It's late but I can't sleep. I just keep replaying today over and over again. If someone told me that I was going to meet a guy for the first time, spend the day with him and give him a kiss on the cheek before going home I would have said they were crazy. But today really happened, and it was amazing.

I decide to go the kitchen to get a glass of milk and I'm surprised to see my dad there too. He's looking at his laptop with a worried look on his face.

"What's wrong Dad?" He must have been very into what he was reading because he jumped when I started talking.

"Nothing sweetie, just looking over some stuff for work. How was your day with Four?" he asks with a knowing look.

"You sure you wanna talk boys with me, Dad?" I ask, laughing.

"Well I'd rather you become a nun, but seeing as that's not going to happen, I want to know what's going on in your life. Just spare me the gory details."

"He was a perfect gentleman. He bought me lunch, we ate it on the lawn of UNCW, I gave him a kiss on the cheek..." I say this purposely to get a rise out of him.

"Nope, nope, nope... Stop right there," he interrupts me. "I don't want to hear any more."

"Oh Dad. You do realize I'm almost 21, right?"

"I've been blissfully ignoring that fact, thank you very much. You sure you don't want to be a nun?"

I can't answer him because I'm laughing so hard. I know he's just teasing me, and I'm pretty sure it's because he's trying to get my attention off of whatever I walked in on him doing. I give him a kiss on the cheek, I say goodnight then I go back to my room, still laughing.

I lay down again in bed, nervous for tomorrow. I have never been on a real date before. Moving around during my high school years and having a Marine as a father sort of kills your chances for romance. I grew up around strong men, so the guys my friends were interested in, just didn't hold my interest at all.

Tobias is really the first guy that's made me feel this way, and I'm glad my dad seems to approve. I lay there trying to figure out what his plans are for tomorrow, but at some point I drifted off to sleep still dreaming about Tobias.

I don't think I've ever woken up so excited on a Monday. Granted I like my intro to anatomy class, but that doesn't mean I'm usually excited to wake up for it.

I get up, get ready for the day and start the hour drive to school. I meet Christina as usual by the coffee stand before class and I can see her practically vibrating because she's so excited.

"Hi Chri..." I begin.

"TELL ME EVERYTHING!" she shouts at me.

"There's not much to tell. We went out for lunch, ate it here on lawn then we went back home."

"Did you kiss?"

"I gave him a kiss on the cheek," I tell her shyly. I've never been very good at girl talk, I always end up getting so embarrassed.

"I kinda want to rolls my eyes, but I know for you that's a big step. Do you have plans for a second date?"

I hesitate for a second, "Well... Technically we haven't had our first date yet. He says he should be the one to take me out, not vice versa."

"Hmm... I think I'm going to like this guy. What's your dad think of him?"

"He says he's an extraordinary soldier. To him, that's the highest praise he could give someone. They seemed to get along when they met."

"Any idea where he's taking you today?" she asks as we continue walking to class, drinking our coffee.

"Nope, not a clue. I just know he's picking me up after I get home." By now we're in the class, waiting for the professor to start.

"Just promise me you'll kiss him for real this time," she says but I ignore her as I try to listen to the professor talk about the pathway of blood through the heart.

Right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary arteries, lungs...

"Oh, you know what you should do? Invite him to Thanksgiving dinner," she says. I keep ignoring her, but that's not a bad idea.

Pulmonary veins, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta, through the body back through the superior and inferior venae cavae into the right atrium again...

"Seriously Tris, you can't ignore me forever," she says with a scowl on her face.

The four valves are the bicuspid, tricuspid, aortic semilunar and pulmonary semilunar...

When she throws her pencil at me, I decide I better answer her before she creates a scene.

"Fine, I'll ask him for Thanksgiving, but I need to ask my dad first. I'm sure he won't mind though, he knows Four doesn't have any family." I make sure to use Tobias' nickname, unsure of who he'd want aware of his real name.

"That's my girl!"

She leaves me alone for the rest of the lecture, which turns out to be extremely interesting. Luckily the class goes by very quickly and I'm on my way home before I know it.

I'm not surprised to see my dad when I pull up, he often comes home for lunch, so I figure this is as good a time as any to ask about Tobias coming for Thanksgiving.

"Hey sweetie," my dad says looking up from his sandwich.

"Hi Dad," I answer, trying to figure out how to bring up Thanksgiving.

"Learn anything good today?"

"We learned about the anatomy of the heart, it was interesting." I take a deep breath, "Hey Dad, I have a question."

"What's up?" He puts down his sandwich and gives me his full attention.

"I was wondering if you think we could invite Four for Thanksgiving. He doesn't have any family, and I don't want him to be alone." He's usually extremely sympathetic towards Marines without family, but then again I'm his only daughter so I don't know what's going through his mind. He looks at me as he tries to decide his answer.

"Sure Beatrice. It'll be nice to have another person for dinner. Just make sure you have plenty of your stuffing, you know how I love leftovers," he says as he winks at me.

"Thanks, Dad. I better get ready, he's picking me up soon. Will you be ok for dinner?"

"You spoil me, I'll be fine."

I give my dad a kiss on the cheek and head to my room to get ready for my first date.

A/N - I love the reviews, keep them up please! Also, I teach high school anatomy and I find the heart fascinating, so I had to throw that in ;-)