(So we're skipping to the date now.)
It was really cold. I had this weird feeling in my stomach, but a good one. Nobody else was swimming in the lake. It was just me and Joe. He would occasionally dunk me under and I would return the favor. He pushed me in a couple of times.
We swam for a while then Joe grabbed my hand and took me under this big tree. There was a blanket with two plates, two cups, and a basket by the tree.
"What's all this?" I asked giggling.
"I figured that we would have dinner outside today." Joe said. We sat down and started to eat. "I don't know if you've noticed, but I really like you Tessa. I mean like you like you." Joe said.
"Um yea. I think I noticed!" I said. We laughed and then Joe kissed me on the cheek. I blushed and continued to eat. We finished and decided to take a walk around the park. We were so busy talking we lost track of time.
Before I knew it, it was 10:30 at night! "We better get home. Everyone's probably wondering where we are." I said. "I'm sure they're ok. My mom knows where we are." Joe said.
He smiled at me. I loved his smile. It's so perfect. "Well I'm getting kind of tired." I said. "And cold." Joe and I sat down on the ground. Joe put the blanket on me then wrapped me up in his arms.
"I'll keep you warm." He said in a hushed tone. We laid there on the ground watching the stars. I was freezing but it didn't matter because I was with Joe.
We got back to the house about 30 minutes later. We stood outside for a while. All the lights in the house were off so we knew that everybody was already in bed.
"This was great." I said. "Yeah it was. But I think something's missing." Joe said. I thought about it for a second then smiled. We kissed for a while. Kind of making-out. Finally we pulled away and walked inside.
He walked me to my room. We both stood there at the doorway staring into each other's eyes. "Good-night." Joe said. "Night." I said.
Joe kissed me on the cheek then went into his room. I walked in to find Emma already in bed and asleep. I got into my pj's then crawled into bed. That was the best sleep I had ever gotten that night.