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I think the fact that I knew Cody would be calling me tonight helped me speed through my shift at work. I never knew an eight hour shift could go so fast. And lucky for me, Mary showed up and was able to finish her shift so I didn't have to work any extra hours.
I was currently at home relaxing in my living room watching one of my favorite TV shows, Chopped. I didn't feel like cooking much today so a salad and a Mountain Dew was going to be my dinner. I was enjoying the silence because Rylee was working a night shift at her job so I didn't have to worry about her popping over and causing her usual brand of craziness and trouble. I was just about to find out who was going to be eliminated on Chopped when my cell phone rang. My heart leaped into my throat. I knew exactly who was calling me. I was so nervous but I reached over and accepted the call.
"Hello?"
"Ah, so nice to hear your voice, Jaelynn." Cody said. "How have you been?"
"Good. And you?"
"Eh, okay. Finished all of my matches for Main Event and Smackdown. They went well, overall."
"Did you win both matches?"
"Well, I don't want to spoil for you."
"Just tell me,"
"So demanding," Cody laughed. "I won the match on Smackdown but not Main Event."
"And you won the match on Raw, so two out of three isn't bad."
"Exactly. How was your day at work? Sorry I couldn't text you at all."
"No need to apologize. We were pretty busy so I wouldn't have been able to answer anyways."
"Okay, is Rylee there?"
"Nope, she's working a night shift so its just me, some food and Chopped keeping me company."
"Well, pause the show because we need to plan this date."
"Oh, we are still going on this date?" I laughed
"You and your sarcasm, Jaelynn. It makes me smile. Of course we are still going on this date." Cody laughed "Do you have any ideas?"
"All I know is that I just want the date to be simple."
"Well, there goes my idea for taking you to Hawaii."
"Say what?" I said shocked
"Kidding, Jaelynn, kidding." Cody laughed. "So, a simple date. What kind of food do you like?"
"Italian is one of my favorites. I also like BBQ but I don't think that would be ideal for a date...all the sauce and whatnot."
"I dunno, it could be fun to see you with barbecque sauce all over your face." Cody said.
"I could say the same thing for you." I laughed.
"Italian food sounds like a good plan. I know a really good Italian restaurant that we can go to and then maybe we can go to a movie afterwards?"
"That sounds like a great idea, Cody." I said feeling pleased with what he came up with.
"Great! So what night works best for you?"
"I was think that Friday night would be perfect."
"Awesome. And what time works best for you?"
"Seven?"
"Ok, so Friday night at seven. And where am I picking you up at, Miss Jaelynn?"
"Oh, you are going to pick me up?"
"Well yeah, isn't that what a man is supposed to do?"
I couldn't help but smile again. God, he was amazing. "I guess you have a point. My address is 17540 Emerald View Court. Rylee is 17542. Just look for my Mazda in the driveway."
"Got it. I will be there to pick you up, as a proper gentleman should."
"Cody, you need to stop." I laughed
"What? You deserve the best, Jaelynn, and I am going to give you just that." Cody said with confidence.
"You are such a sweetheart. I love it."
"Well there is more where that came from."
"I can't wait to see it."
"And trust me you will. But, I do need to go. Just so you are aware, I'm going to be very busy tomorrow and Thursday so I might not be able to call or text you. I hope that isn't a problem."
"No, not at all. You are a busy guy. I understand. Besides, I am working two ten hour shifts both of those days."
"Well, you get your rest and I will see you at seven on Friday."
"I will see you then."
"I am looking so very forward to our date. Bye Jaelynn."
"Bye Cody." I ended the call and went so many different emotions. Excitement because I was going on my first date in years with a great guy and also lots of nerves because of the same reasons. I slammed down the rest of my soda and tried to calm down and watch the rest of Chopped.
A/N: Yes, I know this was a painfully short chapter, but this was a filler to get us to the meat of this part of the story: the first date between Jaelynn and Cody! And as always, comment and review! :)