A/N: On my last update, the formatting somehow switched because the dates were in with the paragraphs. Lil'mousie323 pointed this out to me, so thank you. Hopefully this time it works. I hope you guys are enjoying this story. I promise that soon you will get a huge clue as to what is going on. It will still be a few chapters until we get to the present (chapter one). I don't know if the meadow thing is in character for Henry, but it was my only idea. I'm so sorry that I'm not updating as often as I should be. I should have some more time around Christmastime. Also, I'm trying to figure out the dates for each chapter. It is kind of confusing, but I'll figure it out. So, sorry if it confuses you. Also, sorry for the length. I hope to be able to update tomorrow as well. Thanks for reading and please leave me a review because they make my day.

September 4, 1987

Elizabeth was walking down the hallway when she felt a pair of hands grab her shoulders, causing her to squeal and turn around. When she did, she saw Henry standing there with a smirk. "Hello," Henry started, "Do you have any plans for tonight?" "No, why?" Elizabeth asked as she moved closer to Henry and put her hands on his hips, as he did the same. "Well, I have a surprise planned for us." "Then let's go." Elizabeth loved that she was able to come out of her shell and follow him blindly. After such a long time of being afraid and miserable, she was excited that she had someone like Henry to be with.

They walked to Henry's car. Being the gentleman that he was, he opened the car door for Elizabeth. She stepped in and he shut her door. After driving for a half an hour, they arrived at a meadow that was nice and open. It was a gorgeous place with trees and flowers. It looked like a place that someone would dream of as their happy place. They walked out of the car and set up a picnic blanket and emptied the contents of the picnic basket that Henry had prepared.

"This is gorgeous Henry. How did you find this place?" "Well, even though I may not seem like the type, I do enjoy the outdoors. I know I'm a city boy, but I have always craved to explore the outdoors. When I moved here, I felt out of place, but a part of me was happy for the opportunity to explore some of the things that I couldn't back in Pittsburgh. So, I stumbled across this place one day when I was exploring. I like to spend time here studying or just hanging out. It's just my own personal space. I've never seen anyone else up here and I've never shared it with anyone else.

By the time Henry was done explaining, they were sitting on the picnic blanket together and Elizabeth was tucked into Henry's side with his arm around her shoulder and her arms around his waist. "I'm really honored that you chose to share your special place with me." Henry and Elizabeth shared a nice romantic smile with each other. "You know this seems crazy. I've never gotten this close to someone in such a short amount of time. But, I feel safe with you. You are an amazing person Elizabeth and I'm so incredibly lucky that you are my girlfriend." "Wow, you are really doing well with these sweet speeches today." Elizabeth said before chuckling.

They ate their picnic before lying down on the picnic blankets and cuddling up together for a little while. After an hour and a half, they headed to Henry's car and drove back to UVA. Henry walked Elizabeth to her dorm room. They stood outside of her door saying their goodbyes. They were standing across from each other and holding each other's hands. "Thanks for taking me out Henry. I really enjoyed spending time with you today." "Me too." They stood there for a few minutes just holding each other before Henry had to leave. Elizabeth was so happy with Henry. Suddenly, she remembered the last time she felt this way.

September 13, 1986

Elizabeth was sitting on her bed reading when she heard a knock on the door. She got up and opened the door. She was surprised to see Jake standing there. "Hey, what are you doing here?" Elizabeth asked as she leaned into kiss his cheek. "I wanted to surprise my amazing girlfriend with a romantic date." Jake answered. "OK, just let me grab my coat." Elizabeth grabbed her coat and then grabbed Jake's hand as they walked out of her dormitory.

After walking for a little while, they arrived at a nice French restaurant that was just outside of campus grounds. Jake knew how much Elizabeth enjoyed her time in France when she was there, so he thought he would take her to a French restaurant. "Thank you Jake. This is incredible." Elizabeth said as she looked around in awe. "Anything for you." Elizabeth and Jake kissed before they picked up their menus to decide what to eat.

After eating, Jake and Elizabeth walked back to her dormitory. They said their goodbyes and he left. Elizabeth was happy with Jake. She felt like there was a cloud of fear hanging over her every time she was with him, but she figured that was because she was worried about how their relationship would work when they went to college. She chose to try to not be concerned about it, but of course that didn't work.