Chapter 6- Date with the Stars:

"Okay men…"

The team looked at Skipper. He looked at Private and Rico, "If you are going on a date, we need to get our story together. Girls just chat…and chat…and chat…and they will ask… so, Kowalski, tell them the cover story…"

Private got all dressed very nicely. He bought a suit using the money they 'borrowed' from the zoo. It was a very nice black suit with a black bow tie. Rico wore a suit, but his shirt was slightly opened and he wore no accessories. Private and Rico waved good bye to Kowalski and Skipper. They started to make their way to the bakery.

Emma:

Charlie crossed her arms. She hated dressing up, but I made her. I wore a nice purple dress. It was long-sleeved, a scoop neck, and went to my knees. I wore a cute penguin necklace and black heels. Charlie, to her discomfort, wore a red dress. It was sleeveless and went to her knees. She wore a black choker, black heels (that I practically had to force on her), and a black crop, leather jacket.

Currently, we were standing in front of the bakery. It closed at eight, since it was a weekday. Luckily, we had enough time to stop by their house and get ready. Luckily, we didn't have to wait long.

"Oh dear," Private said, "you didn't wait long did you?"

We turned around and saw Rico and Private. We all smiled at each other. I had to admit that Private looked handsome and adorable.

"No," I said, "we only got here a minute ago."

Private smiled a rather large, face-cracking smile, but I liked that about him. He's so sweet, I know he won't hurt me. He's so kind, and….

"You look nice."

I saw Charlie blink a bit in surprise, it was Rico who said that. Though it was gruff, it was that clearest I'd hear him speak. She blushed slightly,

"Thank you. You look nice too, Rico."

"I like your necklace Emma," Private said with a twinkle in his eyes. I looked at the ground shyly.

"Thank you Private…"

Charlie and Rico went into a cab as Private and I took a different cab. Private was sweet and opened the door for me.

"Where to," the driver asked.
"The dock, please."

I loved how polite Private was. Not only that, but he had the most adorable British accent. I wonder why we were going to the dock. I looked at him curiously and he mockingly waved a finger.

"Ah-ah, it's a surprise."

I pouted slightly. Soon, we arrived at the dock. Private got out and opened my door again. He grabbed my hand and I blushed. He led me to the dock to a boat. I gasped. It was gorgoues. The water of the lake was clear and reflected the moon. The boat itself reminded me of the ones in France, or was it Vennis, Italy? It was long and wide with a guy there to direct it with a long oar.

Private got in the boat first to help me in. I smiled. There was a picnic set up. There was a purple and pink picnic blanket, and a basket. There were three plates. One plate had French bread, and the other two were are dining plates that were filled with food.

We sat across from each other. There were two thermoses and when I took a sip, I realized that it was hot chocolate. That was sweet and funny at the same time. When I tasted the food, it was delicious.

"So, Emma…"

"Hmm?"

Private bit his lip. Lucky for him, I caught on.

"You want to know more about me?"

Private nodded and I laughed slightly, "Well, it's a two way deal. I'll tell you about myself, if you tell me about yourself."

"Deal."

"Okay… let's see…where to begin…Well, Charlie and I live together as roommates. We have been living together for about a year on our own. We've been best friends for as long as I can remember. She's also my adoptive sister; since my father adopted her as soon as he found out she lived at the orphanage. He was okay with adopting her since we were best friends for about three years before he did so."

Private looked at me a bit sadly, "Why did you move out?"

"Hmm? Oh! Well, I inherited the Evelyn Bakery from my mother after she passed away last year. Our house was quite a distance away though, and it would be difficult to run it. Plus Charlie wanted to help out. After all, we both worked there to help out Mom. So, Dad agreed for us to live in an apartment on our own to help run it. It's nice, but it is a tad difficult because of balancing school with it all. Luckily, we got Rodger. He's my Dad's best friend and runs the bakery while I'm busy, but I take night school only Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Luck for us, I get Wednesdays off, huh? Of course, Charlie has the same schedule. So, what about you?"

Private's eyebrows were raised.

"Well, I live with my three brothers, Rico, Kowalski, and Skipper. Skipper is the unofficial leader of us all. We lived out in the country in West Virginia."

"What did you do out there?"

"Nothing much. Our parents passed away a few years ago and Skipper gained custody of us all since he's the eldest. We only had a small run down house, and all of us worked part-time jobs as well as going to school. We took karate lessons though."

"Really? That explains that thing you did to 'save' me from Charlie when we first met… what belt are you?"

"10th Dan black belt."

"10th Dan!?"

"It's the highest belt. See, you have to get the highest student belt, then you start as a teacher. The highest teacher belt is 10th Dan."

"Whoa. That's…cool…"

"Thank you."

"Isn't it beautiful?"

Private and I laid on the picnic blanket. The food was long gone, and the thermoses lay at their sides. It was still romantic and nice though. They were looking at the sky and at the stars.

Private smiled, "Yes, but I know something even more beautiful.."

"Hmm?" Emma turned to him. Private brushed her hair away from her eyes.

"You."

You can do this Private, then Private boldly kissed Emma gently. It wasn't long, it was just a quick peck on the lips. After all, Private wasn't used to the human mouth.