before their food came, talking a bit around eating and really getting to know each other. He'd paid once they were done and guided her out to the car so they could go make their movie, glad there was a time that was a little later so they didn't have to rush dinner. He drove over to the theater, getting their tickets and went in with her.
"Want anything from concessions?" he asked.
"Maybe a water, or we can share a drink? I'm satisfied from dinner," she suggested. While neither of them were bursting at the seams from eating too much, they'd had enough to fill them up and definitely wouldn't need anything else.
"Want to share a lemonade or something?" he offered. She nodded and he got them a large lemonade before they went to their designated theater, finding a place to sit in the middle.
"I probably should have brought a jacket or something," she murmured, rubbing her arms.
"And that's why I kept mine on," he teased, shifting to slip out of his coat and offered it to her. He wasn't really cold, and he was sure even if they didn't make out during the movie, they'd at least cuddle and he'd get her body heat that way.
"You sure you won't get cold?" she asked, taking it anyway.
"I'm sure. If I get cold, I'll wrap my arms around you to warm me up," he teased.
"Aw, only if you get cold?" she asked playfully as she slipped her arms through the sleeves. It was clearly way too big for her, but she looked cute in his jacket.
"Well, I suppose I could anyway," he teased, moving the arm rest from between them and placed the drink a little under the seats between them so they could both reach it if needed, but they wouldn't accidently kick it. He put his arm around her and she snuggled into him. "Better?" he asked.
"Are you asking if I'm warmer, or more content because of the cuddling?" she asked, glancing up at him.
He could tell she was mostly being playful, but answered anyway. "Both."
"Yes," she said with a nod. "To both," she clarified, resting his head on his shoulder as the commercials started. He'd already found out at dinner that this wasn't something she was super looking forward to see but 'it was the one that looked the most interesting.' Clearly she wanted to keep the movie part of their date and didn't want to move it to their dorm rooms with DAs and stuff like that.
The movie started, and neither were super engaged in the movie. It wasn't bad, but it also wasn't outstanding. Marcus kissed the side of her head, causing her to look up at him and smile. He smiled back, before kissing her on the lips softly. He figured he could initiate it and if she didn't want to make out, she could always pull away. Being a monday, they were one of the only people in the theater, and the rest were down below them. Julia didn't pull away and continued to kiss him, a small on her lips as she did. He kept his hands in safe place - stroking her back or sides; brushing her hair out of her face; resting his hand on her neck, cheek or knee. She too kept her hands in safe regions, playing with his hair, stroking his arms, wrapping her arms around him.. They made out most of the movie, but made it clear it wasn't super sexual and neither would be inviting the other back to their dorm for anything more. Still, it felt really nice to kiss her. He wasn't sure if she was just a really good kisser, better than any girl he'd kissed, or if he was feeling something more for her. He considered it was both.
Once the movie was over, he drove her back to her dorm in a comfortable silence, her head resting on his shoulder and their fingers interlaced. He walked her back to her dorm, smiling down at her. "I had a lot of fun tonight," he said.
"So did I," she responded, grinning happily up at him. "Do you want your jacket back?" she asked, moving so she could take it off.
Marcus shook his head before she could. "I'll get it from you next time I see you. Gives some insurance to see you again," he winked.
"You kinda have to. We have English together," Julia teased.
"Well, I was hoping more like another date," he said, interlacing their fingers again since she'd pulled away to take off the jacket.
"I'd really like that," she responded, smiling up at him more serious.
"I'll text you later or tomorrow and we can make plans," he said, leaning down and kissed her softly but passionately. "Goodnight, Julia. Dream of me," he teased, winking at her.
She flushed. "That won't be hard," she teased back. "Goodnight, Marcus," she said, giving him one more kiss before going into her dorm.
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