I followed Hadley to her room, which she conveniently happened to share with Giada. Maybe that's how the two of them became friends. I wasn't actually looking forward to doing homework. Why did we have homework on the first day anyway? Okay so it wasn't as much homework as it was reading.
"Did she seriously assign us Twilight to read?" I asked in disbelief.
"What's wrong with Twilight?" Megan questioned.
"It's quite possibly one of the worst written book series ever." I explained. "I mean Bella is not only incredibly stupid but she looks down on anyone who tries to befriend her and is completely dependent on men. Edward and Jacob are both violently obsessed with her for no apparent reason. The only characters that really that interesting are Alice and Carlisle and those two don't even get any real mention."
'Okay those are really good points." Hadley agreed. "I've never thought of those but you're absolutely right."
"Can't we just watch the movie anyway?" I asked.
"There are things in the book that don't happen in the movie." Megan explained. "I wouldn't be surprised if some of them were to be on the test so we should read the book."
"Besides, a little story time will be fun before you go on your date." Hadley suggested. I couldn't help but blush. I was still a little uncomfortable about going out with a guy, but I guess that was the normal thing to do. I didn't want people to think that I had an aversion to guys. I mean Frank was good looking and I am attracted to him no matter how much I try to deny it.
So, Hadley read the first few chapters aloud. It really only got to the part where she found she first saw Edward. I really did not want to read this book.
"Now that we're done with that, we have a date to prepare you for." Hadley remarked. "I think the first thing that you should do is take a shower."
That was probably a good idea since I didn't have one this morning.
"Use my shampoo." Hadley instructed. "It's the apple-scented one."
Okay so the idea of using a girly fruit-scented shampoo wasn't exactly appealing. I went into the bathroom and took my clothes off. I'm not going to describe what happened in there. It was the basic washing process and nothing more.
I exited wearing a towel. I didn't have a choice since I didn't have any clean clothes in here.
"So I need something to wear." I replied, clutching my towel tightly. I actually really hoped that they had a bra my size.
Hadley presented me with a green bra and panties.
"Since you don't have much dating experience, I need to give you a few lessons." Hadley said. "Your underwear is not important until at least the fifth date. All you need is comfort. I usually wouldn't sleep with a guy unless I was dating him 2 months first."
"So I don't mean to be rude but do you have a boyfriend?" I asked.
"I do, but unfortunately he was not able to come back this semester." She told me. "His parents think I'm a bad influence on him."
"It's fair that they try to separate their love." Megan replied as I dropped my towel. I guess there really was no hurt in letting them see me naked. I didn't have anything that they didn't have. I put on the undergarments and waited for them to give me the next piece of clothing. "Has anyone ever told you that you have nice tits?"
I blushed very brightly.
"Megan, what did I tell you about talking about other girls' breasts?" Hadley chided. "Sorry for what she said. Giada, how about we get her something from your dresser? Something casual, no dresses."
Giada grabbed two items from her dresser.
"How do you think will look?" She asked.
"Let's see." Hadley replied as Giada handed me the articles. First was a floral top that had some unusual sleeves. It wasn't really long-sleeved or short-sleeved as the sleeves went to my elbows. For the bottom was a pair of jeans. There was nothing fancy about them but they were still jeans. I hadn't ever worn jeans as a girl. I slowly ascended them up my legs, which wasn't easy.
"Why do girls' jeans have to be tight?" I questioned rhetorically.
"It's just something that we have to deal with." Hadley replied.
"Are you sure that this isn't going to be too hot for the Bahamas?" I asked.
"Well it's airy enough that you shouldn't really be sweating." Hadley explained. "It's not really the right time for a beach date."
I guess it was better than going on a date with a guy wearing nothing but a bikini.
"So is your brother a big baseball fan since your dad played?" I asked Megan
"Yeah but my dad isn't happy because he's a Reds fan." Megan replied.
"Okay so Megan, you're charge of blush and Giada, you work on eyeliner." Hadley ordered.
I couldn't help but feel a little like a doll as the two of the worked on my face even though I don't know what a doll actually felt like. I just sat still and let them work. After they were done, Hadley took out a third cosmetic and began to apply it to my lips.
"I'm not familiar with this product." I told them.
"This is lip stain." Hadley explained. "It colors your lips without wear or wax. Just be sure to keep your lips moist but don't lick them."
"I really want to thank you girls for your help." I told them. "This is only like the 5th real date that I've been on and quite a few of those were when I was younger."
"You're welcome." Hadley replied. "It's a good thing that we're friends because I think you probably could be pretty popular without my help. But now everyone will know who you are."
"So am I supposed to meet him somewhere?" I questioned.
"Well you two are going to meet on the Sky Deck before you go to a hot restaurant in Nassau" Megan explained. I didn't know where that was. "That's the capital and where we're porting in case you're wondering."
The term hot didn't exactly sound appealing, I admit.
"So, are you girls going to be around?" I inquired. I was a little nervous being alone with him.
"I think we can get a table away from you two and if you need any help, just text us and we can meet in the bathroom." Hadley suggested.
I nodded and headed to the Sky Deck. I didn't know what Frank would be wearing since it wasn't really a formal date.
He was wearing a simple jeans and a t-shirt. Well I guess that was okay. I mean they did look good on him and I could see his muscled arms. I think I liked the muscles arms.
"Hey." He greeted me.
"Hi." I reciprocated. "So we should probably get going so we can be back before curfew. That and I also feel pretty hungry right now."
After the two of us headed off the boat, I couldn't help but notice the three of them following behind me, but not that closely.
The restaurant that we went to was called Lum's Iguana Café. I think they specialized in Caribbean food. I had never had Caribbean food before, so I decided to try it. I ordered some kind of jerk chicken with some milk because I heard it was supposed to be spicy.
At that point, our waitress left. That meant that the two of us were alone at the table. Okay I just said something completely obvious.
"So your sister tells me that you're a Reds fan." I stated.
"Are you a baseball fan?" He asked.
"I'm kind of a diehard Red Sox fan." I admitted.
"You know the Reds played the Red Sox in the World Series one year." He replied. "I think it was 1975."
"All I know is it was way before I was born." I responded. "So do you want to play like your dad?"
"Yeah, I play during the summer." He explained. "I know I probably won't be drafted but I plan on playing in college. Some scouts are already interested in scholarships."
"What would you do if you were drafted by the Indians?" I asked, before taking a sip of my drink.
"I actually don't know if I would sign." He answered. "I don't really want to be in my dad's shadow."
"But wouldn't you be in his shadow for whatever you played?" I pointed out.
"The pressure wouldn't be as big." He countered. "How about we talk about you?"
"What…what do you want to know about me?" I stammered. I hoped he wouldn't want to go too far into my past because I didn't know enough about that to talk about it.
"Well where did you go to school before you went here?" He asked.
"I went to Cheevers High in Boston." I responded. "I was a cheerleader."
I couldn't help but wonder how I managed to know that. Maybe it had to do with the dream that I had. I was a cheerleader in it.
"So I need to go somewhere after we eat." He stated. "You probably aren't interested in coming with me."
Okay I kind of didn't like how he assumed that I wouldn't want to. I think I might have actually done the same thing to some girl at some point. It didn't exactly feel good.
"I think I do want to go with you." I told him. "But not until after dinner. So is there anything else you wanna talk about?"
"So you have a sister, too, right?" He asked as I nodded. "What's she like?"
"Picture the opposite of me personality wise." I replied. "That's her. Okay so maybe I'm exaggerating a little. She's less outgoing, smarter, and not as pretty."
"Well she sounds interesting." He commented as I looked over at a table where Hadley and the others were sitting. "So I'm guess that's she an honors student then."
"I don't know if that term would do her justice." I replied. "She's already taken 3 college courses at MIT."
Those were of course after sophomore year because Cody was too busy building the machine that had sent us here this summer.
"Sounds like she has quite the impressive resume." He remarked. "I do wonder if she really is not as pretty as you, though."
"Last I checked, hitting on your date's sister isn't exactly cool." I pointed out. Is it just me or was this date not going so well so far? I wasn't sure what to say. Thankfully I noticed our food had arrived. I basically ate in silence.
After dinner was done, I followed him into a kind of shady-looking area. I was starting to wonder if this was a good idea. Just what exactly was he doing here?
He met with a guy that I think might have been a native, due to his dark skin.
"Are you Frank?" He asked in with what I assume was a Bahamas accent. He also looked kind of shady.
"Yes I am." Frank confirmed. I did not like this. "Do you have the stuff?"
"I do." The man confirmed. "Do you have the money?"
Frank handed him a wad of money. Usually when money is in a wad, it's never a good sign.
"Thank you." The man said as he handed Frank a brown paper bag and walked away.
"What's in the bag?" I asked hesitantly.
"Steroids." He replied. Oh crap. "You can't tell anyone about this."
So Sara seems to have gotten more than she bargained for on her first date. The good news is she seems to have a good relationship with her friends but what will happen if she lets Megan know what her brother is doing? Please don't forget to review