Chapter 4: A Heated Encounter

Hotstreak stood dumbstruck as he realized that woman in his nightmare was standing right in front of him... She had the same exact gown on, the same makeup, the same adorable shy smile and cute little rosey tint to her cheeks... The only difference? Serena was far more breathtakingly beautiful in person then she ever was in his dream... Without thinkinI'd Hotstreak stroke up to the stage and help his hand out to her... Serena looked at him in surprise, the blush in her cheeks darkening slightly...

"Dance with me..." Hot streak said in a husky voice...

Serena blushed as a very handsome man with firey red hair and a goatee to match offered her a first dance... He was frightening a little bit, but he seemed nice enough so she gave him her hand and he led her to the dance floor... Hot streak tried to control his body temperature around Serena but he had a hard time while he had her so close to him... He could smell her scent as soon as he took her hand... It felt so strange having appear out his dream... Brought to life with real flesh and blood... The band began playing a soft slow song and all eyes were on Serena and Hotstreak as tthey danced... When they`re song ended and another began they were interrupted.

" Hi," A man said nervously, "Can I have this dance?"

Hotstreak glared at the man who asked...

"Never mind... maybe later..." He stuttered nervously and ran away...

What's your name?" Serena asked...

"Hotstreak..."Hotstreak said.

Serena looked at him for a few moments..

"I... Uh, have a little bit of a temper..." Hot streak said...

Serena smiled then a rosy tint forming in her cheeks. They danced for about an hour before dinner was served. Serena at next to Hot streak as all the other guests sat down. He was really the only other person she new there. After a while Hot streak spoke.

"Uh,I'm not very good at talking but... I'd like to be your escort this evening." Hotstreak said.

"Yes, that would be nice...I don't have very many friends here yet and it would nice being with you instead the Hawkins family all night..." Serena said blushing," Not that I don't like them! I would just like to meet other people..."

""Would you like to get some air?"Hot streak asked. "Its a little warm in here..."

Serena nodded asHot streak helped her up and they made they're way outside. Once they were outside, the air felt nice and cool. It was actually spring time and you could smell the scent of roses in the air. They enjoyed they're walk for a little while until they came to what looked like a park.

"This isDakota city park." Hotstreak said. " A lot of couples come here to hang out together."

"Oh,it's beautiful here..." Serena said taking in the sight.

"They just put new flowers in too." Hotstreak said.

He pointed out the rose bushes and the hydrangeas. There were lilac bushes and more rose bushes as well. It felt strange being with a man she barely new, but he seemed very nice and she liked being with him... He looked at her with this strange look as if he new her and it sent shivers down her spine when she she thought of what it would be like to kiss him... She shook the thought from her head and continued to enjoy they`'re walk together. They sat down at one of the benches and when Hotstreak held his arms out for her to come to him, she did. His eyes put her under a spell, they're deep golden color captivating her. He wanted to taste her lips so badly he could barely breath but he had to be careful... There was no telling how much of his nightmare was actually true...

I've never been on a date before..." Serena said blushing again.

"Would you like to go on a date with me tonight?" Hotstreak asked.

"Yes, I would love to!" Serena said excitedly.

Hotstreak gave her a charming smile.

"We`d better get back to the party before we`re missed." Hotstreak said.

But they were already being missed. Back at the community building, people were panicking because Serena and Hotstreak were missing, he didn't exactly have the best reputation... By the they time they got back, the dinner was nearly over. Hotstreak really felt bad because it was then that he realized neither one of them had eaten any thing before he whisked her away...

"Are you hungry?" Hotstreak asked.

"Did you say you wanted to take me on a date tonight?" Serena asked in return.

"Yeah I'd like to..." Hotstreak said.

"Ok,I'll see is Sharon can help me get a few things so we can have a picnic. What time do you want to pick me up?" Serena asked.

Hotstreak looked at the clock.

"Its 6:30, is 8:00 ok?" Hotstreak asked.

"I think that will be great! I'm ... I'm looking forward to getting to know you better..."Serena said nervously...

Hotstreak walked with her over to where Virgil and the others were, then without thinking his actions through, he reached out his hand, cupped Serena`s cheek in his hand, and kissed her on the lips... The kiss was long, but very gentle and she could feel heat curling around them as he put his arms around her... When they finally broke the kiss, both of them were blushing and all eyes were on them...

I'll see you at 8:00 tonight..." Hotstreak whispered.

Serena nodded and he walked out the door. Sharon ran over to Serena and asked if she was ok. Later when they got back home and Serena told them about what Hotstreak had asked, Sharon and Mr. Hawkins both went bolistic...

"Are you crazy?! Hotstreak is one of the most dangerous criminals out there! You could get hurt!" Sharon cried loudly.

"He was really nice to me tonight though and I'd really like to get to know him better..." Serena said blushing again.

She seemed to be doing a lot of that tonight...

"don't know about you going on a date with, him... Maybe I should have a talk with him first..." Mr. Hawkins said.

"Ok, I am sure he will come in for a little while and talk." Serena said smiling.

"Well, if you insist on going out with him, I`ll help you pick out an outfit..." Sharon said smiling

Both girls hurried upstairs. They went trough the many outfits Sharon had bought for Serena and Sharon decided on a burgundy leather skirt with a rose pink silk sleeveless top.

"Its warm eenough tonight that you won`t get cold, especially being with that hot head..." Sharon said laughing.

"What do you mean?" Serena asked.

"Honey, he`s a bang baby, if he gets too mad he ends up on fire!" Sharon said.

"Oh... Thats why he said his name was Hotstreak..." Serena said giggling.

Sharon just shook her head and smiled... The two girls sat upstairs until 8:00 when they heard the doorbell ring. Serena started to get up but Sharon pulled her back down on the bed.

"My father wants to make sure he doesn't try any thing funny with you... Wait up here until he calls you down, ok?" Sharon said.

Serena nodded. While Mr. Hawkins had a talk with Hotstreak, Sharon helped Serena put her makeup on. She put on dark raspberry pink lipstick, burgundy eye shadow, and ruby red crystal jewelry.

"There," Sharon said, " Your ready for your date..."

Serena smiled nervously and Sharon patted her on the shoulder...

"You`ll be fine, I really don`t think he`d hurt a woman..." Sharon said smiling reasuringly.

"Serena, your date is here!" Mr. Hawkins said.

Sharon dragged Serena down the stairs... As Hotstreak looked up and saw Serena he was awestruck yet again... Her leather skirt came just about two and a half inches above the knee and her sleeveless rose pink colored shirt was beautiful on her.. Her eyes were dusted with just a hint of berry purple eye shadow, the same exact shade as her lipstick... Which was a deep shade of pink. He wanted to kiss her so badly but it was going to have to wait til they got out of the house...