Cindy sighed as she placed her flowers in the vase. She set them next to her bed so that she would see them as she woke up the next morning. She very much enjoyed the exchange that had just transpired between herself and James Isaac Neutron. She now felt less confused about her feelings and his. Gingerly, she touched her lips and remembered the kiss.

As she lay in bed she admired the flowers. Flipping the light on her nightstand off, she rolled over and fell into a dreamless sleep.

Jimmy watched as the light coming from Cindy's room turned off.

"Goodnight, Cynthia." He smiled at the memory of his boldness. The kiss had happened only moments ago. He was determined to give Cindy the best homecoming he possibly could.

"Goddard, any luck?" he asked his robotic dog as he came into the lab.

Goddard barked a negative response.

"That is okay, boy." Jimmy tried his best to not show the disappointment welling inside of him to his companion.

The next morning, Jimmy informed the school he needed to have a conference with his adviser and would not be in that day. He failed to mention he was tired and had been up all night searching for an impossible to find treasure.

Cindy woke up smiling. She could smell the aroma of the flowers surrounding her, and welcoming her to a new day. As she rolled over to view them, her smile broadened. Today was Monday, tomorrow, she would go dress shopping with Libby. Wednesday, she would speak to Jimmy about whatever it was he wanted to speak to her about, and then she just had to endure two extra days of high school before the big dance. Cindy took some time to dream of different ways she could share the night with Jimmy.

Jimmy turned his computer on. He emailed his professor and had set up a time to video chat about some things he was worried about and things he had down. It had only been a few days since he had started, but Jimmy was determined to get this out of the way.

"Professor, I believe you will be impressed with the amount of time I am putting in. I am tutoring some students after school as well as teaching. I did have a quick question for you." Jimmy paused to make sure that his professor and him were on the same note. "I feel that my time can be served in a few more weeks, and I can then finish with my teaching and do the written exams quickly."

"Yes, I do agree. You excel at quiet a bit of things, Mr. Neutron. I trust your judgment to be true. I would like to see your score ratings with the students, and a copy of a test demographic."

Jimmy smiled. "Sure thing, professor."

Jimmy felt the meeting went over smoothly. As he hung up, he discovered that he wanted to call Cindy. Spend time with her, maker her feel more comfortable in her own home.

Cindy wanted to text Jimmy, but she knew that he wouldn't be able to respond due to his teaching schedule. She glanced at the clock and mentally made a note of what hour of the day she would be in at this time. I twas also to tell that Jimmy would also be teaching a class at that time.

Libby felt devious. She had gotten Jimmy and Cindy to agree to talk to each other this Wednesday. Libby knew this could be dangerous given the history between the two, but it had be done in order to clear the air between the two. For nothing could happen to their relationship unless they were on the same page.

"How do you feel?" Jimmy texted Cindy

"Fine. Hungry, but fine. Are you not working?" Cindy responded

"Yes, I was. I had to vid chat w/ prof."

As Cindy was about to respond, her computer dinged. She smiled as Jimmy's contact picture popped up.

"Hey, Jim." Cindy answered with video chat.

"Figured this would be a little more comfortable for you." Jimmy's face reddened with embarrassment as he said this. He didnt know how it would be received.

Cindy leaned back onto her pillows and smiled. "Yea, it is a bit better. At least I do not have to deal with Betty."

Jimmy chuckled at Cindy's hatred of the popular diva.

As the morning progressed, Jimmy continued to search for that special something for Cindy.

"Jim, what you doing?" Cindy asked.

"Searching for something using the satellites I placed in space on our last trip, and the governments." Jimmy replied, proud of himself.

"What exactly are you searching for?" Cindy asked quizzically, puzzled as to why he would need to search for things.

"Things here and there for an experiment of sorts."

Cindy's mouth formed an "Oh."

Cindy's cell phone rang and she excused herself from the conversation with Jimmy to answer it. She returned in a few quick seconds.

"No big deal. Libbs is at lunch going crazy with Carl and Sheen."

Oh how Jimmy longed to kiss her again. It felt so natural and filled him with so much glee he felt he could burst.

"Cin, I'll see you later, I am going to focus on my search."

"Okay, Jim. Thank you for calling and checking up on me." Cindy pressed the end call button and looked for her phone. She had yet to tell Libby about the kiss shared the previous night. Cindy decided against telling her best friend now, it could wait until tomorrow while they were dress shopping.

Grabbing her phone she dialed her mother's number. "Mom, hey, its Cindy. I was wondering if maybe you could come home for lunch with me. Give me a holler later." She hung up the phone and decided to take a bath.

Gathering her laptop, some lavender candles, and vanilla bubble bath, she pulled up Pandora the internet radio streamer. She clicked on her favorite relaxation channel, "Enya" and drew herself a warm bath.

Cindy lay in the bath and thought about the romantic evening that was to come.

Jimmy was thinking hard about what to do. Time was running out and he couldn't find the island that he and Cindy were stranded on so many years ago. He figured he wouldn't forget something like that, especially since it was the time that he first realized that he truly loved Cindy.

Cindy got out of the bath and wrapped her giant fluffball of a pink towel around her frame. She sat on the edge of her bed and looked at the picture, and the flowers. She sighed. "I love him."