You'll Never Know Until You Try It
Chapter 7. You Make Me Feel…
Author: twin who likes to travel
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The girls are on their second date, but it will be as great as their first one?
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Reviews: I would like them. Constructive criticism is ok.
Author's Note: I guess I can say this is the beginning of where Kerry does more things that are or would be out of character for her. Also, if ANYONE has ideas for chapter titles, I would appreciate ANY feedback. This could help make some of the remaining updates be two chapters instead of one. You can tell me in either reviews or private messages.
The museum
The girls took their time and ended up spending at least a few hours there. They spent most of the time looking at the art, but took the time to look at each other too.
As they left, Kerry asked, "Are you having a good time so far?"
"Of course, I'm with a beautiful girl that appreciates art like I do. But no matter how much I see, 'The Starry Night' by Van Gogh will always be my favorite."
"Why is that again?"
"You forgot already, huh?"
"I guess so," Kerry admitted while trying to keep a straight face. She knew why she forgot, and obviously Nikki did too.
"I didn't think I was that distracting. What was it: my good looks, my charming ways, how we agree on a lot of things, the possibility of a kiss at the end of the night, or a little bit of all of that?" Nikki questioned between smirks.
"A little bit of all of that."
"Ok, well, don't think about it too much. I was a little worried about the kiss too."
"Why, you've kissed me enough times before?"
"Even though you were just dressed casually, you looked really good. And I guess it made me nervous. So are you hungry?"
"Yes."
"So where should we eat?"
"I don't know. I'm up for almost anything."
"Well, we had Italian last night. How about we stay with the European cuisine and go to a French restaurant?"
"That sounds good, but do you even like French food?"
"Not a big fan of it. But I would go if it made you happy," Nikki replied.
"Really?"
"Uh huh," the older girl answered when she saw Kerry smile at the sweet offer.
"Ok, French it is," Kerry laughed softly.
They enjoyed their meal. The highlight was when Nikki surprised her date by recreating a popular scene from Pretty Woman. What the redhead didn't know was that while she had gone to the restroom, Nikki had talked to their waiter and persuaded him by slipping him ten dollars in cash.
Earlier in the meal
"Nikki, if you're having trouble with that, I can help or you don't have to eat it."
"No, I can handle it," Nikki assured her.
For the brief moment Kerry took her eyes off of her date, Nikki winked at her waiter who got into the right spot. As Kerry stared back up at her, she saw the food fly past Nikki's left and directly to their waiter, who caught it right before it hit his shirt.
"Slippery, little suckers," Nikki babbled before blushing and giggling.
The customers at the surrounding tables had seen and heard this. They began clapping, laughing, and smiling at Nikki, who stood up and playfully bowed to the ones watching her. As Nikki sat down, Kerry looked down at her plate. She hid her face, so the rest of the people couldn't see it quickly turning red in slight embarrassment before realizing that Nikki had played a joke on her. Their waiter had taken this time to suddenly hand Nikki back the ten dollars. He then walked away with a chuckle. After finishing their meal, Nikki paid the bill and left a good tip. Since they didn't recognize anyone in the restaurant, Nikki gently grabbed Kerry's hand as they reached the exit and led her around the corner of the restaurant to the car.
"You just HAD to do that, didn't you?" Kerry guessed as she tried to seem slightly angry, but a smile was fighting to appear on her face.
"Oh, come on, you can't tell me that you didn't find that at least a little amusing," Nikki said as she tried to guess the redhead's true opinion at that moment and continued when Kerry remained silent, "I'll make you a deal."
"What kind of deal?"
"If you didn't find that funny at all, say nothing for at least a minute. Then I'll give you a kiss to make up for that little display. If you did like it, no matter how much, you give me a kiss."
"Ok," Kerry agreed.
Nikki glanced back and forth between the watch on her right wrist and the girl in front of her. As it got close to the minute mark, Nikki began to frown. Before it could become a full frown, Kerry leaned in and began kissing her. Since they couldn't be seen from where they were standing, she pushed the other girl up against the wall and slowly intensified the kiss. Nikki felt the heat as Kerry gradually got her to open her mouth and made it a French kiss. Kerry suddenly broke the kiss and pulled way.
"Why did you stop?" Nikki quizzed.
"I needed some oxygen," Kerry explained after gasping.
"Kind of poetic to French kiss outside a French restaurant, don't you think? What?"
"Sshh," the younger girl whispered before kissing her the same way again.
Nikki was so caught up in how great it felt that before she could stop, her hands gripped the redhead's hips. When she wasn't stopped and Kerry moved even closer, she wrapped her arms around the smaller girl's back. Kerry reacted by running her fingers through Nikki's hair. When the need for oxygen came again, Kerry broke the kiss and looked at the stunned girl, who seemed to be in a state of bliss.
"So I guess you REALLY liked that, huh?" Kerry inquired with a growing smile.
"You have NEVER kissed me like that before. Why now?"
"Because this is two nights in a row that you've made me feel the way I've dreamed about once or twice. So how could I not reward you for that?"
"In what way was that?"
"Like I'm more to you than just some girl you hope to get into bed soon. That you honestly care about me and like me for what I am."
"You are. Kyle never made you feel that way?"
"He tried, but I could still see inside that he had thought about stuff like sex more than I wanted him to. I f-feel s-safe with y-you. Great, that sounded so lame. Forget you heard that."
"It's ok, Kerry. I like seeing you like this. Don't get me wrong. I like your sarcastic side, but I like this side just as much."
"Don't," Kerry pleaded before looking away.
"Don't what?"
"Don't keep being this sweet, or you'll make me cry. I don't want to cry on a date."
"I can't help it. You bring it out in me."
At that point, Kerry began to shed a few tears. Nikki handed her a tissue from her purse, took the redhead into her arms, and held her as the girl cried softly.
When she was sure Kerry was finished, she let her go.
"I'll be right back," Kerry informed her before almost running into the restaurant.
"Are you ok now?" Nikki responded when Kerry returned almost five minutes later.
"Yeah, I'm sorry about that."
"You don't have to apologize. Just know that you don't have to hide anything from me. Whatever secrets you want me to keep, just say so. I'm like a human, locked vault."
"Good to know," Kerry stated as she began to smile again.
"So we still have some time before your curfew is up. Feel like checking on a teen club or would you rather I take you home?"
"We could check out the club, but if we don't have any fun there, we can hang out someplace else until I have to be home."
"Then let's go."
A local club for teens
The girls entered the club not too long after leaving the restaurant parking lot. They spent as much time there as they could since they were still having fun. They had danced together many times, but not so close that anyone would suspect that were on a date. Between dances they had had some drinks: occasionally soda but mostly water. The only bad part was being bothered by a few guys who thought they had a chance with them. After being stared at and almost rubbed up against by the same two guys, Nikki came up with a plan to stop them. Nikki whispered into Kerry's ear. Kerry hesitated for a second but caved at Nikki's encouraging smile. The guys moved away when Nikki pulled Kerry as close as she could, rubbed up against her from behind, and danced like that for an entire song. As they stepped away from each other, they noticed they had the attention of every guy and a few girls as well. As the final blow to the guys' egos, Kerry let Nikki passionately kiss her for about fifteen seconds before they broke away, laughed, and left the club.
Almost 11:30 PM, outside Kerry's house
Both girls were still smiling as they arrived in front of Kerry's house. As both girls got out and met beside the passenger side door, Kerry sensed something was bothering Nikki.
"What's wrong? We've had a good time the entire night, minus me crying like a baby."
"Yeah, you cried, but not like a baby. What you said was so sweet. I'll remember it forever. I kind of wanted to ask you if we could try something, but I don't want to scare you away."
"What is it?" Kerry challenged as she became wary of what Nikki had on her mind.
Kerry was silent as Nikki turned her around, so the redhead had her back to the front door.
"Kiss me."
"Ok."
Nikki added as the redhead leaned in, "As you're kissing me, I want you to…"
"You want me to do what," the redhead muttered after Nikki had stopped and stood there silently as a blush appeared on her face.
"No, forget it."
"I don't want to. So tell me."
Nikki looked around to see they were alone again, got up some courage, and started again before ending it in a whisper, "I want you to…"
Kerry gulped at Nikki's breath on her skin and then again at what she had said.
"See, forget it. I shouldn't have told you that, especially since it's only our second date. That's something you wait to do until you're a couple," Nikki declared before gazing in another direction in slight shame at the expression of shock still on Kerry's face.
Kerry made the other girl face her again before speaking, "It's ok, Nikki. I'm not mad, but I agree that it is too early for that. Maybe you could ask again after a few more dates."
"So then you still want to go more dates with me after I asked if you do could something like that?"
"Yes. Now don't take this the wrong way, but you don't need to rush through dates. When I'm ready, I'll let you know. I did think it was cute that you asked me if I could do that. A lot of guys would have probably just tried to do that to me without even asking."
"Yeah, I've had that happen to me before."
"Wh-What did you do then?"
"I pushed them away when they tried without asking. I was able to tell because they all did the same thing. They would slowly move their hands down to my waist or unsubtly remove their hands from my lower back."
"So…Uh…How far have you gone with the guys you've dated?"
"I occasionally let them caress and/or grab my butt. And a few times, some hands under the back of my skirt. I didn't let them do the first thing until after the third or fourth date. The second one wasn't until after at least the fifth date."
"So why did you want me to do that after only two?"
"Because I never had so much fun after only two dates or so much in common with them. The most any of them got were hands under the back of my skirt."
"But I thought…"
"You thought just because I dated a lot of guys that I gave it up too?" Nikki assumed as she interrupted the redhead.
"Yeah, I'm…I'm sorry. I shouldn't have assumed that."
"It's ok. Like I told Rory, I know I have a reputation. But I wanted you to know the truth because I really like you, Kerry. It's ok if you don't like me as much as I like you. Just the fact that you like me enough to go out with me on two dates and are willing to go on more is good enough for me."
"Nikki, I…"
"You don't need to say another word tonight. It's time for you go inside anyway. You have three minutes left. Goodnight, Kerry. I'll see you in school Monday."
"Why not tomorrow?"
"Because I still have homework to do, and I don't want to go over my weekend quota of fun," Nikki joked.
"Ok, goodnight. I'll see you Monday," Kerry told her before rolling her eyes at the other girl, smiling, and going inside.
Nikki watched her until the door closed. She got in her car and drove home with a huge smile on her face.
Bridget and Kerry's bedroom
When Kerry had entered her home, she was greeted with silence from the empty family room and kitchen. That meant probably having to talk to only one person until the next morning. The idea of telling Bridget about what she had done less than five minutes ago made her uneasy, even after what had happened between the sisters so far this weekend. Bridget had helped her a lot in a few days without asking for much in return, except for the details of each date, and Kerry had let her sister help her. The only question constantly plaguing her at the moment was if Bridget would keep her word and remain silent about everything that had gone on between her and Nikki.
"So how did the second date go?" Bridget pried as she looked away from the computer.
"It went great," Kerry revealed as her back was to her sister, so her sister couldn't see the blush forming before the memory of the crying came rushing back.
"Just great? Can't you tell me more?"
"Why do you want to know so badly?" the redhead ranted as she still hadn't turned around to face her sister and had begun changing for bed.
"If you hadn't been so eager to go on the date, I would have waited until tomorrow. And at least look at me while you're talking to me," the blonde requested with a little sarcasm.
"I wasn't that eager. You make it sound like I was a horny, teenage boy."
"I think you meant a horny, teenage girl," Bridget announced with a smirk, "And you were a tiny bit eager. It was clear by the way you said you could be ready in an hour."
Kerry gave up and decided to continue after she finished getting ready for bed and made sure they were alone. She told her about the time spent at the museum, which didn't seem to interest the blonde that much, so she moved along to the restaurant. Bridget had laughed when her sister had gotten to the part where Nikki had played the joke on her. Kerry paused and smiled as the blonde's laugh was just like ones she had heard earlier. When she got to the part about outside the restaurant, Bridget leaned in and was paying full attention to her sister's description, minus the crying and the "I f-feel s-safe with y-you.'' line. Then she came to the end of the date, which she wasn't sure she'd be able to tell her sister without blushing or getting angry at the laugh that was soon to follow.
"Anything else happen, besides the obvious kiss goodnight?"
Kerry felt the blush coming and tried looking away while muttering, "No, that's it."
"You are such a liar. What happened?"
"Nothing else happened. We kissed goodnight and then she went home."
"I don't believe you."
"O-Ok," Kerry mumbled, "When we were standing outside her car, she asked me to kiss her and…"
"And?" Bridget interrupted after a few moments of silence.
"She wanted me to…gently grab her butt when we…kissed."
To say Bridget was shocked was obvious. She hadn't expected to hear that after only a second date.
"Wow!" the blonde voiced softly before seeing Kerry roll her eyes at her and asked cautiously, "So what did you do?"
"I…I told her I wasn't ready to do something like that. I also let her know I wasn't mad that she asked me that, that it was kind of cute that she asked that, I still wanted to go on more dates with her, and maybe she could ask that again after a few more dates."
"Ok, I think you made the right decision. I kind of agree that it was cute when she asked that too. So what did she say after that?"
"She told me that the most she ever let the guys do was get their hands under the back of her skirt."
"So then she's a virgin?"
"Apparently."
"But I thought…"
"I said exactly the same thing," Kerry cut in, "She said she wanted me to know the truth because she really liked me, and that it was ok if I didn't like her as much as she liked me. The fact I liked her enough to go on two dates with her, want to go on more, and didn't get angry after a question like that was good enough for her. Then I asked her if she wanted to go out again tomorrow. She said no because she didn't want to go over her weekend quota of fun, and had homework to do. Then she gave me a look…"
"What kind of look?" Bridget interrupted this time.
"The same kind of look you get whenever you see a twenty percent or more off sale tag," Kerry informed her between smirks.
"So then there are going to be more dates? I mean you wouldn't have told her that if there weren't, right?"
"Probably."
"Kerry," the blonde began as she climbed into bed.
"Yeah?"
"I'm glad you had a good time. Don't worry, I wont say anything to anyone," Bridget promised with an honest smile.
"You mean it?"
"Yes."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome," the blonde asserted as she turned off the light and closed her eyes.
The sisters shared the same thoughts as they fell asleep: Kerry had two great dates in one weekend with a beautiful girl, that same girl had asked something that they didn't expect to hear so soon, and the most important thing, the girls would be going on more dates.
